Full Version: Anyone else love these retro Pelikans? ...
Sure wish I had one!
yup, these are the only LE pens I've ever seen that actually had me contemplating trying to buy one. But i'd want it in celluloid, not the metal.
Disclaimer: I'm a Pelikan retailer.
They're very nice pens, if you enjoy spending huge sums of money. For less than the price of a 1935 you can get a superb vintage 100, and the nib on that pen will run rings around the one on the modern pen. (The voice of experience speaketh here; I've sold a couple of 1935s, and they were -- as I said at the outset -- very nice. But the nib on my 100 outshines any OOTB modern Pel nib I've ever handled.)
I 'spect MarkVB will be along to post better pix; he has some vintage Pels to die for.
They're very nice pens, if you enjoy spending huge sums of money. For less than the price of a 1935 you can get a superb vintage 100, and the nib on that pen will run rings around the one on the modern pen. (The voice of experience speaketh here; I've sold a couple of 1935s, and they were -- as I said at the outset -- very nice. But the nib on my 100 outshines any OOTB modern Pel nib I've ever handled.)
I 'spect MarkVB will be along to post better pix; he has some vintage Pels to die for.
yeah but... 
it's the color of that modern LE that I like most - actually, it's the blue I like which isn't shown here. Were there any vintage 100s in blue? I do love the 100. And the vintage 400s. and 140s. and 120s. and...
it's the color of that modern LE that I like most - actually, it's the blue I like which isn't shown here. Were there any vintage 100s in blue? I do love the 100. And the vintage 400s. and 140s. and 120s. and...
QUOTE (cmeisenzahl @ Nov 20 2005, 10:00 AM)
Sure wish I had one!
Silvia
I like this one, too! And it will not break the bank at a RRP of $185!
QUOTE (tryphon @ Nov 20 2005, 05:34 PM)
QUOTE (cmeisenzahl @ Nov 20 2005, 10:00 AM)
Sure wish I had one!
Silvia
I like this one, too! And it will not break the bank at a RRP of $185!
OOps: here's the image!
And for those who love their pen all-green, there is also this....
HAHA....
Giovanni,
I just PMed you about the status of the Silvia without even seeing this post. I didn't want to start a whole new post to ask the question, but I suppose this would have been easier.
Odd coincidence!
So, any update on the pen's release?
Giovanni,
I just PMed you about the status of the Silvia without even seeing this post. I didn't want to start a whole new post to ask the question, but I suppose this would have been easier.
Odd coincidence!
So, any update on the pen's release?
QUOTE (KCat @ Nov 20 2005, 05:08 PM)
... Were there any vintage 100s in blue? I do love the 100.
Hi KCat,
Yes, there were vintage 100's in blue (and also green and coral). They're pricey nowadays and make these modern replicas look inexpensive. At one point in time I wanted a coral 100 so bad that I made one.
That's a lovely looking pen, Chris. Beautiful colour combination...Very classy.....
Those are lovely indeed. Pardon my ignorance here about vintage pens, but who are some of the more popular web sites that sell these sorts of pens, other than eBay?
From reading posts here, I'm learning that some of our members here are in the vintage pen business.
Has anyone here published a whos-who at FPN? That might be useful for some of us rookies who weren't with this forum from the start.
From reading posts here, I'm learning that some of our members here are in the vintage pen business.
Has anyone here published a whos-who at FPN? That might be useful for some of us rookies who weren't with this forum from the start.
1935 OR vintage 100, I'll take 'em!!
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QUOTE (chris burton @ Nov 20 2005, 10:44 PM)
Hi KCat,
Yes, there were vintage 100's in blue (and also green and coral). They're pricey nowadays and make these modern replicas look inexpensive. At one point in time I wanted a coral 100 so bad that I made one.
Yes, there were vintage 100's in blue (and also green and coral). They're pricey nowadays and make these modern replicas look inexpensive. At one point in time I wanted a coral 100 so bad that I made one.
Of course. That would be the case.
Well, someday you may get my business if I ever can afford a 100 that needs a new binde. In blue of course.
QUOTE (tooloose-letrek @ Nov 21 2005, 03:36 AM)
Those are lovely indeed. Pardon my ignorance here about vintage pens, but who are some of the more popular web sites that sell these sorts of pens, other than eBay?
Rick Propas always has some nice Pelikans. His website is:
Rick Propas
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