How Many Pens Have You Bought This Year? - 2014

[colrehogan]

In remembering a thread regarding how long can you go without buying a pen this year started on January 1st, I thought I'd come back now and ask how many pens have you bought this year?

 

For me, so far only one, a Pelikan 800 Tortoise, O3B. Thinking about getting an MB 149 90th though before the end of the year.

[CSG]

Well, seeing as though I got into it this year, my answer is all of them.

[jar]

I just bought a 4 pen old style NOS NoNonsense Calligraphy set. I think that's the only pens I bought this year but I'm old and may have forgotten some.

[Tas]

Hmm. A little disappointed with my will power especially as this was meant to be the year of the ink.

 

1. Sheaffer Taranis - M nib - touched it, had to own it.
2. Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler (Zebra) - F nib (probably the smoothest nib I own) - 45% off at Pen Hospital
3. Monteverde Intima - F nib £15 London Pen show impulse buy after being blown away by nib quality.
4. Pilot Custom Heritage 912 - PO nib - attika89 I mostly blame you.
5. Platinum Preppy - 0.2nib - trying out Goulet Pen's new website.

I've a feeling one more might make it's way into my Christmas stocking. Perhaps . . .

[gweimer1]

Well, seeing as though I got into it this year, my answer is all of them.

 

I'm with you....and I have a number. I keep a spreadsheet, and I've been surprised at what I've done just since May. 85. And a good half dozen coming.

[Charles Rice]

I got a Pilot Varsity pack just for the fun of re-filling them, and scored a free Parker 45.

[Diderot]

Two Pelikan M800's, a green (F to M nib) and a red (F nib).

 

Diderot

[maverick777]

It has only been about 7 months since I purchased my first set of pens, but below is order I've purchased them in.

 

2x Lamy Safari

Lamy 2000 EF

TWSBI 580 Rose Gold F

TWSBI Mini Rose Gold F

Pilot Stargazer Sapphire F

TWSBI 580 USA EF

Pilot CH 92 Orange FM

Pilot CH 92 Black F

Pilot CH 92 Blue FM

Pelikan M605 Marine Blue EF

Pelikan M605 Black Silver EF

Pelikan M600 Blue/Black EF (current Massdrop)

 

I've probably got a few more Pelikans let in me.

[deepak23]

It started with a Pelikan M200 and after a clutch of modern & vintage ebonites, a few acrylics and two dragon Jinhaos, this year WILL end with an Oliver F27...(Oh damn, its only November..another month to go )

[Consulting_Detective]

Well for Me... , since I just got more into fountain pens last year, and was gracious in gift money, hmm..

 

I managed to get quite alot of pens this year:

 

1. Jinhao 5000 Year of the Dragon aka "Hatori Hanzo"

2. Jinhao 950 Series Porcelain Dragon aka "Shimmering China Vase"

3. Jinhao x450 Red/Gold aka "Blood Red Cigar"

((PS All Jinhaos are in Medium Point Nibs))

4. Lamy Safari in F Charcoal

5. Lamy Vista EF

6. Monteverde Invincia ColorFusion Red aka "Triump Spitfire Invincia Red"

7. Monteverde Jewelria aka "British Racing Jewelria Green"

8. Eversharp Symphony

 

-C.D

[LamyOne]

Hello Everyone,

 

Well, like CSG, I just into pens again this year, so all the pens I have were purchased in the last twelve months. Here is the list, (in no particular order):

 

2 Lamy Studios, (Imperial blue and Wild Ruby)

7 Lamy Safaris, (white, black, coral, neon, apple green and two yellow)

3 Lamy Al-Stars, (blue-green, Ocean Blue and Purple)

2 Pilot Metropolitans, (going to sell)

2 Nemosine Fusions, (both black - going to sell - too heavy for me)

2 Nemosine Singularities, (blue marble and black)

2 Asa Athlete Indian Eyedroppers, (100% ebonite), (light brown/black swirl and dark green/black swirl)

5 Camlin 47's, (navy, black, burgundy, teal and green)

1 Serwex MB Flex pen, (black)

1 Wailty Eyedropper, (clear with dark green cap)

1 Wailty Piston Filler in Lime Green

1 Sailor 1911 Standard with upgraded 21k gold nib, (black with gold trim)

2 Sheaffer Preludes, (iridescent green and black lacquer with chrome cap)

2 Levenger Obsidian True Writers, (one plain, one monogrammed)

3 Esterbrooks, (black Bell Systems SJ; copper J and early flat bottom Transitional in red with ribbed jewel)

2 Sheaffer School Pens, (one transparent green and transparent blue)

2 Wearevers, (one turquoise and one Cadet Blue)

1 Fineline, (blue)

1 Parker 45, (navy blue with brushed chrome Lustraroy cap)

and 1 Parker Vector, (burgundy)

 

The two Parkers, mentioned last, were left-overs from my previous foray into fp's.

 

I think that is all of them... for now, it is only November.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

Edited November 27, 2014 by LamyOne

[Water Ouzel]

One or two, I thought, not counting any for someone else...

 

- Pelikan M205

- Edison Collier

- Kaweco Liliput

- NOS Sheaffer Imperial Deluxe II

- Lamy Al-Star 2014 SE

- Kaweco Kalligraphy set

- Lamy 2000 EF

- Noodler's Acrylic Konrad

 

Um. Do I have a problem?

[LamyOne]

Um. Do I have a problem?

 

No. I'm the one who has the problem... I think, (there are worse addictions).

 

- Chris

Edited November 27, 2014 by LamyOne

[Runnin_Ute]

Parker 45 (2- lost one)
Parker 45 Flighter
Parker 45 Flighter bp/mp set (pif)
Staedtler Mars 700 technical pen
Pelikan M150
Pilot Metropolitan (2 - lost one)
Parker 51 Special fp/mp set
Pelikan M205
Esterbrook LJ (pif from Cryptos)

Parker IM Premium twin chiselled


expect a twsbi to make its way under the tree.....

Edited November 28, 2014 by Runnin_Ute

[jody_fpn]

3 new ones for < 9.00

2 broken vintage ones

1 vintage working one

Edited November 28, 2014 by jody_fpn

[mirosc]

depends...

 

I bought three:

- Pelikan 101N tortoise (1937)

- Romillo Narcea

- Stipula DaVinci

 

and got rid of three others.

So the balance is even. Lucky me :-)

[BT-7274]

For a college student, too many:

A second Sheaffer Targa 1003, which was later given away

Parker 61 capillary

Lamy Dialog 3

Twsbi Vac 700

Parker 75 Cisélé w/i medium stub.

[SockAddict]

Well, I re-entered the FP world this year, so I have one of those longer lists, too:

 

Noodler's Konrad

Noodler's freebie Preppy eyedropper

Platinum Plaisir, F

several calligraphy sets in an attempt to find something finer than Sheaffer's F italic

Manuscript butterfly nib cheap-o because it was there

2 Nemonsine Singularities, .6mm stub and .8mm stub

Visconti Rembrant, F (ooh, purple!)

Cross Helios, M

Sheaffer Lady Balance, F

 

Wow, that's more than I realized!

[Polanova]

22 …uuuhps!

 

_ 18 vintage French pens (30ies/40ies)

_ 2 Wahl-Eversharp (Doric & Skyline)

_ 2 Franklin-Christoph`s

 

Wow, that's more than I realized, too!

[jar]

Gotta add. To balance any purchases this year I did sell a dozen or so Esterbrooks and gave away about half that many other pens. I guess that makes the net this year as -12 or so.