Humble Retro 51 Celluloid Deskpen

[pen2paper]

No caps, so they reside in their depth of color celluloid holder, which screw into the deskbase to prevent drying.

Smoooth smoooth nib, and even the roller is nice too.

 

It was the celluloid that Made me buy this.. it sat dormant while I secured a new refill. To my surprise, though it advertised requiring short international carts it actually uses standard Waterman carts (yay).

Edited September 21, 2014 by pen2paper

[ac12]

Tell me more about this pen please.

[pen2paper]

Tell me more about this pen please.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/59876-retro-51-desk-set-tortoise/

 

the first photos entirely wash out the celluloid colors and depth.. see the last low light photo which captures some of the celluloid color and depth

[ac12]

Neat looking, but when I went to the Retro 1951 web site, it looks like they don't make the desk sets anymore.

I sent an email to Retro 1951 asking about the desk sets.

 

thanks

[pen2paper]

Neat looking, but when I went to the Retro 1951 web site, it looks like they don't make the desk sets anymore.

I sent an email to Retro 1951 asking about the desk sets.

 

thanks

You're welcome.. I'd entirely forgotten how surprisingly smooth this pen is. Also it's the only medium nib I've truly preferred over fine, or italic. Both are nice in the hand, but it's the nice celluloid that kept it on my desk.

You might post a Want Ad for this set, there may be others here that prefer having a capped, and portable pen, and willing to pass theirs along, (shhhh > having forgotten how nice it writes).