What Was Your First Lamy?

[farmdogfan]

My white one, i have no idea which year it is from, but it is a nice writer.

 

 

 

 

[gwyneddd]

My first was a Lamy Joy, which is a really fun calligraphy pen. The set came with various nibs, which truly is a "joy" for switching out. The second is a purple Al-Star coming in the mail this week. I like inexpensive but excellent writers for taking to work--as I never know when "Der Tag" will come when I leave a pen on my desk and a client will nip off with it. I've had pens grabbed out of my hands....especially shiny ones!

 

Odd aside: I went to my mother's house last week to close it up--she passed away very suddenly at age 88 (almost) and there on the desk was a calligraphy book I hadn't seen before--with guide pages. Waiting for me. Interesting, as I had said nothing about calligraphy to her.

Edited October 21, 2014 by gwyneddd

[takkun]

Great stories all around. I know a lot of people who got hooked on Safaris, and my own architecture professors push them pretty heavily.

 

My first Lamy was a F-nib Accent, purchased in high school. Wrote a lot of letters back home to my parents with it, and eventually gifted it to my mother when I graduated to a 2000.

[Yaakova]

My first was a Lamy Joy, which is a really fun calligraphy pen. The set came with various nibs, which truly is a "joy" for switching out. The second is a purple Al-Star coming in the mail this week. I like inexpensive but excellent writers for taking to work--as I never know when "Der Tag" will come when I leave a pen on my desk and a client will nip off with it. I've had pens grabbed out of my hands....especially shiny ones!

 

Odd aside: I went to my mother's house last week to close it up--she passed away very suddenly at age 88 (almost) and there on the desk was a calligraphy book I hadn't seen before--with guide pages. Waiting for me. Interesting, as I had said nothing about calligraphy to her.

 

I'm sorry for your loss, but what a wonderful final gift from your mother.

 

As far as having people take pens off your desk - or directly out of your hands - that's a hangin' crime 'round these parts!

[gammada]

My white one, i have no idea which year it is from, but it is a nice writer.

 

Lovely pen and gorgeous photos!

 

It is an early model Safari Alpine White. Probably late '80s early '90s

[kimmo]

A charcoal Safari with a very smooth F nib. Years have passed and it's still a daily writer for me.

[farmdogfan]

Lovely pen and gorgeous photos!

 

It is an early model Safari Alpine White. Probably late '80s early '90s

Thank you very much, it´s allways nice to know how old ones pens are.

[alvesmd]

A black charcoal Safari, that I hated. But I had the chance to buy a Palladium Studio with gold nid at a good price and I am loving it, it's a wonderful pen; so perfect that I have just ordered a Rubinblack Studio !

[inkeverywhere]

A 2000, the day I went to the pen shop to buy it I saw a Studio in Imperial Blue next to the 2000, that created a real problem for me. I settled on the 2000 that day, in a fine nib. I went back a month or two later and bought the Studio and love that FP as well.

 

Greg

[andreasn]

I got my first Lamy earlier this year. It was a Charcoal safari with a medium nib. I have used that one almost constantly since. Just today I got a Lamy studio brushed steel with a EF steel nib, I'm completely loving it so far! let's see if it continues to be awesome.

[MKeith]

My first was a LE Ruby Red Al-Star with an EF nib. Then a charcoal Safari super smooth fine nib. I keep them both inked. They are great pens for using ink that is not suited for sac pens or those prone to staining. Seems that people either like them or hate them.

[jameswatts]

A red safari medium nib. It was the start of an obsession. Now have about 20 Lamys

[ChronosBro]

My first Lamy was a Safari Charcoal EF inked with Noodler's Black. Ever since I bought the Safari, I discovered the previous years' limited editions and it's my goal to get my hands on at least a couple!

[ac12]

in order

• pur
• cp1; my slimline, like it and still use it.
• 2000; too fat and heavy, rejected it.
• joy; Safari in the form of a desk pen, I LIKE this pen.
• Safari; when posted, the Safari seems back heavy. I prefer the joy better.
• Vista; my first clear pen in decades, just got it to have a clear pen w/o going to a clear piston pen.

My nibs are either a XF for normal writing or 1.1 for more expressive writing.

Edited October 25, 2014 by ac12

[apkayle]

A white Lamy Safari. I loved it until a friend pointed out that it looked like I was writing with a pregnancy test. I think I'll go for a charcoal Safari someday because I want to be able to use a Safari in public without making people think I'm taking notes with a pregnancy test. Well, maybe I'll take both Safaris and use the white Safari as a conversation starter...hm.

 

I also own an amazing medium nibbed Lamy 2000 that is an absolute joy to use. It's always inked with a dark color and often takes the "nice pen" slot in my daily rotation. (When I'm out on my free time, I usually bring a nice pen that has pleasurable details such as a springy nib, workhorse/loaner pen with a mostly stiff nib and durable body, and a fun pen such as Noodler's flex pen.)

[gwyneddd]

 

As far as having people take pens off your desk - or directly out of your hands - that's a hangin' crime 'round these parts!

 

Well, if you hang your clients, you don't HAVE clients, you know....having said that, I keep my current daily pen (the red, white and blue TWSBI with EF nib, man is that a GREAT pen) firmly on my side of the table. The diamond facets keep it from rolling toward my clients!

[gwyneddd]

 

A white Lamy Safari. I loved it until a friend pointed out that it looked like I was writing with a pregnancy test. I think I'll go for a charcoal Safari someday because I want to be able to use a Safari in public without making people think I'm taking notes with a pregnancy test. Well, maybe I'll take both Safaris and use the white Safari as a conversation starter...hm.

 

Well, I'd be playing that up. "Yes, it's a fountain pen AND a pregnancy test. Fill it with ink, or pee on it, depends on what you need that day. I find it most convenient"

[konis]

My first Lamy is Safari Special Edition for members PWF from Poland.

My pen have number 29/50.

regards

[gammada]

Thank you very much, it´s allways nice to know how old ones pens are.

Check the bottom of the pen, if the engraving says W.Germany this an '80s pen. If the engraving only says Germany, we're talking a 1990-onwards model. It's also been said elsewhere on this site that the cross cap was changed from metal to plastic around 1996. Hope that helps!

[gammada]

My first Lamy is Safari Special Edition for members PWF from Poland.

My pen have number 29/50.

regards

Interesting combination of parts. Did you latered the section/ cap or it came like that directly from Lamy!