What Pen Is Lying On Your Desk Right Now?

[mke]

I enjoy reading the "what pen are you carrying today" threads.

 

How about "What pen(s) are lying on your desk right now?" - I am sure this will also be VERY interesting.

Let's begin.

 

In the wooden box is a Caran d'Ache Private Collection Geneve LE from 1994 with Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue - my pen for writing letters and notebooks.

In the red pen case (which is actually a case for my glasses) are a Sailor Profit21, a Pilot Custom 74, a Platinum 3776 - all of them inked with with Parker Quink Blue-Black.

In the cookies can 2 Pelikan 400 from the 1980s, a Pilot Maki-e, a Pilot Custom Grandee, another Platinum (model not yet checked), two Jinhao 159 (waiting for a nib exchange), a Parker 75 and a very old pen which I want to restore.

 

These pens are always on my desk.

 

[ParkerDuofold]

Hi Mke,

 

GREAT QUESTION. I'm curious to see how others here answer, myself.

 

 

It varies from month to month, but right now...

 

ON MY PEN TABLE/DESK:

 

Laying on their sides and in active use:

 

- Bexley (Bob Gaston L.E. in oyster celluloid; 18k Medium, Monteverde black - testing).

 

- Pilot Custom 74 (Black with gold trim; 14k Soft Medium, Lamy Black)

 

- Sheaffer Prelude (Iridescent Green; Steel medium, Diamine Asa Blue)

 

- Waldmann Tuscany Rose Gold Edition, (Steel, medium, Diamine Chocolate)

 

- Lamy Al-Star, Copper Orange LE, (Steel medium, Herbin du Bresil)

 

- Lamy Safari, White, (Steel, EF, Diamine Matador Red)

 

- Lamy Safari, Black, (Steel, broad, Matador Red).

 

 

IN THE MUG:

 

- Jinhao X-750, red/black marble; (Steel, medium, Diamine Chocolate).

 

- Jinhao X-450, blue/white marble; (Steel, medium, WM Inspired Blue).

 

- Lamy Safari, Apple Green, (Steel, fine, Diamine Ultra Green).

 

- Lamy Safari, Dark Lilac, (Black steel, Broad, Petrol cartridge).

 

- Lamy Safari, Petrol, (Black steel medium, not sure what the ink is).

 

- Jinhao X-750, Galaxy; (Steel medium, Parker Permanent Blue).

 

 

IN A LITTLE TRAY:

 

- Platinum Preppy, (Steel medium, BSB).

 

- Platinum Preppy, (Steel medium, Sheaffer Red).

 

- Bauer 388, (Steel fine/medium, Monteverde Permanent Document Blue).

 

 

- Anthony

 

PS: There is also an ASA ebonite ED & a black/chrome Sheaffer Prelude, both awaiting service.

 

PS2: After I went through 4 days of junk mail that had piled up... I found a few more pens buried underneath. (Some of the pens may have also been moved from where they were, described above):

 

http://i.imgur.com/7FEFUSn.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/CA4OvBq.jpg

 

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

 

http://i.imgur.com/qcMQI5M.jpg

Edited June 24, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[ParkerDuofold]

Ironically, my REAL desk, has NO PENS on it; just a couple I keep in the center drawer in the pen tray, which also varies. Right now, its a blue Studio, (Steel, medium, WM "SerenityNOW!!" Blue) and a yellow Safari, (the nib is probably a medium and I'm not sure what ink is in it - I think WM Red).

 

- Anthony

Edited June 24, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[ac12]

Desk set #1 = Parker 51 with PR DCSS blue and a Pilot 200 with Waterman black

Desk set #2 = Sheaffer Touchdown with Waterman Green

 

Pen cup:

- Parker Vacumatic with Pelikan Dark Green

- Parker Classic with Waterman black

- Sheaffer School pen with Sheaffer red

- TWSBI Eco with Noodlers Gruene Cactus

- Parker Vector calligraphy pen, with Sheaffer black

 

I will have other pens in the pen cup as I ink up and test pens and rotate different pens in.

