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[Procyon]

Thought I would take a few shots of two nice pen/pencil sets I got in the mail today. I was really pleased to get both. The first is a really nice Parker 51 in Nassau Green. I had a Nassau Green pen, but this one is nicer, and now I have a pencil too.







Here is the coup de grace - one of my Grail pens - an Esterbrook Green Cracked Ice set. I have been trying to get one of these since I first laid eyes on it.







Happy Me!

[ljwahl]

Wow-- both beautiful.

I must say, however, that you've got it reversed-- the Nassau set is the grail set, not the Esterbrook set. Oh wait-- that's me!

At any rate, congratulations!

Larry

[TomS]

One can never have too many Grails....

[JonSzanto]

Bingo!

[AltecGreen]

The cracked ice set is pretty cool.

Edited by AltecGreen, 04 May 2013 - 04:12 AM.

[piscov]

Both very nice!! congratulations. I would love that Nassau!!

[Wahl]

That P51 set is a beauty !

[brando090]

One can never have too many Grails....

My grails are pens in which aren't yet discovered, until I find them, and they happen to be one-of-a-kind specimens. I don't know if grail is the word to use, maybe prototype or or some other word.

[Inkysloth]

My grails are pens in which aren't yet discovered, until I find them, and they happen to be one-of-a-kind specimens. I don't know if grail is the word to use, maybe prototype or or some other word.

A prototype is a model or example built to test a concept. The word comes from Latin - Protos, meaning "first" and type from typos meaning "pattern, impression, or mold"

To me it does sound like that's what you're after - things that very few people have seen, and didn't make it into production, meaning they are particularly interesting and rare. Though lacking in whatever quality the protoype models that *did* make it into production had!

I have a similar desire, I'd love to find the early test models of pens, but given I only really rummage around in junk shops and markets, I'm pretty unlikely to find anything so interesting

[david i]

One can never have too many Grails....

My grails are pens in which aren't yet discovered, until I find them, and they happen to be one-of-a-kind specimens. I don't know if grail is the word to use, maybe prototype or or some other word.

How would you know that any pen you find is one of a kind.

Note, too, that neither one-of-a-kind nor new-to-you are sufficient to qualify as prototype.

regards

david

[FarmBoy]

Green-
Please insert picture of a prototype Parker for Brando. (Hiis camera is in the shop)
-Farmer

[FarmBoy]

Closer to topic...nice buck fifty Esterbrook. By chance did this come from Brian? Or did I miss a deal of the bay?

You now need the other two colors...

[Procyon]

Closer to topic...nice buck fifty Esterbrook. By chance did this come from Brian? Or did I miss a deal of the bay?

You now need the other two colors...

Yep, this set came from Brian and Lisa. They also have a yellow set, which I thought hard about getting as well, but it had a few problems, so I decided against it. Still may change my mind.

These things are pretty hard to find, I have had a search set up on eBay for them for years, and only a couple have popped up.

[FarmBoy]

Closer to topic...nice buck fifty Esterbrook. By chance did this come from Brian? Or did I miss a deal of the bay?

You now need the other two colors...

Yep, this set came from Brian and Lisa. They also have a yellow set, which I thought hard about getting as well, but it had a few problems, so I decided against it. Still may change my mind.

These things are pretty hard to find, I have had a search set up on eBay for them for years, and only a couple have popped up.

I handled the set in LA if I remember correctly. The pencil is the jewel of the pair, I've seen far fewer of them than the pens. They wouldn't split the set...

[pen piddler]

Wow! Two very nice sets. I'll admit my experience with Esties is severely limited, but that cracked ice piece is definitely the nicest Esterbrook I've ever seen. Thanks for posting this!

[AltecGreen]

Green-
Please insert picture of a prototype Parker for Brando. (Hiis camera is in the shop)
-Farmer

Copy FB.



Here you go.

Edited by AltecGreen, 04 May 2013 - 11:39 PM.

[FarmBoy]

Green-that works.

Brando-care to comment on the pen or picture quality?

On topic-sadly there is no pencil.

[Procyon]

Green-that works.

Brando-care to comment on the pen or picture quality?

On topic-sadly there is no pencil.

Nice.

[Inginkpen]

Wow. All very nice pens. I just got a Nassau green Parker 51 and the color is favorite.

[AltecGreen]