A Ridiculously Large Pen

[WJM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wCqImUjVpM

 

Here's a fun video on an absrudly large fountain pen - ca. 230 mm long capped.

 

The video is, unfortunately, in Polish and without subtitles. The title is "The best fountain pen in the world?" - which is a joke for April 1st, as the pen turns out to be a huge piece of (bleep).

 

Anyone ever seen one of these?

 

Apparently it's a no-name model.

 

 

[ethernautrix]

Haaa! That's Pan Andrzej, one of Pen Show Poland's organizers.

 

Yes, in the description, he writes, "please don't take this seriously."

 

I'd missed this on April 1. Thanks for sharing it (Dzięki za udostępnienie)!

 

 

BTW, that barrel's big enough to carry, um, other things. Maybe a Kaweco Liliput!

[ardene]

Wow, what an ink- burping monstrosity!

[Bibliophage]

I have an ED bigger than that - unfortunately, the nib is bent, and I haven't had a small enough anvil to work on it.

[oldrifleman]

Here is my entry to the "What were they thinking" file. This one was made by Manu Propria a Swiss company. I understand it was a one of kind test bed for a new Urushi color. I have shown it next to a MontBlanc 149 for size comparison. I have never actually tried writing with this beast, it is equipped with an International Converter.

Edited October 11, 2019 by oldrifleman

[SoulSamurai]

Have you ever seen a basketball player's hands? They need pens too! How else are they going to sign those endorsement contracts?

[A Smug Dill]

I have never actually tried writing with this beast, it is equipped with an International Converter.

 

I am delighted that the maker did not attempt to 'exploit' the larger internal volume inside the barrel to offer ink capacity beyond that of a 'standard' converter which is what every c/c-pen user could reasonably expect. Large pens may have all sorts of unconscious associations and image connotations, but having large ink reservoirs is not logically one of them.

[shalitha33]

that pen may not actually be fake

 

vs a waterman 515 with a W5 nib

 

 

Disclaimer : i don't have the full pen. only have the outer shell. cap does have the inner cap etc and the barrel has a huge number of threads. Trying my best to contact the person who had this before me to see if he has the section .

Edited October 12, 2019 by shalitha33

[WJM]

Looks like the same model, whatever it is.

[shalitha33]

if it was possible to make one of these pens an eyedropper then the barrel should hold closer to 25ml. Sadly the barrel is not watertight .

Edited October 16, 2019 by shalitha33

[ardene]

if it was possible to make one of these pens an eyedropper then the barrel should hold closer to 30ml. Sadly the barrel is not watertight .

Maybe. But then the nib would probably blob out 35 ml per writing session.

[Lloyd]

Here is my entry to the "What were they thinking" file. This one was made by Manu Propria a Swiss company. I understand it was a one of kind test bed for a new Urushi color. I have shown it next to a MontBlanc 149 for size comparison. I have never actually tried writing with this beast, it is equipped with an International Converter.

 

I see there's no pocket clip. Did it come with a scabbard?