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langere Antique

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Hoo boy, that changes all of the time. However, two of these beauties I'll be using for a while, as they are piston fillers and will not empty out very soon.

 

They are:

 

Pelikan 815 Metal Stripes running Pelikan Königsblau

PENBBS 500 running Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu

Pilot Juliet running Diamine Autumn Oak (this last one I purchased because of Honeybadgers's suggestion - it writes like a dream - thanks!)

 

Erick

Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Pelikan M1000 "F" nib running Birmingham Sugar Kelp

Sailor King of Pens "M" nib running Van Dieman's Heemskerch and Zeehaen

 

 

 

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FosFor: Custom in woodgrain ebonite Ag clip with a Parker Duofold Centennial section/nib #89 c/c.

ROWI: Gold filled OBB nib PIF.......Both are filled with the Blues.....

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Runnin_Ute Museum Piece

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Today has mostly been the Pelikan M200 Gold Marbled (B) inked with Levenger Forest Green.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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Going from the oldest to the most modern, from the top:

- on the Pelikan pen holder, a Pelikan 100N with a stellar CI B-nib (c. 1950), below it on the cloth from the left,
- a Pelikan 400NN (BB) and a 400NN Tortoise (M),
- a Kaweco V12 (superb CI B-nib),
- Parker 51 Aerometric (very nice B stub),
- Lamy 2000 (from late 1960s/early 70s) with an OF nib from a LAMY 99,
- Pelikan M200 Blue Marbled (F, steel) and finally,
- a Woodshed Pen Co. handmade pen with a Jowo 1.1mm italic nib.

Inks in use are Pelikan 4001 BB, Sailor Souboku, Diamine Eau de Nil & Diamine Alexandrite (non-shimmer version).

 

Pens in bold are my EDC set.

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Pelikan: 100N Green/Black Binde w/a sweet oblique broad nib PIF

Parker: Vacumatic pens

Major Azure Blue w/a sweet sexie flexie nib '45

Sr. Maxima Silver Pearl single jewel 2-t nib.w/a expressive nib '42

Filled with the blues............................

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Parker 51 Aerometric, EF nib, with diluted vintage Quink Washable Violet.

Pelikan M600, EF nib, with Edelstein Topaz.

Noodler's, Flex Piston Creaper, flex nib, with diluted Noodler's Heart of Darkness.

Parker Vector, F nib, with Birmingham Pens Persian Copper.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

Ruth (or anyone else who might have a strong opinion): I have now used a few fills of Edelstein Topaz (mostly in that new M600 Violet-White, but also in an M215 with an italic nib), the ink has begun to grow on me. However, I can't seem to decide: is Edelstein Topaz a violet ink with blue tones, or a blue ink with violet tones?

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Parker 75

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1.) Lamy Studio in Olivine with Edelstein Aventurine (just ran out of Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku )

2.) Lamy Studio Terracotta with Diamine Ancient Copper

3.) Pelikan M600 in Green-Black with Fritz Schimpf Sirimiri

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Ruth (or anyone else who might have a strong opinion): I have now used a few fills of Edelstein Topaz (mostly in that new M600 Violet-White, but also in an M215 with an italic nib), the ink has begun to grow on me. However, I can't seem to decide: is Edelstein Topaz a violet ink with blue tones, or a blue ink with violet tones?

 

For me it's bright turquoise blue. Not seeing any violet in it, although when I was using the pen last night I kept looking to see if I was seeing any sheen.... Haven't tried the ink in anything with a broader nib than an M.

It's funny -- I didn't used to like that shade of blue as much, but now I have a lot of inks in that family: Topaz, Diamine Turquoise and Havasu Turquoise, Iroshizuku Konpeki, De Atramentis Sky Blue (both of which are a little more straight blue), and of course my "original" turquoise ink, Noodler's Navajo Turquoise (it's a little greener, but really looks like the gemstone).

I suspect it all traces back to the queen of turquoise inks, vintage Skrip Peacock.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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I cannot get enough of my Namiki #20 (M) with Asa-Gao and my Sailor KoP Ebonite (M) with Tsuki-Yo. But I did refill a Parker Duofold Centennial (M) with Akkerman #22 Hopjesbruin.

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Montblanc 333 1/2 OB nib

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igor61 Near Mint

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Sheaffer Targa Burgundy

Aurora 888 vintage

Sailor Pro gear

Pelikan M1000 black

Delta 366

Faber Castell grip 2011 blue

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Leonardo Officina Italiana:

 

Messenger in Caramel ..production limited in 2020 to xxx/366 in each color Rh trim cartridge converter fill

Currently sportin' a fine nib and filled with Diamine Blue-Black ink..............

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Todays writing practice:)

 

Nice pen, looks to have an expressive nib.

 

Beautiful writing.

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mallymal1 Antique

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Amongst other pens, I've been using a Conway Stewart Churchill lever filler, over the past couple of days. I have a fine nib fitted at the moment, and it's a real pleasure to write with. It's not a flex, but it has some softness, and the feedback is just right, for me.

 

Have it inked with Diamine's Skull and Roses.

 

 

 

 

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Lamy Marron XL xf

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Pelikan: 100N Green/Black Binde w/a sweet oblique broad nib PIF

Parker: Vacumatic pens

Major Azure Blue w/a sweet sexie flexie nib '45

Sr. Maxima Silver Pearl single jewel 2-t nib.w/a expressive nib '42

Filled with the blues............................

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