Show Us Your Solid Gold Pens

[Cepasaccus]

Swan from 1931/2 with 18k overlay on an autograph card from the dancer Gret Palucca in the book Der Moderne Tanz (The Modern Dance) from around 1928.

 

Original nib was a rather stiff and well written M or F nib. I exchanged it to a broad flex nib. Now it is ready for everyday use. It is without clip and ring. So it can be only put into pockets like my trousers pockets. Nice with this pen is that it is smooth and nearly without edges, so it feels good for me.

 

Cepasaccus

[Azuniga]

Goldfink set and Salamander 770 (safety)

 

[Cepasaccus]

My new Waterman's Ideal 42 with 14k Italian overlay from Kosca made for Waterman.

[da vinci]

My new Waterman's Ideal 42 with 14k Italian overlay from Kosca made for Waterman.

That is a great looking pen - thanks for the pictures

 

You are developing a fantastic collection of gold pens, it would be great to see a review of the whole collection if you can find the time

[Cepasaccus]

Thanks, Da Vinci. I have at the moment eight vintage pens (pre 1935) with golden overlays. I will show them over the year.

[da vinci]

Thanks, Da Vinci. I have at the moment eight vintage pens (pre 1935) with golden overlays. I will show them over the year.

Thank you Cepasaccus, that will be a real treat

[christof]

not sure if I already have shown these...?

 

 

 

Pelikan 111 and 112 from 1935. Both mint, boxed.

 

C.

[Ceelo]

Some lovely pens in this thread, that MB, P61 and Pelikan above included! Keep them coming.

[Azuniga]

Montblanc 134 and an Italian Ulhmann's Safety

 

[Cepasaccus]

I think I have shown this Waterman's Ideal 52 already somewhere here, but it is missing in this thread. It has an Englisch 18k overlay with hallmarks from 1928/9. The book is Hans Brandenburgs "Der moderne Tanz" from around 1919.

[Frank C]

I'm glad someone resurrected this topic. There are some beautiful gold pens out there.

[Procyon]

All of my solid gold pens happen to be Watermans. Here is a picture of them all together. From Left: 515 Filigree in Trefoil, 552 1/2 Filigree in Basket Weave, 552 1/2 Hand Engraved Vine, 552 1/2 Basket Weave, 552 1/2 Basket Weave, and 94 Half Overlay in 10K. The 5 pens on the left are all 14K gold.

 

http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/uploads/fpngallery/album_116/gallery_6983_116_23190.jpg

[Cepasaccus]

The Trefoil is lovely!

[Procyon]

Thanks, it is a nice pen. So is the HEV, although the picture above doesn't do it justice. Here are a couple more.

 

http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/uploads/fpngallery/album_116/gallery_6983_116_147732.jpg

 

http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/uploads/fpngallery/album_116/gallery_6983_116_301356.jpg

[Cepasaccus]

Thanks! I'd love to find a pen like this sometime.

[Shangas]

My gold (and silver) fountain pens and dip-pens.

Top: Waterman Ideal eyedropper. 18kt gold.

Waterman Ideal lever-filler. Gold cap band and barrel band. Karatage unknown (can't read hallmarks), but I know it's solid gold.

Sterling silver pen and pencil set by S. Mordan & Co. Ca. 1880.

 

Waterman Ideal lever-filler. 9kt gold barrel band.

 

Swan 'frankenpen' lever-filler. 18kt gold barrel band.

 

No-name sterling silver button-filler (U.S. made I think).

 

 

[Cepasaccus]

At least a solid gold cap.

 

Book is from 1939 about manners including how to eat caviar.

 

Cepasaccus

[Cepasaccus]

A (probably) Waterman's Ideal 552 1/2 with 14k trefoil vine filigree overlay on "Nude Beauty" from 1907 which is the year that type of overlay was introduced. The title of the first assay in this book is "Clothing and Morals". The coins are the price of the pen when new: $27.