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@mosh_2k7Did this lot exclud the magnifying glass case?

@mosh_2k7This shows the lasting popularity of this fully engraved skeleton pen, and the high regard in which it is held by pen enthusiasts.

with pink ink

That is correct, according to the information in the PDF file.

Actually only the dot grid is available as 160 pages. Blank is just 96.

I didn't know Barock was an East German brand name. I found a bottle in a castle shop, and thought it a dip pen ink...so it didn't seem to do much....and it either turned bad after 5-7 years or I just decided to make place. I did not put that in a fountain pen. I chase shading inks....and Barock didn't as far as I can remember or it didn't shade in a real flexible dip pen. .................. 4 inks for €22 seems a good deal...

Adding 3 more sets. The latest experiment was done on a different paper that better presents all ink properties. I discovered after the third experiment that the lined paper does not display sheen at all and is so-so for shade. BPC 2 BPC 3 BPC 4

Speaking of impulsive purchases:https://pen-venture.com/products/taccia-hiroshige-ukiyoe-set just landed in my basket...

Somehow I did it again and managed to buy too many Royal Blue inks. It's far from my favourite blue hue but nevertheless useful in broad nibs. In any case, it gave me the opportunity to compare them. The first picture is of what I wrote on a scrap of Lalo 100g paper. It's not a great picture but you can probably see that there's not much difference between Montblanc, Pelikan 4001 and Faber-Castell Königsblau. Pilot Blue, which was added for comparison, is similar but yet slightly more blue (apologies for the tautology but I can't put it otherwise). Also note that the unlabelled cotton swab at the bottom is Pilot Blue. Then I folded the paper, so that only the right part remained visible and left it exposed to the spring sun for a month. The second photograph shows the deterioration of all inks but especially of Montblanc Royal Blue and, surprisingly, Pilot Blue. Pelikan and its presumed sibling Faber-Castell fared slightly better. Finally, I put a wet finger across the paper and then blotted it with a tissue. All inks but Pilot Blue were affected. Bottom line: everything as expected, although I thought that Pilot Blue was more UV resistant.

in Uncial script

Just cents different now? Was 20% less than Octopus when I looked, with the Classic inks. I've not seen Octopus in stores, but I've heard that chains here in Germany now stock their inks. 👀 Have you tried any of their Barock branded inks?

Myrtie Hugunin? That name sounds so cool, I would probably keep the name on the pen. 😂

Oops. Dunno how this happens. Sometimes I bid low and accidently buy a pen that needs to be fixed up. Sellers photo. I'm hoping I can carefully sand out the name on the side. Medium nib. I love my "51" Special, figured I should get a gold nib, and a vacumatic. I shouldn't need anymore 51s after this, right?

I can picture it, lol. Sounds like a color I found at Five Below a couple of years back.

Diamine is dependable. Though, I believe it has been overshadowed by new brands with flashy bottles. This is on the same page with a grey ink I reviewed. In the photo they look distinct but to the naked eye, especially in low light they can be interchangeable You don't need to preach to the converted I've been listening to the series of Haydn Symphony Crusade videos , and have finally managed to slug through his early symphonies. Truly amazing music. I especially enjoyed the Ádám Fischer recordings (for the early ones). When I had to listen again to Vivaldi for this review, while I found his music enjoyable, in the end it was quite formulaic and repetitive, compared to Haydn's. But I guess the "wig" doesn't help. That was a major turn off for me as young music lover

-pal writing letters

1 or 5 cents more expensive....so not cheaper than Octopus, or Amazon, but with a 5th ink I'd had free postage. I'll have to start a file for all these places in Germany to order stuff.... I lost the battle of trying to buy off line.

Digbats are good quality, and do a good range with different size and style paper. Recommend both Earth and wildlife range! you should find them fine!

The mechanism does work if the carts are long enough. You know the color of Clairefontaine and Rhodia lines, dots and grids? This cartridge is like a neon version of that, lol.

https://www.papierundstift.de are a better place to buy Octopus inks than Octopus- cheaper inks and free delivery over €59.99 in Germany. They sell quite a few inks at lower prices than other German stores.

@Mercian I just love the idea of the English language acting as a waylayer. 🤣 And it is probably very much to the point, too. As cerveau and cerebellum is practically the same word, you have a point there, it's just some sound shift that got in your way. 😉 Ship and bateau on the other hand, are two completely different beasts, while ship obviously corresponds to German "Schiff". Fun fact: it's "das Schiff", which means it is neither male nor female, just plain neutral. So your question would have to be why English ships are female while their German counterparts are neutral. I have no idea. 🤷‍♀️ I won't debate English being pretty ambiguous either. I would however debate its lack of poetic capacity. Many German and Austrian bands prefer writing their songs in English, partly because everything sounds more "international" and partly (at least in my opinion) because lyrics you don't get away with in German sensewise still tend to sound like they have some sense in English. And as for your comparison between la mer and the sea, I think la mer sounds a lot more poetic to you because French is not your native language (although I will agree that la mer has indeed a very nice rolling quality).

his missing pen

I’ll check it out- I have a ton of Chinese cartridges in both of the usual sizes. I was wondering about that, if it needed the converter as part of the clicker or not. Thanks!

where he found