Search the Community

Hello, This is my first post in the Pen History forum. I hope it is at the right place. This may not be clear, as it's a meandering post, a post that has been prompted by a conversation I had with obnubilator via PM. He of course agreed that I post it. Since it's a conversation, I will to preserve a conversational tone. *** This conversation started because I was reading one of obnubilator's Classifieds ad, and thought of sending him a note of appreciation: Since the question was quite open-ended, I received a question in return: I then tried to clarify what I meant, at the expense of getting away from the first question, and at the risk of exhibiting more ignorance than might have been required: The idea of an archetype conveys better what I had in mind. As a pen nut, I try to gather pens that can be used as an outline of the history of pens. Since I have not infinite resources, I tend to focus on what's considered the most iconic, although I do have pet pens that do not fit this bill. obnubilator's reply is what prompted me to write this post: So, besides an answer to my naïve question about flex pens, we have a suggestion of an icon of vintage pens. The Waterman Red Ripple #7. This answer led me to search for a video. Here's one: *** The conversation continued, but I'd rather stop here for now. This kind of conversation ought to take place more often, in my opinion. If you like it, I could post some of the follow-up, although it got into a tangent. Finally, at least for now, obnubilator has expressed his intention to start to blog about all this "in a more organized and thorough way", as he says. I wished him good luck and told him I could give him a hand about the information architecture and a minimalist approach to design. Cheers, w