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I already have 3 three 149s, ranging from circa '70 to early '90. Heard great things about older version, but always been able to resist the temptation.

 

Even if I prefer large pens, just out of curiosity I have been tempted by a (affordable, slightly battered, user grade) 142 from the '50 and now I WANT REALLY BAD a 149 from the same period.

 

So beware, curiosity kills also the budget... Here it is with my oldest 149.

 

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Ciao - Enrico

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Don't forget the 144s and 146s as well as the amazing 254 and 264s. Then there are the 24x pens and the 34x pens as well.

 

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nice! b nib?

OB, slightly flexy.

 

I have a couple on Pelikan (400 - 400n - 400nn) with very similar nib (BB and OBB), and I think this and those are the funniest nibs I ever used.

 

 

Don't forget the 144s and 146s as well as the amazing 254 and 264s. Then there are the 24x pens and the 34x pens as well.

My only other MB is a -32 (OBB) that is very nice, but in another league.

 

I try not to think about a MB collection.

Ciao - Enrico

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Daddy, please no more pens - we need food, clothes, books, DENTISTRY...

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<SNIP>

 

I try not to think about a MB collection.

 

Based on your preferences, I can say with some certainty that a MB collection is in your future. Welcome to the club! ;)

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Those are a couple of beautiful pens, Enrico. Congrats :thumbup:

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

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I already have 3 three 149s, ranging from circa '70 to early '90. Heard great things about older version, but always been able to resist the temptation.

 

Even if I prefer large pens, just out of curiosity I have been tempted by a (affordable, slightly battered, user grade) 142 from the '50 and now I WANT REALLY BAD a 149 from the same period.

 

So beware, curiosity kills also the budget... Here it is with my oldest 149.

 

fpn_1372251050__sany2202.jpgfpn_1372251089__sany2203.jpg

I had a 146 in a similar condition and I restored it to mint condition with this polish: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Precious-Resin-PEN-POLISH-for-Montblanc-Meisterstuck-/170656518945 (no affiliation). I found it expensive, but it made my pen look new.

The pen I write with, is the pen I use to sign my name.

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I had a 146 in a similar condition and I restored it to mint condition with this polish: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Precious-Resin-PEN-POLISH-for-Montblanc-Meisterstuck-/170656518945 (no affiliation). I found it expensive, but it made my pen look new.

 

Dangerous suggestion, I fear.

 

The seller says "Ideally suited for the current Montblanc .. made from precious resin...! Do not use this polish on celluloid or hardrubber pens !".

 

I may be wrong but I assumed my 142 (all of them actually, as they were produced for a very short time from '48 to '54, AFAIK) is made in celluloid, not "precious resin" (that I suspect is some sort of PMMA).

 

Have a look here for a much better (and expensive) specimen.

Ciao - Enrico

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Daddy, please no more pens - we need food, clothes, books, DENTISTRY...

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...edit...

 

Have a look here for a much better (and expensive) specimen.

 

Nah, Enrico, I think you're better off with the one you've already got.

 

Most of my pens are slightly beaten up/user grade - except my 142, which is mint.

 

As a result, I hardly ever use it! Scared of staining the pretty window.

 

Enjoy.

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Nah, Enrico, I think you're better off with the one you've already got.

 

Most of my pens are slightly beaten up/user grade - except my 142, which is mint.

 

As a result, I hardly ever use it! Scared of staining the pretty window.

 

Enjoy.

 

Yes, you're right, much better a beaten up/user grade I can use without fear...

And I really do not want a pen like this.

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nJLOuss1ip0/SVqco5iQaFI/AAAAAAAAAwA/JMkXwOyqk2c/s400/Aesop_fox+and+grapes.jpg

Ciao - Enrico

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Daddy, please no more pens - we need food, clothes, books, DENTISTRY...

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When you have served your 'resin apprentiship' you can then get into the metal ones then it really does get a tad costly

A wise man once said    " the best revenge is wealth "   but a wiser man answered back    " the best revenge is happiness "

 

The true definition of madness - Doing the same thing everyday and expecting different results......

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Don't forget the 144s and 146s as well as the amazing 254 and 264s. Then there are the 24x pens and the 34x pens as well.

 

............as well as the beautiful 13x series

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When you have served your 'resin apprentiship' you can then get into the metal ones then it really does get a tad costly

 

I consider myself VERY lucky because I really do not like metal bodied pens (well, could make an exception for a skeleton...).

Ciao - Enrico

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