If You Could Carry Only One Fountain Pen In Noah's Ark With You, Which One Would It Be And Why ?

[vrr]

Incase the world is coming to an end and you are allowed to salvage one single fountain pen and keep if with you, which one would it be and why ???

[BaronWulfraed]

If given time to think about this... Probably a plain dip pen, an oriental ink stone, and a supply of dried ink sticks...

 

After all, a fountain pen is only useful if one can find ink for it -- and a solution of lamp black is probably much easier to obtain than aniline dyes (and even other colored pigments are just that -- particulates that don't go through fountain pens well).

 

I suppose I could replace the dip pen with a drafting (tubular stylus) pen, since they also work with pigmented or non-water soluble inks.

[carlos.q]

If I remember correctly Noah had to bring along two of each species....

[Honeybadgers]

Baron wulfraed really thought that one through!

 

I'd probably stick with the Waterman Phileas that I gave to my mom, along with one of the one gallon bottles of noodlers black swan in aussie roses

 

Or, nostalgia notwithstanding, my visconti homo sapiens bronze age.

[TheDutchGuy]

Apocalyptic circumstances dictate that function supersedes form. So I would not bring my favourite pen (with deepest apologies to my Sailors, Visconti and others). Instead I'd bring the pen that will survive come-what-may and still writes nicely. That would be the Kaweco Supra Brass. My trusty pocket pen, a stonewashed blue AL Sport, is also a contender, but the large, flexible Supra nib is a better writer.

 

If you were to ask me to name my absolute favourite pen, then I'm not sure that I can pick one. I love them all, for different reasons.

 

If you were to ask me for the best writing pen (which is not necessarily my absolute favourite pen), then it would be my Sailor Pro Gear Slim H-M.

[Tas]

If I remember correctly Noah had to bring along two of each species....

 

[praxim]

If I remember correctly Noah had to bring along two of each species....

 

Seven of the good ones (Genesis 7). I might also sneak in a couple of extra octopodes for ink supplies.

[SoulSamurai]

I'm assuming that you'll end up using the juice from berries or something for ink? Anyway, I guess the simpler the better in this situation as you wouldn't want to have to try to fix something complicated if it breaks. So I'm thinking: a simple eyedropper with an ebonite feed (can be adjusted if needed) and stiff nib (less likely to be damaged). I don't know what the best material for the body is; what's robust, chemically inert, and will last forever? As I understand it metals don't like ink so much and resins don't like being exposed to UV light for too long. Perhaps ebonite with a metal sleeve to protect it from sunlight?

[ISW_Kaputnik]

If the world is coming to an end, would this be a Space Ark? Like the cartoon concept which Charles Addams originated, Gary Larson copied, and which later showed up in episodes of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Simpsons.

 

If it were a Space Ark, then sorry folks, but I guess I'd make sure that I had a Space Pen, with a couple of refills. At least until the gravity of the situation increased. And even if it were a sea going ship, something like that might be practical.

 

But when we arrived and started building a new society, I suppose I would like to have a Pilot Custom Heritage 92 and a bottle of Namiki blue with me.

Edited September 20, 2018 by ISW_Kaputnik

[mongrelnomad]

Probably a Fisher Space Pen cos it can write under water.

[wallylynn]

 

I'm assuming that you'll end up using the juice from berries or something for ink? Anyway, I guess the simpler the better in this situation as you wouldn't want to have to try to fix something complicated if it breaks. So I'm thinking: a simple eyedropper with an ebonite feed (can be adjusted if needed) and stiff nib (less likely to be damaged). I don't know what the best material for the body is; what's robust, chemically inert, and will last forever? As I understand it metals don't like ink so much and resins don't like being exposed to UV light for too long. Perhaps ebonite with a metal sleeve to protect it from sunlight?

 

 

Sounds like the Noodler's safety pen i bought this year.

 

I'm also sure the ark also has lots of birds to supply quills.

[MG66]

Pilot Custom 823 in medium. Easy choice.

[th3]

I am troubled by the thought of what would I write on? Would paper survive and still be in a usable form? I would probably take a notebook and my choice for a writing instrument would to keep it simple and basic. I would go with a pencil or perhaps a Bic crystal stick pen. Otherwise I would like the idea of a dip pen and make my own ink for after the flood is over. In a world civilization that has lasted for thousands of years fountain pens are a recent invention (150 years or so).

Edited September 20, 2018 by th3

[Larry Barrieau]

"I'm also sure the ark also has lots of birds to supply quills."

 

Yes, those Emu's from Australia would provide nice broad nibs. Oh, wait. They don't fly. And they aren't much known for swimming more than a few hundred yards. And Australia's an island.

[pajaro]

Parker 51. It will continue to work when other pens' converters, etc., have failed.

[Astronymus]

I'd throw Noah and his family over board to get more room for pens. Also I don't want worshippers of deities in my new world.

[SoulSamurai]

   

 

Sounds like the Noodler's safety pen i bought this year.

 

I'm also sure the ark also has lots of birds to supply quills.

 

I dunno, a safety pen is more complicated than an eyedropper isn't it? I was thinking of something like an FPR Himalaya maybe.

[putteringpenman]

I'd bring two Pelikans so they would breed and add to the flock!

 

But seriously, I prefer my Pilot Custom 823 with a medium nib.

[Bo Bo Olson]

400nn, carries more ink in than any other Pelikan, has a semi-flex or maxi-semi-flex nib....mine is a maxi-OF. Of course I get other vintage 400 nibs...in the ink and paper waterproof container....

Came in 4th in my best balance trials back when I was a 20 pen 'noobie'.

 

Or I could sell my light and nimble P-75 for silver .Then #3 for balance, just in case there is a surcharge for hot food service. Triple option: squeeze gadget, cartridge and converter. Same ink assortment and paper assortment aluminum case.

 

A14K Fountain pen & MP set.... At least the MP....I might want to upgrade my seat....especially after 40 days.

Edited September 20, 2018 by Bo Bo Olson

[WLSpec]

Pelikan 400 with M Nib

Large ink capacity, great writer, high quality pen overall.