Relative Pen Sizes.

[ArchiMark]

Fun and helpful post, jar!

 

For me, my MB Slimline is my skinny pen and my Churchill/149/Etruria are some of my chunky pens...and just like with peanut butter, I like chunky!

 

[jar]

Thank you, jar. This thread is very helpfu.

 

Your categories are indeed reasonable. My preferences are unreasonable. What you call "medium" pens are small in my hand. The "large" ones are medium and useful. My "large" pens are the Pel M-1000, MB 149, Delta Dolce Vita O/S, etc. Those you lable "small" are toothpicks for me. - All in good humor, of course. My arthritic middle aged hands are more comfortable these days with mega pens. (Eye wink. I really miss the emoticons!)

 

 

As I mentioned in the OP, there are quite a few even wider. I probably should add at least one example of them as well. I'll work on that as well.

[jar]

Fun and helpful post, jar!

 

For me, my MB Slimline is my skinny pen and my Churchill/149/Etruria are some of my chunky pens...and just like with peanut butter, I like chunky!

 

 

Great, so how about adding some pictures of your pens, the more variety we can provide the folk the better.

[ArchiMark]

Fun and helpful post, jar!

 

For me, my MB Slimline is my skinny pen and my Churchill/149/Etruria are some of my chunky pens...and just like with peanut butter, I like chunky!

 

There could be argued some stubbiness in along with the chunky goodness present....

 

 

Great, so how about adding some pictures of your pens, the more variety we can provide the folk the better.

 

You ask, I post....Here's mostly chunky and one skinny....minus one of my main chunkies; Churchill Dartmoor....

 

Please excuse my lousy photos...but

 

Enjoy the chunkiness!

 

 

OK, here's list of pens in the photo...

 

Top Row - Left to Right

 

• Diamond Point Jade

• Parker Senior Duofold Lapis

• Moore L-96

• Conway Stewart 100 Blue Stardust

• Keystone

• Wahl Gold Seal Equipoise Personal Point

• Parker Senior Duofold Streamline

• Stipula Florentia

• Wahl Gold-Seal (Personal Point?) BHR

• OMAS Emotica

• Mont Blanc 149

 

Bottom Row - Left to Right

 

• Conklin Endura

• Jean Pierre LePine Attila

• Stipula Etruria

• Sailor Professional Gear

• Mont Blanc Noblesse Slimline

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/P1010328.jpg

 

 

Left to Right

 

• Mont Blanc Noblesse Slimline

• Mont Blanc 149

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/MB149-ERuhland-MBSlimline-3.jpg

Edited October 2, 2009 by ArchiMark

[jar]

Thanks Archie. I hope others will post their comparisons. If you good folk do, try to include at least one of the pens already posted just so folk can cross reference sizes.

 

Here are a few more, this time all Sheaffers.

 

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From left to right.

 

5-30 (sold for $5 and carried a 30 year warranty) around 1925 (Family income in 1925 was about $1000.00 a year)

Senior Flat top from 1928

OverSized Balance (The Balance line revolutionized fountain pens, it was the first of the streamlined forms) about 1935

Modern Balance 1980-1990s

Targa 1978

first year Crest (kinda neat. The threads are at the nib end of the section) 1937

Snorkel (perhaps the most complex pen ever made) in the early 1950s

Modern Crest 1989-1998

Connaisseur 1980s-1990s

PFM (Pen For Men) from early 1960s

Legacy late 1990s - early 2000

 

Generally this covers the period from late 20s early thirties through around the turn of the century; from Calvin Coolidge to George Bush.

[I am not a number]

Useful thread, if I get time to grab a few comparative photos at the London Show I may place some on here if they are appropriate and of use.

[jar]

Here is a relative size pick for some Montblancs.

 

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From left to right: 149, 146, 144, 12, 121, 342, 264.

[jar]

And a few Parkers.

 

http://www.fototime.com/D9561E41A7E22EE/standard.jpg

 

From left to right:

 

A Duofold junior, Vacumatic, striped Duofold, 61, 21, Duofold squeeze fill, 45, 75, 95, Classic and modern Duofold Centennial.

Edited October 2, 2009 by jar

[ArchiMark]

OK, here's some more comparisons....

