Jump to content

Brian Gray, Edison Pens


Mike S.

Recommended Posts

Attached is a picture of my MB 149, Pencraft Herald (Antique Gold Marble acrylic) and Pelikan M1000. This should give a better idea about the size of the Herald. Sorry about the lousy pix quality, best I could muster with the old digital camera we have. B)

 

 

 

Enjoy,

 

John

 

 

John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 35
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • bgray

    4

  • MidnightBlue

    4

  • cmenice

    3

  • AndyHayes

    3

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

Attached is a picture of my MB 149, Pencraft Herald (Antique Gold Marble acrylic) and Pelikan M1000. This should give a better idea about the size of the Herald. Sorry about the lousy pix quality, best I could muster with the old digital camera we have. B)

 

 

 

Enjoy,

 

John

 

This is perfect. The pic looks fine to me. Thanks very much.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Brian, excellent work. I've seen your web site admiring your commitment to excellency--not just to turn pens. I've been tempted to order a pen, but two things have stopped me:

  • The pen seem a bit long. This is the same complaint I had with early Nakaya pens, but as soon as they made a shorter version, I ordered one.
  • I would really, really like to have the eyedropper option. I write longhand all my drafts, and small converters can become anoying sometimes.
Congratulations, again, and keep up the good work.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am sure that others will agree Brian that the site would benefit from a page of vital statistics for the pens, unless there is one that I am missing!

 

Having seen the size of the Herald I am more determined to have one, but the money, yet to be earned, is ear-marked elsewhere.

Skype: andyhayes

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am sure that others will agree Brian that the site would benefit from a page of vital statistics for the pens, unless there is one that I am missing!

 

Having seen the size of the Herald I am more determined to have one, but the money, yet to be earned, is ear-marked elsewhere.

 

I have the stats for each pen on the bottom of each page.

 

Scroll down on this page and you'll see the stats for this particular pen.

 

http://pencraftonline.com/page.cfm/Herald-...edBlack-Ebonite

 

Thanks.

 

bg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Oops!! My apologies Brian.

 

I was looking at the pages where all of the different versions of each pen are together

Skype: andyhayes

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for the informative review!

 

(I have not posted it because it is plenty long even without posting the cap)

 

I thought a previous review mentioned that one cannot post the cap on this pen? Or perhaps I'm confusing it with a different pen :unsure:

 

-Mike

 

 

That may be -- I'll give it a try in the morning and see.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 year later...

I am the proud owner of a Herald. Don't under any circumstances think that this pen is large. It's just around normal size with sensible weight, a reliable workhorse and has a feel that sais "use me".

Please don't post you Herald.

PS Brians choice to do away with the barrel ring was a good move.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Herald isn't large? Did Brian make it smaller with the new version of the Herald?

 

I've an old-style Herald, and it's definitely large. Huge, even. Bigger than the pens that define large and oversize for me: the MB 149, OS Balance, or Duofold Senior. About as big as some of the Indian ED behemoths that I have.

 

Mind you, the section isn't very wide, which is an unfortunate thing for me. The main reason I personally prefer bigger pens is the wider size section. My Herald has a standard (M400ish) girth section. Don't get me wrong, it's still quite comfortable- but for the section size I'd be willing to have a shorter and skinnier pen. I've actually found myself starting to grip it at the threads or slightly above, skipping the section proper completely. Quite comfy there, the shape of the tail end rests very well in the area between my thumb and index finger.

 

That's my experience with the old style Herald at least, not had the pleasure of trying out one of the newer style.

WTB: Lamy 27 w/ OB/OBB nibs; Pelikan 100 B nib

Link to comment
Share on other sites

My Herald: Length 144mm and at its thickest point say 11mm. My Cross ATX (Yuk) is 2mm shorter and 2mm thinner. So I don't think it's big. Thanks. Its not big, just beautiful

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Though 144 mm is pretty long, I can see where the misunderstanding it. My Herald is 162 mm long and 15 mm at the widest. Which is huge!

 

EDIT: Not sure when my Herald was made, but it has bushing/threads like the one reviewed- the cap has some sort of insert to add cap threads, with a plastic lip forming sort of a cap ring, with the barrel threads being part of a self-contained widget as well. Though, mine has an ebonite section, rather than the black plastic in the one in this thread. Dunno when sizes were switched up, or if yours (MidnightBlue) is a unique Herald. :)

Edited by RevAaron

WTB: Lamy 27 w/ OB/OBB nibs; Pelikan 100 B nib

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yes you're right, mines short and yours is long. We both have Brian to thank for the individuality.

Thanks

Edited by MidnightBlue
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Very nice. Edison pens is on my short list. Thank you for the review!

I'll take an Aurora, please. Aurora black.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

EDIT: Not sure when my Herald was made, but it has bushing/threads like the one reviewed- the cap has some sort of insert to add cap threads, .............

 

Mine is the new one without the barrel ring or plastic insert. I like the change Brian made. You right, maybe he changed the length as well. I think mine is probably the same as all the others in the new batch.

 

At least we've got one!!!!!!!

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33501
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26627
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...