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Hello,

I introduce myself - married, retired (73 years old) male living in the South West of England.

My main interest as a collector has always been crested china but always having preferred a fountain pen to a ballpoint, I have thrown very few pens away. These pens I have are transforming into a collection. I guess I have (just) over 100 and I'm trying to catalogue them.

Is there a standard format for cataloguing a collection, for example, what items should I record?

Most of my pens are Parker, it just happens that way :mellow: but I am trying to branch out by collecting others.

I do find Ebay to be frustrating, the decent models get too expensive, too quickly so I'm mainly visiting flea markets and car boot sales.

My interest in writing equipment doesn't stop there; I have a couple of dozen ink bottles and about a dozen inkwells.

Additionally (and kept and displayed separately) are my crested china inkwells which, I guess, represents the crossover of my two main hobbies.

Well, that's enough for now - please let me know if I have neighbours on this network and if anyone else collects crested china inkwells?

Cheers,

Argo1946

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Hello,

I introduce myself - married, retired (73 years old) male living in the South West of England.

My main interest as a collector has always been crested china but always having preferred a fountain pen to a ballpoint, I have thrown very few pens away. These pens I have are transforming into a collection. I guess I have (just) over 100 and I'm trying to catalogue them.

Is there a standard format for cataloguing a collection, for example, what items should I record?

Most of my pens are Parker, it just happens that way :mellow: but I am trying to branch out by collecting others.

I do find Ebay to be frustrating, the decent models get too expensive, too quickly so I'm mainly visiting flea markets and car boot sales.

My interest in writing equipment doesn't stop there; I have a couple of dozen ink bottles and about a dozen inkwells.

Additionally (and kept and displayed separately) are my crested china inkwells which, I guess, represents the crossover of my two main hobbies.

Well, that's enough for now - please let me know if I have neighbours on this network and if anyone else collects crested china inkwells?

Cheers,

Argo1946

 

~ argo1946:

 

Welcome to Fountain Pen Network!

Until reading your self-introduction I'd never heard of crested china inkwells.

Your fountain pens sound like a remarkable collection.

This site has such a variety of experienced members that it's possible someone may share your interest in crested china inkwells.

Happy Writing in 2020!

Tom K.

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Hello and welcome to this friendly corner of the universe from a fountain pen user in San Diego. There is such a wealth of information waiting for you to discover on this site. Write On!

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Hello and Welcome from not too far away!

 

Crested China inkwells? Blimey, like Tom, I have never heard of that either!

 

I read only yesterday of an interesting leather works in Devon, Peter Cattermole of Start Bay Notebooks, in case you interest in pens has led you into the dangerous depths of Notebooks!

 

Enjoy your time with us, there are a lot of interesting people on here.

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It is a very limited market but you might find something of interest at the Bristol Pen Show in February.

 

The show opens at 10:00am and closes at 4:00pm, admission at the door is £5.00 for adults,    children under 13 are free entry when accompanied by an adult.

 

DATE: 2nd FEB 2020 Bristol Hilton Hotel, Woodlands Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4JF
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It is a very limited market but you might find something of interest at the Bristol Pen Show in February.

 

The show opens at 10:00am and closes at 4:00pm, admission at the door is £5.00 for adults,    children under 13 are free entry when accompanied by an adult.

 

DATE: 2nd FEB 2020 Bristol Hilton Hotel, Woodlands Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4JF

 

 

Many thanks for the welcome and for this pointer. We'll see where we are in Feb.

Roger

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Hello and welcome to you

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

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Welcome! You will find lots of great information here and many suggestions to expand your collection.

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welcome @argo1946 enjoy from another south west member.

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