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Well, since I accidentally hijacked a thread where the OP was looking for a vintage purple pen (sorry, sombrueil!), I figured it was time to take a new family photo of my purple pens, as I've threatened to do since my original purple post in February. So, here's the current collection.

 

http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz261/foxtail1/purplepens1.jpg

 

Top row (left to right):

 

* Lamy Al-star- Purple

* Lamy Studio- Violet

* Sheaffer Levenger Seven Seas- Purple

* Conklin Metropolis- Purple Mist

* Pilot Vanishing Point LE- Violet

* Levenger True Writer Demo- Purple

* Recife Depose- marbled purple

* Waterman Kultur- purple metallic

* Sailor Procolor 500- Wisteria Violet

* Waterman Ici Et- Lilac

 

Second row:

 

* Sailor – 1960’s model- light purple

* Pilot 2A- purple

* Recife Crystal (eyedropper)- marbled purple

* Sailor Sailor Pro Gear Slim Violet

* Conway Stewart 58-Flecked Amethyst

* Cross ATX Victoria- Purple

* Bexley Funtime Grape Cooler

* Sheaffer No-nonsense- Purple transparent

* Sheaffer No-nonsense- Purple

* Waterford Marquis Arista Prism- Purple

 

Bottom:

 

* Waterman Carene- Royal Violet

 

The North Carolina pen show, a scant 3 hours away from my home, is coming up soon, so maybe there will be new family members added shortly.

 

Kristi

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Ausrutscher der Feder Dipped Only

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Wow! At first my eyes burned and I had to look away in order to preserve my vision. After regaining my vision I zoomed in on the Conway Stewart which is very nice and the purple demo which is neat. Nice collection.

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Not that I would condone excessive pen-buying in any way (because surely there is no such thing as excessive in such a context?) but here are a few more purple pens from the cheaper end of the market:

 

Parker Frontier - chromaflair purple

Parker IM Profile - amaranth (more of a mauve/lilac - perfect for Herbin Poussiere de Lune)

Pilot Pluminix - violet (transparent barrel)

Tombow Object - purple (metallic - more of a pink-ish/magenta purple)

Waterman Kultur - soft purple (transparent barrel)

Waterman Kultur - virtual purple (transparent barrel)

 

I am currently lusting after your violet Waterman Carene, but it's way out of my league :(

...I have inky little fingers...

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Dear Foxtail1,

 

You might need each of your pens fitted with those little GPS units for pets after presenting your collection to purple lovers on FPN.

 

I am green....errrr purple with envy of your collection.

 

 

We share a few in common. :)

Is it fair for an intelligent and family oriented mammal to be separated from his/her family and spend his/her life starved in a concrete jail?

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Not that I would condone excessive pen-buying in any way (because surely there is no such thing as excessive in such a context?) but here are a few more purple pens from the cheaper end of the market:

 

Parker Frontier - chromaflair purple

Parker IM Profile - amaranth (more of a mauve/lilac - perfect for Herbin Poussiere de Lune)

Pilot Pluminix - violet (transparent barrel)

Tombow Object - purple (metallic - more of a pink-ish/magenta purple)

Waterman Kultur - soft purple (transparent barrel)

Waterman Kultur - virtual purple (transparent barrel)

 

I am currently lusting after your violet Waterman Carene, but it's way out of my league :(

 

Oh, those Parkers sound interesting! I have a Tombow in that luscious purple, but it's a rollerball from a couple of decades ago, so I decided it would be cheating to include it. I'm watching them on Jet Pens, though, as they're carrying the full line of fps.

 

BTW, the Carene was not too bad. I got it a couple of months ago on ebay (hence the line through my signature) at a Buy-it-Now of $125! :yikes: Any wonder that I fell off the wagon for that one?

Kristi

 

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Ask me about my purple pen addiction.

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Oops. I was wrong about the Levenger pen— definitely purple.

 

New camera, better photo! :thumbup:

 

Kristi

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Ask me about my purple pen addiction.

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I've never had purple as my first choice in color, but I definitely appreciate it and I even have a couple purple pens myself. I have the purple Waterman Kultur, and a purple $33 pen/Tac Carry II. :)

 

--Stephen

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Foxtail, love your collection! (specially the Conway Stewart in the second row). Thank you for sharing it with us. Gigi

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:wub:

 

I wonder if I can print this out big enough to frame? Purple's my favorite color!

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Love the purple bounty! I really love the Carene! Such a beautiful dark purple!

 

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Very nice. Do you use purple inks to match in them?

An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

As a sharp wit and powerful sarcasm is a sign that you already have.

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Very nice. Do you use purple inks to match in them?

 

Not usually, though I have many purple inks. I tend to use contrasting inks, though I do have Yama Budo in the VP right now, and that's a purplish color. I'm much more likely to use orange, bright green, etc.

 

Kristi

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Nice 2A, someone let me borrow theirs and I found it quite enjoyable for quickly jotting down notes. How do you like yours?

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Nice 2A, someone let me borrow theirs and I found it quite enjoyable for quickly jotting down notes. How do you like yours?

 

Just got it, so I haven't inked it. Much as I love writing with my fps, I don't have that much writing in my daily life, so I keep only a handful inked at any one time. (And, I have pens other than purple!)

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Love the purples... A truly beautiful collection.

 

Hmmm... Time to start shopping errr, looking...

Your ad here.

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Very nice. Do you use purple inks to match in them?

 

Not usually, though I have many purple inks. I tend to use contrasting inks, though I do have Yama Budo in the VP right now, and that's a purplish color. I'm much more likely to use orange, bright green, etc.

 

Kristi

 

ooooooh! I like those combinations!

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You have inspired me to start my own collection of purple fountain pens (and fountain pen ink). Like I really needed an excuse to buy more pens.

Anne Gray

 

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You have inspired me to start my own collection of purple fountain pens (and fountain pen ink). Like I really needed an excuse to buy more pens.

 

Glad to do my part in this society of enablers...

 

Kristi

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