 

MB 149s - 1950s Celluloid on Left & Newer Resin on Right

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/P1010331.jpg

 

 

MB 149s - Conway Stewarts - Churchill - Dandy - 100 - 58

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/CS-58-100-Dandy-Churchill-P1010279.jpg

 

MB 149s -Sailor Prof Gear - Stipula Florentia - OMAS Emotica - CS Churchill - CS Dandy - CS 100 - Stipula Etruria - Jean Pierre LePine Attila

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/CS-Omas-Sailor-Stipula-LePine-P1010.jpg

[jar]

Here are few that may be less well known:

 

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From left to right: Swan Snakeskin, Swan Twist Fill, Wearever, Waterman CF; Sheaffer Balance Cadet, Conklin Crescent, Conklin Endura, Elgin, Venus Hooded, Venus Hooded open, Inkograph.

[jar]

And a family portrait of ST Dupont pens. Of all my pens these are definitely among my favorites. Each one is as close to being perfect as possible. The precision is incredible, sliding the caps on is so smooth, and when it seats there is a satisfying 'click'. The weight, balance, workmanship of the finish is amazing. Even the underside of the clip is polished to perfection.

 

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From left to right you see an Ellipsis, Gatsby, The Colombus 500 year Anniversary Classique, two medium sized Olympios and two large Olympios.

 

Except on the Ellipsis, the non metallic parts are Chinese lacquer over brass. It is all done by hand, built up layer by layer with each layer sanded and polished before the next layer is applied. The pen on the far right is called the Vertigo pattern and all the colors are made by applying different colored lacquers by hand.

 

The Colombus (note the strange for Americans spelling) Edition came out in 1992, the 500th. Anniversary of his voyage.

 

http://www.fototime.com/6C0F6FF3A82CFD7/standard.jpg

It is a very slim pen.

 

http://www.fototime.com/382D6AFE712A58D/standard.jpg

On the cap is a Caravel done by dropping copper and brass dust onto the black lacquer base by hand and then covered by clear layers of lacquer.

 

http://www.fototime.com/83F787A4BA06954/standard.jpg

The details are amazing to see. There were 2000 of these pens made and this is number 91.

[jar]

Now some of the Large and Extra Large pens as I promised oh so long ago.

 

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From left to right: Conway Stewart 100 and Duro; Pelikan 800 and 1050; Omas 360 and modern Milord (the modern Paragon is even bigger); Montblanc 149, 146 and older celluloid 146.

[jar]

Here are a couple more family pictures.

 

First, a few OMAS.

 

http://www.fototime.com/368F86F721487D0/standard.jpg

From left to right: a 620 (was considered a student pen), Ogiva, old style Milord, old style Paragon, new style Milord, standard 360 and the 360 Mezzo.

 

and a few Conway Stewarts: Dinky, Dandy, 58, 100 and a Duro.

 

http://www.fototime.com/DE473D997017D7F/standard.jpg

[bphollin]

Neat thread! I really like pen size comparison shots. Here's my contribution (click pics to see higher rez on Flickr).

 

Capped: Pelikan M605, Visconti Wall Street, Lamy 2000, Lamy Al-Star

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3991629840_b296b34fbc.jpg

 

Uncapped: M605, 2000, Visconti, Al-Star

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3990874435_ca719fc6a9.jpg

 

Posted: 2000, M605, Visconti, Al-Star

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3991629908_bb2f49ac9d.jpg

[jar]

Neat thread! I really like pen size comparison shots. Here's my contribution (click pics to see higher rez on Flickr).

 

 

 

 

Thanks. The Pel 6xx series in one that hasn't been covered in this series. I'll try to get a Pelican family picture up by early next week so we can tie all them together.

[jar]

How about a few from the Waterman family.

 

http://www.fototime.com/A9B2BDD602001D6/standard.jpg

 

From left to right: a CF, Concorde, Laurent, Phileas, Expert, Prelude, Gentleman and LeMan.

Edited October 8, 2009 by jar

[jar]

And a few Pelikans.

 

http://www.fototime.com/30011DE4F522216/standard.jpg

From left to right: 1050 (1000 size), 800, 600, new style 400, old style 400, 200.

[ArchiMark]

Great groupings, jar....good thing you have so many pens to take photos of....

 

Are there more???

 

[jar]

Great groupings, jar....good thing you have so many pens to take photos of....

 

Are there more???

 

 

I just hope it helps folk get a better feel for the relative sizes of different pens.

[ArchiMark]

Great groupings, jar....good thing you have so many pens to take photos of....

 

Are there more???

 

 

I just hope it helps folk get a better feel for the relative sizes of different pens.

 

Yes, it's extremely helpful, jar.....was just jokin' with ya.....

 

Keep 'em coming, if you have more....