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Is this still a thing? Is it exclusively a north american membership?

 

I sent an email to David Isaacson at the start of the year enquiring about membership, but heard nothing back.

 

I'm not on Facebook, nor do I have any desire to join that platform, so that in itself may be disqualifying... :P

Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.

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Is this still a thing? Is it exclusively a north american membership?

 

I sent an email to David Isaacson at the start of the year enquiring about membership, but heard nothing back.

 

I'm not on Facebook, nor do I have any desire to join that platform, so that in itself may be disqualifying... :P

Try emailing Paul Erano (plerano(at)aol.com). I trust you know what to do with the (at). Paul is the Grand Poobah of the group. They usually have a meeting at the D.C. pen show every year.

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I second emailing Paul Erano. He answered my email about joining (last year) while at a pen show in Miami.

 

You basically buy the membership pin, and you’re in.

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Hanoi Rare

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It's just a bunch of people hanging out, some of them smoking big cigars, and chatting about whatever, while they have a black pen in some pocket. :)

do they speak Italian and eat Chinese food?

 

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bad english and whisky. at least the one time I was able to join in. :)

Good English and bad whisky would have been much worse. What do you think? :)

 

Alfredo

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Paul got back to me promptly and, it seems, the wheels are in motion. :)

Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.

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Black Pen Society. Out of 275 pens, I only own 18 black pens :wacko: This post forced

me to stop and do a count. I wonder why I do not own more black fountain pens? Well,

no room at the table for me. ;)

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I have more black pens, proportionally, than any other color. But I refuse to join the Black Pen Society on general principle: the only reason I have so many Is because the bulk of my pens are black is because they're vintage, and that's what I found in the wild most of the time. I don't buy black pens by choice.

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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So, I went in a completely different thought direction. This is about black pens....LOL!!

 

I have a black Esterbrook pen and pencil set and a Eberhard Faber. I find I visually prefer a contrasting metal and plastic combination.

"Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s),"

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Black pens are great - I enjoy their simplicity and minimalism which accentuates the shape and I enjoy writing with a bright ink which wonderfully contrasts the black. There's something about a black pen with silver fittings (not gold) that really ticks my box, and the Conid Kingsize in ebonite does it for me.

 

 

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Pens: Conid Kingsize ebonite (x2)
Inks:   KWZ Dark Brown / KWZ IG Orange / Diamine Chocolate / Diamine Burnt Sienna / Diamine Ochre / Monteverde Scotch Brown

      

 

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I too prefer my black pens with silver fittings, But often gold is how they come. Still nice with gold, but Silver/rhodium would be my preference given the choice

 

very nice pens BTW.

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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Black actually has numerous tones and textures. I think you can own a collection of like 20 black pens and all of them will not be identical in the barrel section.

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True. On Wednesday evening, Steel City Nibs had a Zoom get together, and one guy had recently bought 3 black pens -- two of which were the same brand and model (I want to say Omas, but don't remember for sure). One was a matte finish and the other had a textured finish.

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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I have more black pens, proportionally, than any other color. But I refuse to join the Black Pen Society on general principle: the only reason I have so many Is because the bulk of my pens are black is because they're vintage, and that's what I found in the wild most of the time. I don't buy black pens by choice.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Most of my pens are black by choice and have been since childhood. The BPS should join me. :)

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The Black Pen Society is not against buying colorful pens according to a post I saw on Facebook (not a member, but they don’t stop non-members from looking).

 

My collection has a rainbow of colors, including under 20 black pens.

 

I joined last year via email. I suppose I’m now a lapsed member. Cute member pins though.

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They recently did an exclusive run with Karas Kustoms, so I am sure they are alive and kicking! :-)

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