Jump to content

Edison Pearl

Jimmy James

By Jimmy James
in Fountain Pen Reviews

 Share

Recommended Posts

Jimmy James Antique

Jimmy James

Posted
Posted (edited)

Find photos and the hand-written version of the review text at my blog: The Inked Nib

 

Edison Pearl LEA

 

Staples Sustainable Earth Paper (page 1)

Staples Signa Paper (page 2)

Diamine Majestic Blue

 

Brian Gray is a true craftsman, and he is also a super great guy. He agreed to create two separate versions of his custom Pearl for a group buy of eager Edison fans.

 

I bought the Blue acrylic LEA instead of the wood-tone ebonite LEE. My pen is #36 of 40, and it features a very smooth steel nib in broad. The acrylic features a beautiful pearlescent flake and deep cobalt blue tones. It is a striking material that I hope to use in a custom pen in the future.

 

The Pearl is a very comfortable shape. The section has a concave shape, and the pen is just long enough to be comfortable unposted. The pen posts quite nicely except that the cap actually hits the web of my hand and comes down off over time. The pen is a cartridge/converter filler that can also function as an eyedropper.

 

The pen is just under 5 inches without cap. It's about 6 1/2 inches posted. The pen is balanced either way. When closed, the pen is 5 1/2 inches. The girth of the pen is nearly 1/2 inch at its widest point.

 

The lack of a piston filling mechanism and gold nib with stubbish qualities puts this pen behind my Lamy 2000. I also rate my Bexley Corona ahead of this pen.

 

At $170, this pen was $80 cheaper than a custom Edison. It isn't a value like a Noodler's Konrad or TWSBI Vac 700, but no pen I own quite stands out like this one. I am very glad to own it.

 

Special thanks to Brian and Rachel Goulet for coordinating the group buy. Thanks and praise to Brian Gray for the fantastic pen.

 

At the suggestion of our moderator, I am posting the handwritten review and a photo. :)

 

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5312/7213427804_81215046c0_z.jpg

Review by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7213432650_10b67736e3_z.jpg

Review by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7213265406_7538b383d3_z.jpg

Edison Pearl by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

At the encouragement of the moderator, here are the other photos! :)

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7213263788_9c86516756_z.jpg

Edison Pearl by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/7213262414_9d6ede37f7_z.jpg

Edison Pearl by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7213261206_cc84066bf1_z.jpg

Edison Pearl by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7213259556_b73df63075_z.jpg

Edison Pearl by Erechtheus, on Flickr

Edited by watch_art

<a href="Http://inkynibbles.com">Inky NIBbles, the ravings of a pen and ink addict.</a>

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 17
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Jimmy James

    4

  • watch_art

    2

  • jimhughes

    1

  • Brian C

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Jimmy James Antique

Jimmy James

Posted
  • Author
Posted

The group buy in question was run by the Goulets in our own Market Watch forum. It wasn't an official group buy of FPN, but it was done on this board. I'm also a part of a group buy with Badger and Blade which will involve June delivery of an Edison Herald Grande in blue and black ebonite.

 

I'm not sure of any additional 2012 group buy opportunities, but I do know there is a limited edition Edison Nouveau Premiere in Cherry Cordial Ebonite for sale at Goulet which would be a similar thing. I also know there has been talk of having the Pearl group buy turn into an annual event so I'd say keep watching the Market Watch forum in early 2013.

<a href="Http://inkynibbles.com">Inky NIBbles, the ravings of a pen and ink addict.</a>

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Laura N Collectors Item

Laura N

Posted
Posted

Thanks for deciding to post the review and pictures directly. I don't know why, I just never seem to go to external links.

 

Your photos make the pen look gorgeous. Is it really that dark in person?

my blog: fountainpenfollies.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmy James Antique

Jimmy James

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks for deciding to post the review and pictures directly. I don't know why, I just never seem to go to external links.

 

My biggest concern in doing things the way I did is that it seemed to me like a lot of reviews from before the board transition were missing photos and things so I thought a link might minimize that. In talking it over with Shawn and thinking it over, that's really no reason to not put the photos here. My blog link is there so that if there are broken links in the future on this version my blog will hopefully still be there.

 

Your photos make the pen look gorgeous. Is it really that dark in person?

 

I think the photos are pretty representative, but the material is also variable. I think from some angles, the pen looks lighter than that and from others it looks that way. I think it's partly the angle light hits the pen and partly how the sanding/buffing/whatever process dealt with the material. It's a really nice material.

<a href="Http://inkynibbles.com">Inky NIBbles, the ravings of a pen and ink addict.</a>

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmy James Antique

Jimmy James

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Beautiful pics and gorgeous pen.

Thanks!

Thanks to you for your guidance.

 

Believe it or not, that's photography by iPhone 4S. I have several digicams (nothing as nice as a DSLR), but of late the camera phone has been getting more and more of my work because it is always there and, compared to many older phones I have had, does a really respectable job.

Edited by Jimmy James

<a href="Http://inkynibbles.com">Inky NIBbles, the ravings of a pen and ink addict.</a>

Link to comment
Share on other sites
watch_art Museum Piece

watch_art

Posted
Posted

 

My biggest concern in doing things the way I did is that it seemed to me like a lot of reviews from before the board transition were missing photos ...

 

 

 

Believe it or not, that's photography by iPhone 4S.

 

The reason those photos are all gone or broken is b/c they were uploaded to free hosting accounts, and when they got full the photos got pushed back and basically made invisible - or the user deleted the photos forgetting that they were linked to FPN. Or any other reasons... but that's why we love having the photos hosted on FPN - so they don't disappear years down the road.

 

And that camera phone takes some sweet pics.

fpn_1432247667__cropped-20150427_0641231 http://www.penturners.org/forum/signaturepics/sigpic14481_1.gif http://mob984.photobucket.com/albums/ae327/VintagePen/vanness.jpg?t=1321916122

Link to comment
Share on other sites
IWantThat Collectors Item

IWantThat

Posted
Posted
puddle.gifpuddle.gifpuddle.gifpuddle.gif I so wanted to order both of the group buy Edison Pearl LEs, but since I bought a custom Pearl a few months ago just couldn't bring myself to do it. I knew I'd regret it. I hope you enjoy your beautiful pen for many years to come.

Tamara

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
Brian C Collectors Item

Brian C

Posted
Posted

I have been using my LEA (24 of 40) more and more. It is the third Pearl I've owned and I continue to believe that the Pearl shape is absolutely perfect.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jimhughes Collectors Item

jimhughes

Posted
Posted

I have been using my LEA (24 of 40) more and more. It is the third Pearl I've owned and I continue to believe that the Pearl shape is absolutely perfect.

 

 

What you said. I have a red and Black Swirl XF Gold nib. A black Ebonite XF gold nib with Shinn Urushi, Aka Tamenuri.

The NMPCC Cracked Turquoise with F Steel nib. Arranging now for a Yellow and Black Swirl with a XF Gold Nib. I'm using them more than my Custom Edison Flat Top, My Mina , Pearlette, or my Gem currently.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
krbmsw Mint

krbmsw

Posted
Posted

Gorgeous pen. I love the color. I didn't realize the Pearl could post. Thanks for the pics.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

— Dr. Seuss

Link to comment
Share on other sites
georges zaslavsky Museum Piece

georges zaslavsky

Posted
Posted

congrats on a nice very pen :thumbup:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 month later...
pelahale Mint

pelahale

Posted
Posted

how firmly does the cap stay on when it "posts" - I thought Brian Gray stated the Pearl doesn't post. Is it just wobbly and falls off, or is it fairly secure such that can you write with it posted?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33580
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26770
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...