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Hi folks! My name is Josh and I'm writing from Boston. Been (lightly) collecting fountain pens for about five years. I'm a teacher, so pens, ink, and writing is always part of my day! Looking forward to getting to know you all here at FPN!

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm glad you are here!

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Thanks all!

 

Hello Jashua. :W2FPN:

Do you have some favourite pens in your collection?

 

 

My favorite is the Parker 51 - I've owned 3 and I love hunting them down, finding a deal if I can, getting it restored professionally if it's a lemon, and finally getting to whip out something that will attract zero attention in a professional setting but writes like a dream and is 65 years old! I've also owned a few Lamy 2000s, and kept swapping until I found the nib size I liked the most in that pen (which turned out to be a broad!)

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Josh, hello and welcome from Indiana!

Please visit my store A&D Penworx.

Brands we carry: Benu Pen, Conklin, Kaweco, Monteverde, TWSBI - Diamine, J Herbin, KWZ- Clairefontaine, Field Notes, Rhodia, Whitelines

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Nice pens! The 51 is a fantastic user. I prefer the aerometric filler to the Vac, just for ease of maintainance. What about you?

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hi Josh. I'm from Boston, too! Though I haven't been collecting pens quite as long as you have. Welcome!

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Nice pens! The 51 is a fantastic user. I prefer the aerometric filler to the Vac, just for ease of maintainance. What about you?

 

Haven't taken the plunge into a Vacumatic. All aero for me so far!

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Haven't taken the plunge into a Vacumatic. All aero for me so far!

 

And so far, so good. Great to have you with us. :)

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Hello Josh, and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Welcome, Josh !

 

The Parker 51 is not at all ostentatious, and did not draw "attention" to the user. However, in its day, everyone who could afford one, used one -- My Dad, Mr. Eisenhower, Mr. DeGaul, Mr. Holden.

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Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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