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This brand new Senator President joined the flock today, some pictures:

 

Huge packing:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4239.jpg

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4240.jpg

 

The senator ink bottle and the pen:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4241.jpg

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4242.jpg

 

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4244.jpg

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4245.jpg

 

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I love the shape of the section:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4251.jpg

 

In comparison to the 149:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4252.jpg

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4254.jpg

 

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http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Senator%20PRESIDENT/IMG_4256.jpg

 

Enjoy!

Hari

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donwinn Antique

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So Hari,

 

Where did you get this pen, and how much did it cost? :puddle: It is not very nice to provoke fellow pen lovers to covet, salivate over, and plot to obtain an example, without even a hint of where you got it. :embarrassed_smile:

 

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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

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Looks great. Where can I buy one?

 

 

So Hari,

 

Where did you get this pen, and how much did it cost? :puddle: It is not very nice to provoke fellow pen lovers to covet, salivate over, and plot to obtain an example, without even a hint of where you got it. :embarrassed_smile:

 

Donnie

 

Beautiful pen, isn't it? well, I bought it from a dealer here in Mumbai and had to buy a minimum order quantity, they simply refused to sell me just one. It cost me the equal of USD145. BTW there is just one used example listed on ebay right now by a German seller.

 

The best part of this pen is its longer flared section and the superb Ebonite feeder.

 

Best,

Hari

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They are available hereMy link for about $62.00 + shipping. You have to order a minimum of 13. These are offered as promotional item suitable for engraving. I suppose that if 13 or so forum users wanted to pool together and.....

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww296/messiah_FPN/Badges/SnailBadge.png

 

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They are available hereMy link for about $62.00 + shipping. You have to order a minimum of 13. These are offered as promotional item suitable for engraving. I suppose that if 13 or so forum users wanted to pool together and.....

 

The link goes to XE.com currency conversion. I do not think they sell pens. . . .

 

Donnie

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
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Oops. My Bad. the site lists the prices in Euros and I was using the currency converter to read the prices in $. Just google Senator President fountain pens and you will have no trouble finding many sites that carry the pen.

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww296/messiah_FPN/Badges/SnailBadge.png

 

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Oops. My Bad. the site lists the prices in Euros and I was using the currency converter to read the prices in $. Just google Senator President fountain pens and you will have no trouble finding many sites that carry the pen.

 

I actually did that prior to asking Hari where to get one. I got lots of sites with no price listed, or any way I could figure how to order. Perhaps my google doesn't work as well as yours.

 

Donnie

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

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Oops. My Bad. the site lists the prices in Euros and I was using the currency converter to read the prices in $. Just google Senator President fountain pens and you will have no trouble finding many sites that carry the pen.

 

I actually did that prior to asking Hari where to get one. I got lots of sites with no price listed, or any way I could figure how to order. Perhaps my google doesn't work as well as yours.

 

Donnie

 

Donnie, probably dflorida is referring to this page: link yes the prices are attractive, but the MOQ is too high, I had to satisfy a MOQ of three nos so maybe thats why I got it at the price stated, well it was a local dealer, no shipping delays and I always support the local chaps.

 

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Senator makes very good pens (I´ve got a cheaper model, a Windsor, with italic nib), but they do need help with their English translations - a "pretentious" writing instrument?? :P

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but they do need help with their English translations - a "pretentious" writing instrument?? :P

 

:roflmho:

Oh, man...I'd love one of those!

 

Yeah, Senator should make these pens more widely available, I lost a few ebay auctions before I sought out the local dealer for these.

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Oops. My Bad. the site lists the prices in Euros and I was using the currency converter to read the prices in $. Just google Senator President fountain pens and you will have no trouble finding many sites that carry the pen.

 

I actually did that prior to asking Hari where to get one. I got lots of sites with no price listed, or any way I could figure how to order. Perhaps my google doesn't work as well as yours.

 

Donnie

 

Donnie, probably dflorida is referring to this page: link yes the prices are attractive, but the MOQ is too high, I had to satisfy a MOQ of three nos so maybe thats why I got it at the price stated, well it was a local dealer, no shipping delays and I always support the local chaps.

 

Best,

Hari

 

Hari,

 

Thank you. Sadly, the only "local" dealer here is Paradise Pens. Houston is the nearest "real" pen shop, and that is a five and a half hour drive (Texas is large).

 

Donnie

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
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IPG nib :bawl: Other than that, :puddle:

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IPG nib :bawl: Other than that, :puddle:

 

The steel nib might be a turn off, but the nib itself is quite nice. It is not a nail, it has a very slight amount of "give" which makes the nib quite nice. I myself prefer the softness that a gold nib typically provides. BTW three 14CT nibbed Presidents have been listed on ebay yesterday at asking costs higher than a 149 :rolleyes: Link NAYY, just for information. The 14K nib is beautiful.

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Beautiful pen, isn't it? well, I bought it from a dealer here in Mumbai and had to buy a minimum order quantity, they simply refused to sell me just one. It cost me the equal of USD145. BTW there is just one used example listed on ebay right now by a German seller.

 

The best part of this pen is its longer flared section and the superb Ebonite feeder.

 

Best,

Hari

 

Hari, How many did you buy? BTW it IS a lovely pen! Wonderful photography. Enjoy!

Abhik.

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Oops. My Bad. the site lists the prices in Euros and I was using the currency converter to read the prices in $. Just google Senator President fountain pens and you will have no trouble finding many sites that carry the pen.

 

I actually did that prior to asking Hari where to get one. I got lots of sites with no price listed, or any way I could figure how to order. Perhaps my google doesn't work as well as yours.

 

Donnie

 

Donnie, probably dflorida is referring to this page: link yes the prices are attractive, but the MOQ is too high, I had to satisfy a MOQ of three nos so maybe thats why I got it at the price stated, well it was a local dealer, no shipping delays and I always support the local chaps.

 

Best,

Hari

 

If I read that link correctly, they will sell a minimum of 13 pens for a cost of about £42.00 each. I wonder if an enterprising person/dealer could bring togeather 13 FPN members to agree to buy the pens in advance?

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Hari, How many did you buy? BTW it IS a lovely pen! Wonderful photography. Enjoy!

Abhik.

 

Thanks Abhik. I had to buy three pens.

 

 

If I read that link correctly, they will sell a minimum of 13 pens for a cost of about £42.00 each. I wonder if an enterprising person/dealer could bring togeather 13 FPN members to agree to buy the pens in advance?

 

It will be worthwhile to explore the MOQ and costing for their 14k/18K nibbed variants. With free personalisation, this could be even the FPN LE pen, of course, with the permission of the owners of FPN.

 

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Hari

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These are piston fill, correct? :thumbup:

 

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