I happened to be near the Houston Galleria this weekend for a trade show, so I took opportunity to visit the fine pen store inside that otherwise horiffic experience of a shopping extravaganza. At Paradise Pen, I browsed the nice collection of new pen offerings from a wide range of manufacturers, and saw in the Visconti case a pen that looks just like ...

a Parker "stacked coin" Vacumatic.

Hmm. Well, OK, the clip and cap are totally different. But still ...

Seems that Visconti has decided that the striped effect is desirable. I had my own blue-diamond Vac with me. I compared. The kind gentleman running the place noted the similarity as well. I bought a bottle of Watermans. I left. Funny discovery.

Oh yes, the Wall Street. I love my Visconti Wall Street. A bit larger and heavier and a very different feel. It is a neat pen and that's why I like the Parkers too...

Erick

They used that celluloid on the Copernicus as well. It's a very nice material. For the record, while it's obviously associated with the Vac, many vintage OMAS pens from the 30's onward also feature this celluloid. Best,
David

Yes I have the Visconti Copernicus and indeed the pen does looks like the material Parker used on their fantastic Vacumatics.

I love my Wall Street too. Wouldn't stop me from getting a vintage Parker, though.

I've seen those as well, but I'm more interested in getting one of the old Parkers- they cost less and I'm more of a vintage pen girl and most of my scant collection is pre 1950 Parkers. They look nice and a lot like the Vacumatics.

V has been using that plastic for maybe a decade or so. For some reason i am fond of it.

d

I can't imagine why.

Getta love that striped celluloid.

My Wall Street (blue) ballpoint along with a few other Italian pens:

From the photo link you provided, I am assuming you saw a celluloid Wall Street. The first Visconti FP I saw with the striped celluloid was the "Manhattan." It was a medium sized pen with a celluloid section. It came in three colors. I was so excited to see the good ol' vacuumatic colors that I had to have one. I was short on money at the time and I was able to get a red example (from Susanna at Giardino Italiano back in the days of good USD-Lira exchange rates). Later I located a green version on closeout (I think from Regina Martini). Both pens are lovely and have retained their good looks. Both write excellently, of course.

It is odd, but I have only seen one of this model for sale used in something like 10 years. I cannot imagine they did not sell well, so I guess those who have them are not selling them.

I wish I could afford Wall Street

They started with the striped celluloid with the Manhattan about 10 years ago and have done about 3 other pens in the same material.

Kurt

They've also done the Wall Street in non-striped materials (specifically, what was used for their Titanic pen).

I too have a green Visconti Manhattan FP and Roller ball set from about 1994. Similar to the Wall Street, except it had a receding pyramid like cap and end that is reminiscent of NY skyscrapers. The FP is a beautiful writer, lovely balance, great pen.

I have two Manhattans, red and blue "stacked coin", one Titanic, and a blue Wall Street (all med. nib). The Manhattans are significantly smaller than both the Titanic and the Wall Street and much lighter too. The Manhattans use a single power filler system vs. the c/c on the Titanic and the double power filler system of the Wall Street. Very different feels for different moods/uses. The Manhattans fit neatly in a shirt pocket, the other two are too big for a shirt pocket, ok for a jacket pocket.

Yep it seems that Visconti is on a roll with using different materials on the same basic design. It is not like other companies don't do that and charge LE prices for the slight variation at least with Visconti. they don't seem to jack up the price.


Kurt

Does anyone have the Rebecca Moss limited edition called the "New York" done with this celluloid? It had Blue with silver color clip band and nib, Green with gold and Red with rose gold.
Pretty much mirrored a modern duofold in size and design but a tad taller when capped. Had the power filler and view window. 365 of each color produced.