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Just found the site whilst passing some time surfing the web - so decided to register.

 

Like most other people I have used fountains pens since I was at school (many years ago now) I have a small collection of fountain pens, some new, some old and some in between.

 

What worries me though is the number of pens I have had and have lost :(

 

Just looking on my desk I have the following

  • Black Parker Duofold Maxima
  • Maroon Sheaffer Vacuumatic
  • Grey Tortoiseshell Lacquer Sheaffer Targa
  • Stainless Steel Cross Apogee
  • Blue Mottled Lacquer Parker Sonnet
  • Black Pelikan M1000 with OB nib
  • Pelikan Piccadilly Circus with M nib
  • Stainless Parker 45

and at work I have the following squirrelled away

  • Parker 51
  • Parker 61
  • Cross "Something or other"
  • A couple of "mongrels" which I cannot identify

Regards

 

Ian

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Nice to have you with us Red.

 

How do you like your Cross Apogee?

I've been eyeing that Barleycorn finish or whatever it's called.

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Hello and welcome to FPN! Glad you're here. If you get the time and feel like it, it'd be great to see a photo of your nice collection. See you around.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8, NKJV)
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How do you  like your Cross Apogee?

I've been eyeing that Barleycorn finish or whatever it's called.

It's heavier than my other pens but well built. I use it every day - it has red ink in it and I use it to highlight various things. I am not a school teacher though :D

 

I think I have what you describe as Barleycorn - it is silver metallic with a sort of milled pattern almost like one of those metal nail files.

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If you get the time and feel like it, it'd be great to see a photo of your nice collection.

Yes, I will do that as soon as I can get them all together.

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Welcome to the Nuthouse, Ian.

 

Grab a seat and hope you'll stay a while.

 

If you do get around to Southpaw's requests for some pics - I wouldn't mind if you concentrate on the Targa ;) .

 

 

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Hi Ian, whereabouts near Southampton are you? I did my degree in Winchester and for the first month I was down there lived in Otterbourne before moving to Winchester itself.

Sounds like you've got quite a nice little collection there already.

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Welcome, Ian. That sounds like a great collection.

 

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Hello Red! and welcome to the Fountain Pen Nuthouse! :D

Sincerely yours,

 

Ronnie Banks

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Hello and welcome to FPN!  Glad you're here.  If you get the time and feel like it, it'd be great to see a photo of your nice collection.  See you around.

OK, photo (amateur attempt mind you) is now done

 

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Hi Ian, whereabouts near Southampton are you? I did my degree in Winchester and for the first month I was down there lived in Otterbourne before moving to Winchester itself.

Sounds like you've got quite a nice little collection there already.

Hi, I live in Chandlers Ford so no more than 50m from Otterbourne. I work in Hursley which is the other end of Poles Lane if you can remember Otterbourne at all.

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Welcome to FPN, Ian. I spent 3 glorious years in Southampton as an undergraduate :D !

 

Martin

Hi Martin - thanks for the welcome. My daughter didn't want to move away from home (although we never see her these days) so she went to Southampton Uni. Just about to finish the second year of a Sports Science degree.

 

Unfortunately she had to have a knee reconstruction op in December so doesn't do much sport these days. She currently wants to be a builder :bonk:

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Hi, I live in Chandlers Ford so no more than 50m from Otterbourne. I work in Hursley which is the other end of Poles Lane if you can remember Otterbourne at all.

Small world isn't it :D Certainly remember the places you're referring to - I lived just off Poles Lane on Copse Close. Unfortunately I didn't have a car when I was in Otterbourne, so relying on public transport was a nightmare (especially having to get through the M3 roadworks every day as well), so moving to Winchester was a lot more practical, spent a short time at Oliver's Battery before finally settling and spending most of my undergrad days just off Stoney Lane at Weeke. By that time I'd acquired a car as well, so was happily exploring most of Hampshire, Dorset and Sussex in any spare moment I had. I must make the effort to get back to Winchester and I want to know if the very nice bakery and tearoom is still in Stockbridge.

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