[pen2paper]

On desk, work horses needing re-inked: Red Platinum Plaisir, Dark Lilac Lamy Safari

 

Used today in its gorgeous tortoise celluloid holder: Retro 51 Roller ball. (love Schmidt refills)

 

Fueled up and ready for busy note taking meeting tomorrow: Another Lamy Dark Lilac, Petrol, and standard Blue with 1.1 italic

[ParkerDuofold]

Hi AC12,

 

How do you like your Parker Classic? (That's a new one to me).

 

- Anthony

Edited June 24, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[sharonspens]

On my desk at work: Sheaffer Ferrari 300 rollerball, Retro 51 Donut Dollie rollerball, and a series of random FP, RB and BP (and a few pencils).

 

On the arm of my chair (which serves as my desk at home): Pilot CH 92/Bungbox Ink of the Witch; Sharpie.

 

Sharon in Indiana

[ac12]

 

 

 

Hi AC12,

How do you like your Parker Classic? (That's a new one to me).

- Anthony

 

The opposite of you, I like slimlines.

The Classic is a SLIM pen. A bit larger than a wood pencil.

I also have the 180, which has a 2 sided nib; M/B or F/M.

The 180 was the first pen, then the Classic came out later. Essentially the same body, section and cap, even the nibs are interchangeable.

 

I like both of them.

I will rotate them in and out as I feel like changing pens.

[sandy101]

Diplomat Carisma and Helix Oxford pen.

 

The Helix is a cheap "school pen" but is a nice wee writer. The nib is a fine, rather than a medium.

[chromantic]

Just counted yesterday when a fellow member asked how may pens I had inked, so 35 assorted inked FPs, 2 rollerballs and 4 un-inked Pelikans lined up across my desk.

[Wolverine1]

Today, I have 3 pens for the work I have to do. I have a Pilot Vanishing Point, a Sailor 1911 Realo, and a Lamy Al-Star, all filled with Aurora Blue ink.

[TheRealMikeDr]

http://i.imgur.com/lZ2gqnO.jpg

 

I've got (Left to Right - excuse the blurry phone photo)

 

1) Pelikan K600 (with a gel refill in it)

2) Montblanc Meisterstuck Ballpoint (with a Gel refill in it)

3) Waterman Expert Ballpoint

4) Faber Castell E-Motion

5) Jinhao 8812

6) Montblanc Legrand Solitaire Doue

7) Montblanc Rouge et Noir

8) Montblanc 149

9) Cross Toownsend Ballpoint

 

 

[peterg]

On the desk:

Light & dark stripy Unique, made in France 1950/60's

Gray plastic Summit S125. One of their later pens

2 dip pens. One black plastic, the other marble painted wood

Black Osmiroid calligraphic pen with triple cap rings and the most ridiculous 3mm wide nib!

Fifth Avenue pens, all Parkette style with the stepped jewels:pale green marble; red marble with a wide cap band; gray black twisted marble

Black Unique Pen with two cap rings

Black Conway Stewart 475 with nickle plating needs resacing

Blue lizardskin Soffer '51' lever filler, early 1950's. My only Italian pen

Coral pink 'Duofold Junior' President eye dropper pen with a steel nib

Olive green stripy button fill pen with a steel Unique nib. Arrived today

Green/ black marble Unique Pen, two cap rings with nickle plating

Blue/ gold marble casein Burnham B49, just resac'd, a real beauty!

Black Swan twist filler with No6 nib needing lots of tlc as it is missing a cap ring, cap button and clip

Svanstroms Royal Pen, three cap rings piston filler made by Conway Stewart, not working

Chocolate brown (formerly black) hard rubber Ford Standard pen, not working

Green barley stalk Conway Stewart 757 needing a filler lever ring and finally

Gray marble oversize Remington visitank syringe filler.

 

Don't ask me what is in the drawer, where most of the pens are!

