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I think it's fair to say that I have a bit of a thing for 45's - think twice about pulling the trigger on the Harlequin or you might get addicted! :)

http://pencollect.co.uk/personal/35.jpg

 

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Nice haul you have there. I've never seen some of those colors; I have black, the Burgundy/red, dark blue with matching cap (does that make it an Arrow model?) and -- most recently -- grey. Nothing remotely exotic, sadly.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

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I think it's fair to say that I have a bit of a thing for 45's - think twice about pulling the trigger on the Harlequin or you might get addicted! :)

http://pencollect.co.uk/personal/35.jpg

 

:puddle:

Nice haul you have there. I've never seen some of those colors; I have black, the Burgundy/red, dark blue with matching cap (does that make it an Arrow model?) and -- most recently -- grey. Nothing remotely exotic, sadly.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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:puddle:

Nice haul you have there. I've never seen some of those colors; I have black, the Burgundy/red, dark blue with matching cap (does that make it an Arrow model?) and -- most recently -- grey. Nothing remotely exotic, sadly.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

There are still a few missing that I know of … so the obsession will continue for now!

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When you look at the style, it conveys the beautiful and upbeat sense of its time. Maybe it speaks so to me because I was there.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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I think it's fair to say that I have a bit of a thing for 45's - think twice about pulling the trigger on the Harlequin or you might get addicted! :)

http://pencollect.co.uk/personal/35.jpg

I actually gasped out loud! Lovely way of sharing your collection.

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I may not have as many as you, but I have a flighter from Argentina :P

 

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...made in Argentina a short while ago. How short? :)

 

How about 'A short while ago I missed out on a Argentina made matt black one'.

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...made in Argentina a short while ago. How short? :)

 

How about 'A short while ago I missed out on a Argentina made matt black one'.

:lol: cheeky devil :D

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Oh dear - I stand corrected … :(

 

Serious 45 porn time … 18ct "Tiffany" pen from France

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Oh, that is the one 45 I would like to snach one day off your hands.

 

Gorgeous.

Khan M. Ilyas

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Haha too late! I thought a mint circlet harlequin for £37 was too good an opportunity to miss...

 

 

 

Great price for a circlet harlequin. :thumbup:

 

Congrats on your P45's and welcome to FPN.

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Great price for a circlet harlequin. :thumbup:

 

Congrats on your P45's and welcome to FPN.

 

Thanks Malcolm! Im looking forward to trying the harlequin.

 

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Well, I like your handwriting. It's very clear. And thanks to you, I'm thinking of a 45 in a color I would've never considered.

 

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Well, I like your handwriting. It's very clear. And thanks to you, I'm thinking of a 45 in a color I would've never considered.

 

Alex

Thanks Alex!

 

I’m really glad I went for the olive colour.

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It's your own writing style, legible and attractive.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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Big up the olive 45 massive. My first 45 too, pride of my wee collection. I say first - I look at others on auction, but in my eyes they can't compare. Spikey Mike's collection has changed that attitude, I think. (You big tease)

 

When you look at the style, it conveys the beautiful and upbeat sense of its time. Maybe it speaks so to me because I was there.

I wasn't, but I get what you mean. Something abut the lines of the 45 that seems very elegant and pleasing to me.

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I love the 45's and think they make a great collectors pen with so many different varities to look for ... original silver tops, all plastic "Arrows", gold top deluxes, then the choice of original stainless or gold plated trim … At one of each with just the normal colours and models that has to be around 100 different pens before you even get into the Flighters, Lady Pens, Coronets, TX's and Harlequins. Not too expensive (until you get into the super rarities!) and easy to fix as well as being one of the iconic pens of the time.

 

And also the fact that a 45 Flighter was my first ever pen may have something to do with it.

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