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I'm happy, with the reception Today of a Dark-red Pelikan 140:

 

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Now, I have the santard green-lines, black and the more extranges dark red and dark blue.

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Wow, thanks for sharing. I didn't realize there was a red 140.

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:thumbup: very well done! would love to have the blue and red in my collection.

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Love the colorful 140s. Congrats on your new acquisition. Thanks for sharing!

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I have a green stripped OB, my first semi-flex and a black and gold OF semi-flex.

Actually better for a shirt pocket than a 400, in it posts to 400 size.

 

I just put both up in the box after having them out for about a year.

 

The OB's back then are thinner than modern, so it is a writing nib, not a signature nib.

 

Nice Gray stripped one.

I have a gray stripped Geha.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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I love your collection. The 140s are well engineered and built like tanks. Here is my Green Striped, which were built between 1954 and 1964 (which means it is older than I am :D). Its a daily user, is very smooth and always reliable. Its a marvel of a fountain pen.post-2223-0-33260900-1486152131_thumb.jpeg

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They should be semi-flex....I think most are, though some say it's possible to get maxi-semi-flex. I think semi-flex is the wiser choice if that will be your first semi-flex nib.

 

OB is a writing nib more like a modern fat M than a signature nib. OB has a wider sweet spot and is the easiest oblique to learn to use. My first 140 was OB, and my much later second 140 is OF. My 400nn is a maxi-semi-flex OF.

 

It took me some three months to lighten my hand with the 140 from Ham Fisted to slightly ham fisted. Then I lucked into the 400nn maxi.

That 400nn maxi might have been a bit too much nib for me had I not had the 140 semi-flex first.

 

It would have been harder to learn to use in it was OF with it's narrower sweet spot, instead of the wider OB.

 

Do Not waste money on a modern Oblique in nail, semi-nail or even in true regular flex. I have a W. Germany 200 OM that is a disappointment to any semi-flex oblique. And the W. Germany regular flex nib is about as good a regular flex nib as one can get. That slight tad better than the 200/400's of pre-'98.

 

The medium-short 140 actually sits in a shirt pocket better than a 400. It has a long cap, so posts to the exact same size as the 400. It has great balance too.

Medium-short was very IN with German Pens of the day, Kaweco Dia, Geha's top of the line 760 with the gold ring on the piston cap were medium-short.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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Don't forget the reverse trim black 140.

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Example of the 140 yellow and light tortoise or clear demonstrator can be found here..

 

https://get.google.com/albumarchive/116586598592342035390/album/AF1QipONVjZIv0vPrRUyAevbjZCp5mHyIuJ1w71b1mwz

 

 

Beautiful! Could look at those pictures all morning, but for the serious case of envy that would cause. Thanks for sharing that!

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One is much better than none.

What nib do you have?

 

 

One can always now that you know, plan other colors in various shades of the future.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Amazing collections of 140's. Congrats!

I only have one, the Green Striped, and I really like it: fantastic balance posted and writes like a dream.

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Today, I receive a near mint 140 grey. I was made to understand that not many pieces were issued hence its scarcity.

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/image_zps4nbuhhxq.jpg

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/IMG_4430_zpsioihyhtd.jpg

 

Side by side with its sibling an 140 green striped

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/IMG_4428_zpsdevc6hch.jpg

 

And together with pelikan 300 black

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/IMG_4429_zpsijjco117.jpg

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Three very fine ones Daeng, thanks for sharing (even though it gets my "wanter" started evry time you post :lol: )

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