Anyone Ever Find A Pen They Didn't Know They Owned?

[balson]

i have been digging through my bag of parts/project pens because i thought i would fix a pen a day for #inktober . in with all the third tier junkers i was surprised to find a diamond point e-z fill ladies ring top with an incredibly flexible nib that i had no recollection of buying. has this happened to anyone else here? is this a sign i have too many pens?

 

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[Beechwood]

Found a MB 252 yesterday that I didnt know I owned, had forgotten buying it and it wasnt the sort of pen I would normally buy, used it and it is amazing

[rockydoggy]

Yes, I'm embarrassed to say. I went through a pen-buying phase in the 80s and early 90s before backing off for a decade or more. I would order pens sometimes simply because they were on sale, thinking that I'd end up giving them away as gifts. After getting back into fountain pens, I went through the boxes where I'd squirreled away my old purchases and came across a slew of surprises, including, among other things, a green faceted Vanishing Point, a Platinum PMG5000, an Aurora Idea, and a Rotring 600, all unused. It was like Xmas.

[Charles Rice]

I opened a box a couple of years ago and found a couple of old Esterbrooks. One was actually in pretty good shape. I have no idea where they came from or how I got them.

[foamy]

Found a Mont Blanc that I had given my Uncle back in the eighties in his secretary that I now have. It had been inked, but I don't know how long it's been dried. Two decades at least. I'm going to have to figure out how to deal with it.

[Brian Anderson]

I have to admit I chuckled when I read this title. I can't say for sure, but I am sure it has happened to me at some point. for those that have visited my house and my pen room, they would understand. I do often find parts in my bins I have no idea how they got there. Pens I usually have a pretty good grip, particularly those in the collection.