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Picasso 961 - Georg Simmel - Social Sciences Series


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Review of the Picasso 961 - F. nib.

LENGTH: Capped - 5 1/2" W\EIGHT: 26g SECTION LENGTH: 3/4"

Uncapped - 4 3/4 Cap - 12g

Posted 5 1/4"

This pen is made from an aluminum alloy barrel and cap, and reminds me somewhat of a larger pocket pen. Model - Georg Simmel Door and Bridge - Social Sciences Series. Came in a utilitarian pen case - black with name in silver. The nib is a true fine, with the Picasso logo stamped on the nib. Iridium fine nib 0.5; writes like a true fine nib, and is smooth, with hardly any feedback.. Clip is very unusual, and reminds me of a water pump, which You can move up and down (in some fashion). Came with two international ink converters. I selected the color green (military green), though it comes in four colors - black/gray/champagne/green. I have been enjoying writing with this pen since its arrival, with the nib feeling smoother with each writing project. This pen looks unlike any other pen I own. Picasso has done an excellent job with this design.. It is often said that Chinese pen manufacturers copy designs, but this one is an original. With this pen being the Social SCiences Series, you can see that emphasis in the design. The section is also made out of the aluminum alloy. For those that tend to experience sweating, consider this. Pen feels good in my hand. I have just one more Picasso pen I want to add of my collection! I would score this pen as a 8.8.

 

 

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George Simmel is not exactly a well-known author; what an improbable name for a Chinese pen.

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George Simmel is not exactly a well-known author; what an improbable name for a Chinese pen.

 

Of all the things Helen mentioned about the pen: the dimensions, the photo, her happy Picasso collection, the aluminum alloy - you thought of that? Hmmm...

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It was my own thought, too. But before posting a message that says so, I think I'd want to find out who else's names were used for models in the social science series. In the Occident, at least, there would appear to be a major disconnection between choosing the extremely famous person Picasso as the company's brand name and a far less famous writer about society as the model name. But different countries differ as to what seems important in strange, foreign cultures, so that it might be, if only I knew, that Simmel is more famous among literate Chinese than among literate Europeans.

 

To an educated American it can seem odd that the French have such a high regard for the comedian Jerry Lewis, for example. And I'm sure French people conversely find themselves surprised by which French people seem important to Americans and which do not.

 

I should add, in view of mke's post above, that considering Simmel a relatively obscure figure (compared with Picasso) doesn't mean I myself don't know perfectly well who Simmel was. Unknown he is not; a central figure he is also not.

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