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My daughter would like a pink fountain pen for her graduation next month. I am a vintage guy (pens and my age) and the only vintage I know that would fit the color is an Esterbrook purse pen and it's a little small for her. Does anyone have any suggestion of moderns to fit the bill?

 

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danny

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hi, danny--my daughter asked for exactly the same thing (a pink FP) and i gave her a pink lamy safari. she was very happy with it ;) not bad for about $35:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Lamy-Safari-Pink-Limited-Fountain/dp/B002KHDUQM

 

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This was my first FP back August of last year... and boy did the hobby snowball from there. I do believe there are pink Parker Urbans as well. The Safari might be a good choice, simply because if she needs to tweak the nib size, she is only $10 or so away from a new size, rather than buying a new pen all together.

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+1 on the Lamy Safari. Safari is one of my favorite pens. The nibs are interchangeable so it makes it pretty versatile.

 

Sheaffer Prelude in Radiant Magenta/Nickel or Rose/Nickel both look pink to me. I really like my Prelude. Not an overly large pen (smaller than the Safari) but it has a little more weight to it.

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If you want something a little more high-end, Aurora has Talentum Finesse in pink.

http://www.fahrneyspens.com/Item--i-110755S

 

Can't believe she is graduating. Where does the time go?

Noah

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The pilot prera also comes in pink at around 40$, so that'd be in the range of the safari.

 

Some more expensive pens might be a sailor sapporo or maybe a pilot vanishing point, which I think also come in pink. Both of those would be more around 150-200$, I believe.

 

I'm not sure about the sizes of any of those pens, but hopefully they give you some ideas.

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Can't believe she is graduating. Where does the time go?

Noah

 

Yep, she is a beautiful young woman making plans for pharmacy school. Shoot me an e-mail and I'll send you guys a picture or three.

 

Thanks,

 

danny

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Since no one mentioned..consider modern Conklin Herringbone in pink..and Platinum celluloid in

Cherry Blossom {pink}..

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Have you Googled? pink fountain pen

 

I love Google and got some interesting results, I like this one for looks. You know her better than us, will she want loud, bright, flashy pink or classy pink?

 

I like this one for classy pink.

http://www.goldspot.com/Monteverde_pens/Sonata/MV41309.html

 

For overstated, flashy, workhorse pink -- without a doubt that's Lamy.

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The recently launched small ruby-red Pelikan M300 is not exactly pink, but is hard to believe that she wouldn't love that beauty ...

I'm a user, baby.

 

We love what we do not possess. Plato, probably about pens.

 

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i believe you can easily get a Sailor, though it can be expensive. however, if you want a FP with a price range that she won't have to worry about having the pen accidently dropped or scratched, may i suggest a Pilot (pink-red Prera) or TWSBI (pink Diamond 530 demonstrator). they are affordable but look nice and come with great nib performance.

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Not sure if it's past the date, but the Waterman Hemisphere comes in pink and is fairly nice.

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I've decided to build her one from Ariel Kullock's pearly pink P51 barrel and shell stock. Thanks for all the help.

 

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I've decided to build her one from Ariel Kullock's pearly pink P51 barrel and shell stock. Thanks for all the help.

 

danny

 

 

Can you please post a link to this model you finally bought? Thanks

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