Which Pens Did You Buy/win/receive/... In 2017 - Show Us

[fphilipp]

This year I bought a record of 6 fountain pens. It started somewhere in February when I picked up my first Franklin Christophe pen, the Model 20 (Marietta) in tiger red with a SIG medium nib. Loved it right away, even though I still think it's too expensive (definitely after having to pay import taxes: cost me over 200€ for what is after all a plastic cartridge/converter pen with a steel nib). My second pen was a Pelikan M600: this is probably one of the pens that I kept postponing to buy, thinking: can I ever want another pen after this one? This cost me about the same as the FC. I's gorgeous and a classic: I love it. A couple of months later I saw the utter foolishness of my thoughts about the M600 when I bought a Lamy Safari Petrol. I like it but the nib section is not really for me. In June I added two more FC's to my collection: a Model 40 Panther (SIG bold nib) and a Model 25 (Eclipse), two pens that I had been staring at for as long as I can remember. Love them both. The year ended with a Namisu Ebonite Horizon (medium nib). Getting used to it. I have promised myself to not buy another pen in 2018. We'll see: the spirit is willing... So, what did you buy/win/get as present/... in 2017.

[senzen]

One Pilot Metropolitan to finally replace a stubborn Platinum Cool, one Pelikan m205 in clear blue which still hasn't arrived. There's been more movement on the ink front: Souten, Ina Ho, Ancient Copper (gave away).

 

 

[ThomasB]

Slowed down a bit this year--only four added to the collection: An Azure Blue Striped Parker Maxima with a Jeweler's Band, Renaissance Brown Pelikan 800, Maroon Aurora Talentum, and a Brown Striped Pelikan 250

 

[Stu L]

 

 

From left to right:

Parker Duofold

Stephens leverfil 270

Kaigelu 316

Hero 1202

Jinhao 992 x2

 

The Stephens is the most important by far - belonged to my great grandfather. The nib is a beautifully soft italic that's oh so flexible.

Edited December 24, 2017 by Stu L

[JaysonHarrington]

A Pilot Metro w/ fine nib, Four pack of Jinaho x250's, and on its way an FPR Himalaya with a free Muft Demo eyedropper pen...

[Baalberithim]

I thought I'd been well behaved and hadn't purchased that many pens this year, and then I started thinking back over the year. From top to bottom:

 

• Twsbi Vac mini medium
• Pelikan M400 white tortoise shell broad (bought from our own pix)
• Nakaya Long Writer in Kuro-tamenuri with a soft medium nib
• Platinum 3776 Shungyo fine
• Pilot Falcon soft medium

 

For 2018, I'm looking to scale back and put a hard annual limit of $1200 on my pen purchases, probably to be used on 2-3 pens I've been watching for a while. Specifically thinking about a Sailor Kabazaiku Cherry Bark or Koshu Inden Sakura, a vintage Montblanc 146 or perhaps my first custom from Edison.

 

Also contemplating selling off some pens in my collection that don't see much use, but I haven't quite hit that point yet.

[praxim]

Lots.

 

At least one each of Ancora, Aurora, Onoto, Pelikan, Santini, S T Dupont, and Waterman.

 

55% vintage, 20% contemporary (the last 30 years), and 25% new.

 

Collection doubled.

 

It's the 25th here, so no time for photos.

[Runnin_Ute]

Looks like a total of five pens. In order:

 

Parker 45 (burgundy) 14k Accountant nib to start the year

Esterbrook transitional J (blue) 1555 Gregg nib

Esterbrook J (copper) 2556 nib - had to replace as it fell apart.

Then a 52-59 Pelikan 140 with fine nib from Rick Propas in August

Pelikan M200 Brown Marbled - medium for Christmas.

 

Inks....

Lamy Pacific

Lamy Petrol

Diamine Ancient Copper

KWZI 150 Confederation Brown

vintage Sheaffer Skrip Emerald Green

Diamine Merlot

Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot

 

plus a bunch of samples.

 

No definite plans for 2018 at present.

Edited December 24, 2017 by Runnin_Ute

[Fuzzy_Bear]

Bought

M100 Stormtrooper - F nib

M150 W. Germany - 1.0 nib

 

Gifted

M600 Green - M nib

[inkstainedruth]

Sadly, no pix at the moment -- most of my pens are at home.

I thought I was going to cut down on acquisitions this year. Of course I said that last year too....

The super big purchases of the year were a couple of M405s (which prompted a phone call from PayPal, going "There's a very large charge on your account going to Europe...." "Why, yes, yes there is. Thank you for calling...." The Striated Blue has an EF nib, and the Anthracite Stresemann has a B nib.