[Almu]

Fountain pens:

 

Pilot MR (M)

Lamy 2000 (EF)

Lamy Safari Neon Lime (B )

Lamy Vista (M)

Lamy Al-Star (1.1)

 

Other writing instruments:

 

Straight pen holder

2x Oblique pen holder

Pilot Parallel Pens 1.5 (x2), 2.4 and 3.8

Rotring 600 0.5 (2H)

Rotring 600 0.5 (HB)

Platinum Pro-Use I 0.5 (2B)

Pentel P205 (H)

Parker Jotter mechanical pencil (HB)

Uni-Ball Eye Micro rollerball

Edited June 24, 2017 by Almu

[ParkerDuofold]

The opposite of you, I like slimlines.

The Classic is a SLIM pen. A bit larger than a wood pencil.

I also have the 180, which has a 2 sided nib; M/B or F/M.

The 180 was the first pen, then the Classic came out later. Essentially the same body, section and cap, even the nibs are interchangeable.

 

I like both of them.

I will rotate them in and out as I feel like changing pens.

Hi AC,

 

I was afraid of that... actually, to be honest, after I asked you, I decided to Google it and discovered the grim reality of the situation.

 

They are very stylish pens, though, and (almost) tempting to me... but I think I want to try for a Duofold or Vacumatic first.

 

Thanks for responding. Be well.

 

 

- Anthony

Edited June 24, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[AmandaW]

TWSBI Eco 1.1mm filled with L.Herbin's Lie de Thé has been my 'pen du jour'

but I'll need to choose another with a finer nib when I write up my day in my diary last thing tonight (because it's an A5 daily Moleskine and the line spacing is too small for the TWSBI stub).

[RonLyke]

 

Lamy 2000

P51 Aero broad ground CI by Richard Binder

Cross Solo

[ac12]

They are very stylish pens, though, and (almost) tempting to me... but I think I want to try for a Duofold or Vacumatic first.

 

 

 

 

You can make a Franken Duofold.

• Get a Parker Big Red ball pen/rollerball, in whatever color you want.

  But to stick to close to authentic color, you want the red/orange, black or yellow.

• Get a Cross Solo fountain pen.
• From the Big Red, remove the ball pen parts.
• From the Cross Solo, remove the section.
• Put the section from the Cross Solo into the Big Red.

Bingo . . . a Franken Duofold

 

It is a cartridge/converter, so more convenient and easier to clean, than the button fill original.

BTW, I understand that the nib in the Cross Solo was made by Pilot, so it is a pretty decent nib.

Edited June 24, 2017 by ac12

[ParkerDuofold]

 

 

You can make a Franken Duofold.

• Get a Parker Big Red ball pen/rollerball, in whatever color you want.

  But to stick to close to authentic color, you want the red/orange, black or yellow.

• Get a Cross Solo fountain pen.
• From the Big Red, remove the ball pen parts.
• From the Cross Solo, remove the section.
• Put the section from the Cross Solo into the Big Red.

Bingo . . . a Franken Duofold ... <snip>

 

Hi AC,

 

I think I'll stick with one of the originals... I'm looking for the true vintage experience... like many of you guys enjoy. I'll just stick to a completely benign ink like WM Brown or the like.

 

I'll tell you something else that's blowing my mind... now that I'm using a revised grip that I learned from BoBo, the stick pens don't bother me so much anymore. In fact, for the past couple of days I've been using a pearl Lamy Logo, (that I bought solely because I liked the color and it was a LE - never figuring I'd actually use it, b/c of its size); so the Classic and 180 might be options for me, yet.

 

Be well and thank you for all of you're great advice both here and b/c. I'll keep you posted.

 

 

- Anthony

[Jerome Tarshis]

Perhaps oddly, I don't have any pens lying on my desk. I do have a couple of pens in my shirt pocket. If I were a painter I might think of an array of horizontal pens as if they were blobs of paint on a palette, or it may be that a dentist or a surgeon expects to have horizontal instruments and chooses one after another. Art school and dental school didn't appeal, so here I am with no horizontal array. Of anything. Evidently a distinctive way of life.