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Venus Fountain Pens...my New Fascination


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I've had a Venus pen I really like for a while now. It's an old cartridge fill. A President came along to join it. A couple others, including a really nice lever fill pen/pencil set (very similar to the later Esterbrook Phaeton), came along.

 

I couldn't pass up this deal on Sunday. I think this is the jump off the cliff...(no, I'm not planning on keeping all of them)

 

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Nice looking pens Gary.

Hang on to them until Halloween and pass them out as candy.

A dentist in my town did just that, pass out toothbrushes and toothpaste every year.

 

Ken

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Gary...my Dad was the Midwest Sales Manager for Esterbrook until they were bought out by Venus Pen and Pencil Company. Then he became MSM for Venus. I haven't seen those pens for (I'll bet) 50+ years. We had a basement full of all his sales samples....pens, pencils, pencil cases, lead refills, etc. and a gazillion advertising posters with Venus d' Milo (the company's logo) on them. Thanks for the memories.

 

If you have one with a broad nib, hit me up.

 

Mary

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Mary, that is interesting. I have a few of the Venus nibs for the Esterbrooks.

 

Gary, thank you for sharing.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Mary, that is interesting. I have a few of the Venus nibs for the Esterbrooks.

 

Gary, thank you for sharing.

 

I bought a couple Venus nibs from the Andersons and they're every bit as nice as my Estie nibs. I think the price difference is based on the company rep rather than any quality differences.

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Gary those pens look great.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow! Now that is a box of pens! "Do they write well right out of the box?" Does that question apply in this case?

 

Those are nice looking pens. I am a bit of Esterbrook fanatic and I knew that Venus Pens bought Esterbrook. However, beyond that fact, I know next to nothing about Venus fountain pens. I have only seen one Venus fountain pen and it was a badly abused all plastic model. I obviously need to do some research into Venus fountain pens.

 

Thanks for posting!

 

-David (Estie).

No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery. -Anon.

A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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I love these pens! As I noted earlier, I've had one for a while, but it's been used. They are just fun pens, and I think they write beautifully from the first stroke. The only pen I took with me to the hospital and rehab for my knee replacement last week was one of these.

 

Colors (I would love any of the original literature on these, including the color chart) - I list them as:

Black

Red

Gray

Pastel Blue

Pastel Green

Buckskin

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I love these pens! As I noted earlier, I've had one for a while, but it's been used. They are just fun pens, and I think they write beautifully from the first stroke. The only pen I took with me to the hospital and rehab for my knee replacement last week was one of these.

 

Colors (I would love any of the original literature on these, including the color chart) - I list them as:

Black

Red

Gray

Pastel Blue

Pastel Green

Buckskin

Hope it went okay!

 

Hmm...gray...buckskin...black...can't decide....

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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I really like the Venus pens with the hooded nib and lever fill.

 

http://www.fototime.com/DB737E9BCFBDA8A/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/8BFA45FEEA907A5/medium800.jpg

 

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I had purchased a Venus off eBay that looked to be a lever-fill pen that used the interchangeable nibs, but the shipment was lost. I am so bummed. I'm still looking.

 

Looks like I need to let everyone know when I open my Etsy shop again. I have these listed there - minus the complete set I have set aside for Mary.

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Okay. So now I want one of those, too.

 

This one is my favorite. It's to the right of an Esterbrook Phaeton, which is very similar. As I learn more of the Venus line, I'm finding that (apparently) each pen model had a different color on the "V" insignia.

 

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/gweimer/Esterbrook_Venus_1_zpsh6r7d28m.jpg

 

Yes, you need one of these. :D

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Very nice! I just know I'm going to be dreaming about these . . . :drool:

 

-David (Estie).

No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery. -Anon.

A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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WOW, that's a great price!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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