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Has anyone ever seen a Pelikan FP with a short gold chain attached at one end to the cap and the other end attached to a hole in the nib?

 

It is a special edition and also has an oval shaped box.

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perhaps the M200? see here, and search for "chain" after pressing control f:

 

http://www.penboard.de/shop/hlist/PE/MOder/0

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"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

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I read your link - very interesting, unusual. Here is one on ebay for sale I will share. I have made an offer - no response yet.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261600308065?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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Penprinzess surmises that they are prototypes, and that Pelikan archives has no mention of them as an official series

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

"Surely half the pleasure of life is sardonic comment on the passing show."Sir Peter Strawson

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I wanted to post a follow-up here as I was able to definitively answer the question as to what the reason behind the nib-on-a-chain is. My information is pretty solid and comes from Jurgen Dittmer and Regina Martini. I posted about it on my site today. The link to that piece is here, http://wp.me/p4XMw3-fQ. Long story short, it was how Pelikan decided to reduce an overstock of nibs.

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I don't believe that it is meant to be usable. I suppose you could harvest it for use but I don't think that is by design.

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I don't believe that it is meant to be usable. I suppose you could harvest it for use but I don't think that is by design.

You mean it's purely decorative? That seems very odd, and somewhat wasteful. (And yes, I skimmed through the link you posted to the other thread).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Has anyone considered contacting Pelikan directly and asking the company about these?

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You mean it's purely decorative? That seems very odd, and somewhat wasteful. (And yes, I skimmed through the link you posted to the other thread).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Has anyone considered contacting Pelikan directly and asking the company about these?

 

Jurgen Dittmer works in Pelikan's archives and I contacted him through an official company address thus I would consider the source to be directly from the company. There is no mechanism to easily remove and replace the nib from the chain. Even if removed one would have to remove the collar, seat the nib on the feed properly and then reinstall the collar. I wager that would be a bit much for the casual user. Also, tines would probably need some serious adjustment after banging around on the cap. While the nib is perfectly usable, it would not seem practical. I do agree with you though that it is an odd and wasteful way to reduce overstock but it appears to have been only very shortlived.

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