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Which Onoto Fountain Pen are you using Today? Or if you do not have an Onoto Fountain pen which British fountain Pen are you using today?

 

An Onoto "Royal Ruby" fountain pen with a Fine #7 nib.

An Onoto "Centenary" fountain pen with a Medium #7 nib.

An Onoto "Aviator" fountain pen with a Broad #7 nib.

An Onoto Excel in Black Acrylic fountain pen with a broad #3 nib.

An Aprey of London "Purple Pen" fountain pen with a Medium #7 nib.

 

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I have to say that I have not written a single word today. I did though use this one yesterday:

 

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I have to say that I have not written a single word today. I did though use this one yesterday:

 

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Cob

Sweet, I have a vintage De La Rue Onoto the Pen that was manufactured some time in the mid to late 30's I think about 1937. I keep it at work so do not have a photo of it today.

 

Enjoy your pens!

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Sweet, I have a vintage De La Rue Onoto the Pen that was manufactured some time in the mid to late 30's I think about 1937. I keep it at work so do not have a photo of it today.

 

Enjoy your pens!

Thanks Zaphod.

 

You too!

 

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Magna Classic - Black, Silver, Chased… an excellent pen

 

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I'd show you, but...

 

http://i.imgur.com/KMLIxA0.jpg

 

(I really have, it got lost somehow in a house move.)

http://i.imgur.com/utQ9Ep9.jpg

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I'd show you, but...

 

http://i.imgur.com/KMLIxA0.jpg

 

(I really have, it got lost somehow in a house move.)

That's terrible Goudy.

 

Meanwhile I have mixed feelings as I put up for sale the Onoto I mentioned earlier in this thread. So I used it today (to keep on topic) just producing a writing sample!

 

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If you include that writing sample in the listing, you should get an excellent price!

 

Mine wasn't as flexy, but it had the overfeed and some pretty gold bands. It may turn up.

http://i.imgur.com/utQ9Ep9.jpg

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Using my Royal Ruby Onoto today, inked with Corn Poppy Red (MB).

 

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The Ruby is a gorgeous colour. I didn't even know about it until it was sold out which niggled a bit!

It is the sort of thing they need to do more of, preferably in larger editions too so that those with limited funds can save up.

If they could do the same in blue, green and possibly orange crush, they would have many, many takers I'm sure.

 

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The Ruby is a gorgeous colour. I didn't even know about it until it was sold out which niggled a bit!

It is the sort of thing they need to do more of, preferably in larger editions too so that those with limited funds can save up.

If they could do the same in blue, green and possibly orange crush, they would have many, many takers I'm sure.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

I think they did a Jade and a very light blue?

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If you include that writing sample in the listing, you should get an excellent price!

 

I put a bid in on it and then suddenly realised who was listing. My bad. Going to be out of my league (then again, what isn't, he he?)

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The Ruby is a gorgeous colour. I didn't even know about it until it was sold out which niggled a bit!

It is the sort of thing they need to do more of, preferably in larger editions too so that those with limited funds can save up.

If they could do the same in blue, green and possibly orange crush, they would have many, many takers I'm sure.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

Oh I agree, if they ever get back to manufacturing pens and come up with a blue and green version similar to the Royal Ruby, I would be very poor very quickly.

 

The pale blue and the jade did nothing for me, and the error in the chasing for the purple Asprey edition really put me off (and I have checked my blue Chased Magna and could not see a similar flaw, so I'm curious as to what happened with the purple one)

 

 

Back on topic - Magna Classic in Royal Ruby (Edelstein Onyx) and Magna Classic in chased blue (Diamine Midnight).

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I think they did a Jade and a very light blue?

Yes. The Jade was a colour really like real jade - which was a problem. I think the stone always looks washed out and a rich green is what's needed. A bit like this blank: http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/green-crushed-velvet.html

 

The blue would have to be this one (well, similar in colour) http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/blue-crushed-velvet.html The light blue they did was too tentative for me.

 

As for the orange crush: http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/orange-crushed-velvet.html Remember any Delta pens using this?

 

Sorry, today's pen is my Black & silver chased Magna Classic.

 

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Richard

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Yes. The Jade was a colour really like real jade - which was a problem. I think the stone always looks washed out and a rich green is what's needed. A bit like this blank: http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/green-crushed-velvet.html

 

The blue would have to be this one (well, similar in colour) http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/blue-crushed-velvet.html The light blue they did was too tentative for me.

 

As for the orange crush: http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/shop/pen-blanks/acrylic-blanks/orange-crushed-velvet.html Remember any Delta pens using this?

 

Sorry, today's pen is my Black & silver chased Magna Classic.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

Thank you Richard :)

 

I like the material shown in the links very much. I rather liked the Onoto jade, but the blue did nothing for me and I far prefer the rich colour of the "crush" version.

 

I had a Delta Dolce Vita which had a barrel made of the orange crush and a pelikan 320 which is similar but transparent. The Orange can be a little overpowering in a big pen (particularly I would think if the cap is made of the same material), of course YMMV.

 

Wish I had an Onoto. Have seen a nice used ruby red for sale. If it is still available at a sensible price I may try and snag it at the LWES show this year so

I can make a neaningful contribution to this thread :D

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