Lambrou Pens Zj2 Prototype Pens Photo Thread

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I had the opportunity to photograph this pen for the Lambrou Pens Museum Collection. This pen is being added to the Lambrou Pens website this weekend.

 

This is a Lambrou Pens ZJ2 Prototype fountain pen with CP3 Iliad Diamond Spirale Guilloche engraving from 2009. This 5.8 inch long unique prototype is a cartridge/converter fountain pen based on the large size Lambrou Pens model Mythos^R 878. The Diamond Spirale design evokes strength, assertiveness and purity, the virtues of Achilles, the supreme Greek hero. It is engraved by the Murelli Company, on brass, using a special engraving machine. First, the engraver cuts the pen body at 45 degrees to the right, then to the left. Where the cuts meet, they form perfect diamonds. The brass pen was thick silver plated, a minimum of 5 microns. Note that the engraving extends past the clip and also to the straight end of the barrel. The clip is hand crafted in sterling silver by Paul Rossi. It comes with a G-370 18-karat gold nib unit with ebonite feed by Peter Bock of Germany. The nib is rhodium plated to compliment the sterling clip and trim.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/ZJ2SilverPrototype_1280_04a.jpg

 

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[PenHero]

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Another shot of this pen.

This is a Lambrou Pens ZJ2 Prototype fountain pen with CP3 Iliad Diamond Spirale Guilloche engraving from 2009. This 5.8 inch long unique prototype is a cartridge/converter fountain pen based on the large size Lambrou Pens model MythosR 878. The Diamond Spirale design evokes strength, assertiveness and purity, the virtues of Achilles, the supreme Greek hero. It is engraved by the Murelli Company, on brass, using a special engraving machine. First, the engraver cuts the pen body at 45 degrees to the right, then to the left. Where the cuts meet, they form perfect diamonds. The brass pen was thick silver plated, a minimum of 5 microns. Note that the engraving extends past the clip and also to the straight end of the barrel. The clip is hand crafted in sterling silver by Paul Rossi. It comes with a G-370 18-karat gold nib unit with ebonite feed by Peter Bock of Germany. The nib is rhodium plated to compliment the sterling clip and trim.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/LambrouPensZJ2SilverPrototype_2048_06.jpg

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[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

Another shot of a ZJ2 Prototype pen from 2010.

This is a Lambrou Pens ZJ2 Parisienne Vannerie Prototype fountain pen with deep guilloche engraving from 2010. This 5.8 inch long unique prototype is a cartridge/converter fountain pen based on the large size Lambrou Pens model MythosR 878. The deep guilloche engraving on this ZJ2 prototype is the same Vannerie, or French Basketweave, design used on the Classic Pens CP8 Murelli pens. It is a deeply cut repeating pattern that reminds of the ribbon-like cross patterns seen in handmade baskets. It is engraved by the Murelli Company in France. Each pen was the work of three master craftsmen. Jean Pierre Mezan made the cap, barrel and section of the pens in France, Marc Murelli hand engraved each cap, barrel and section piece, using a 1927 vintage hand engraver from the Murelli museum, in France, and Paul Rossi handcrafted each of the clips in the USA. The ZJ1 Mozaique was unusual in that each major element of the pen was engraved, including the two cap pieces, the two barrel pieces and the section. Completing the pen is was an oversize 18 karat gold nib with an ebonite feed offered in custom sizes including extra fine, fine, medium, broad, oblique and italic. Note that the engraving extends past the clip and also to the straight end of the barrel.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/LambrouPensZJ2SilverPrototype_2048_07.jpg

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