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Astoria Acrylic Fountain Pen... The Classics Are Growing On Me

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When I first started making pens everything I made was always very colorful and crazy. Lately, a lot of the "classic" looking pens have started appealing to me. Here is one I made from Astoria acrylic. I think another name for it might be tortoise shell. Either way, I almost dig the boringness of it all. The pen is 5 1/2 inches long. It does post fairly deeply and has medium JOWO nib with a converter/cartridge/eyedropper fill. The body of the pen is 14mm and the cap is just over 16.5mm at its widest. I would love to hear any questions or comments... good or bad. Thanks for looking.

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Nice work!

i really love this tortoise stuff. That pen is exactly what i had in mind for weeks now.

Just have not been able to find some of that material.

Why is it called Astoria? (or where)

The black finials and accents fit ferfectly. Nice shape and proportions.

Maybe a twotone nib would be even better looking.

 

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Gerrit

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The pen has nice eye appeal in terms of proportion. I like sections that taper and then flare out by the nib - very common for vintage pens. Flat tops have a nice look.

 

I do not like the clip much as it is generic. That's no fault of yours, just my tastes.

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Looks great. Nice job on the transitions between the two materials.

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