Other purchases included some things I have been wanting:

a Parker 51 Aerometric in Midnight Blue, M-ish nib (who knew that it would harder to get that color than Plum );

an Azure Blue Pearl 2nd Generation Vacumatic (before this spring I didn't know that Parker made any Speedline fillers in this color) -- I THINK it's a Senior Debutante;

a few more Esterbrook 9xxx nibs crossed off the want list -- 9556 and 9314-F (on pens), 9048 and 9314-B (just the nib units);

a TWSBI 580-al with the pink trim.

 

Other somewhat fun stuff:

a blue Esterbrook J with a 2048 nib;

a Sheaffer Fineline with an F or EF nib;

a NOS Parker Vector (US-made and still in the blister pack) that's sort of multicolored (think "Mondrian painting") with an F nib;

another Parker 51, this one Navy Gray (UK made) with an OB nib;

a Cross Verve (apparently the color is called "Golden Shimmer") with a B nib -- this one was practically a steal at $1 US at a thrift store, and then someone in my pen club gifted me with a converter for it ;

a striped Duofold (Red or Dusty Rose), with a Sheaffer #3 nib (I think it's an F or EF);

a very pretty Parker Parkette, now sporting a music nib harvested from a no-name lever filler;

a Parker 61 (red) with an F/M or M nib;

a cute little pen which I think is a Welsharp;

a Noodler's Charlie (this one a freebie with a bottle of Noodler's Brexit;

and a curious little enameled pen which has a Pilot nib and filler, but which Pilot says was made in Korea.

 

Freebies (besides the Cross converter and the Charlie):

three Osmiroid nibs (included by the seller of one of the Estie nib units) -- Rolatip Fine Hard, Italic Medium Straight, and a B3.

And of course the Inoxcrom Tintin pen, in the PiF contest earlier this year, which got re-gifted to my friend who is a huge fan of the Tintin comics.

 

I have a Grey Pilot Decimo on order, but I suspect it won't get here before the end of the year (it's coming from Japan).

 

Of the pens with me over the holidays, I have the Azure Blue Speedline filler, the multicolor Vector and the red 61 (the Stresemann and the "not a Pilot" Pilot just got taken out of rotation and flushed out yesterday (along with some non-2017 acquisitions) in order to let some other pens come out and play, and to try out some inks I haven't tested yet.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[fphilipp]

Inks:

Diamine Majestic Blue cartridges

Diamine Team cartridges

Diamine Green/Black (80ml)

Diamine Imperial Blue (80 ml)

Diamine Sargasso Sea (80 ml)

Diamine Prussian Blue (30ml)

Diamine Classic Green (30ml)

Lamy Petrol (cartridges + 50 ml)

[ItsMeDave]

It's been a good (bad?, stupid?) year for pen acquisitions.

 

The only mistake was the Burgogne with a fine nib, I should have went with medium or broad.

If I could only keep one of these pens it would be the Pelikan M805 Demonstrator with the stub off of the Vibrant Blue. This nib has been in constant rotation since I got it, either on the VB or the Demonstrator.

 

I picked up twelve new inks this year, including my firsts from GvFC, Aurora, Monteverde, Kyo No Oto (and Kyo Iro) and Diamine.

 

 

[Almu]

In 2016 I only bought two bottles of ink, Herbin Emerald of Chivor and Diamine Pumpkin. This year was a bit different...

 

Everything pen related I bought in 2017 is in this photo. Except one bottle of Sailor Souten, some dip nibs and Chinese pens... And paper!

 

 

Pens: Rotring 600 0.5 mechanical pencils, Platinum #3776's fine & medium, Lamy 2000 medium, TWSBI Ecos extra fine & 1.1.

 

 

 

 

 

I highly doubt I will buy much in 2018...

Edited December 26, 2017 by Almu

[sharonspens]

Hm. I'm having to think this through, and I needed to wait until birthday and Christmas presents were opened (someone usually gets me a pen for one or the other occasion!).

 

This is what I can remember that I either bought for myself or was gifted this year:

 

Vintage Waterman pencil

1930s lever fillers (two of them)

Mazzouli Moka FP

No name kit FP pen in bamboo

No name kit FP pen in ebony

Murano glass dip pen (with stand, and matching wax seal) from Italy

Cadman FP in dyed maple

Retro 51 "Donut Dollie" RB

Seltzer "seven year" pen

 

Platinum Class Citrus Black ink

Faber Castell Burnt Orange and Garnet Red cartridges

Kobe Maya Lapis ink

two sets of ink samples from InkJournal

 

Sharon in Indiana