‘Rejoice With Me, For I Have Found My Pen Which Was Lost!’

[Moshe ben David]

Actually ..... it wasn't lost. It was misplaced. Which doesn't lessen the frustration (as I know from experience NOT only for fountain pens

 

Welcome to the club of all of us who have been priviledged to confirm the teachings of the late great George Carlin: "Whatever is 'lost' will always be found in the last place you look"

[ethernautrix]

I love it when a lost pen turns out to have been misplaced.

 

To add to Bruce's recommendation about putting contact information in your pen case, you can also write your contact information on a piece of paper and slip it inside the pen's barrel - as long as the pen is c/c.

[GUNGA GALUNGA]

If you throw a party for your prodigal pen can I come?

[Sasha Royale]

Your to kill a "fatted calf". What time is lunch ?

[Runnin_Ute]

Glad it turned up. I wasn't so lucky back in January. A beautiful red marbled Waterman Phileas with fine nib disappeared on me. I had used it during a phone call - my last of the day. When I packed my bag to go home it was gone. No idea what happened to it. I did the price it out on ebay thing since the pen is no longer made. But I have a limit as to what I will pay for a replacement And everything that I have seen has been more than I want to spend for a replacement. It "may" have walked away, or fallen off my desk into my trash can or ????

 

I was truly distressed for several days. I do periodically look to see if I can find another reasonably priced. So many Phileas- especially with a fine nib go for $100 - I price I won't pay for that pen. It was the second pen I ever bought after my Al Star, so it had survived a lot and gave good service for about 15 years.

[sotto2]

Better get a twin of that pen at your first opportunity. Glad you found the original. I have a Montblanc pen I received as a gift +25 years ago and used almost everyday for 22 of those years. It was either in my hand being used, clipped to my shirt, or in a pen cup on a counter at home. I never laid it down, lent it to anyone, or stored it anywhere else.

[nvbrennan]

I have only every lost one fp to my knowledge - the second I bought, a Pel 400nn in green stripe. I put it down at a conference and never found it again. I'm still scarred emotionally from it. So glad to see you were re-united with your VP.

[Francis_Rex]

Thank you all for your kind comments: this is why I like FPN.

 

I am glad I am not alone.To lose a pen is painful.

 

I have lost (as opposed to mislaid) 20+ years ago an MB 32 which my dad bought me and a black Sheaffer Targa which was one of the first pens I bought myself and often wish I could open a drawer and find them tucked away.

 

A very good suggestion about putting contact details in a pen case.

 

I should stow the VP in a case.

 

The matte finish on the VP which is not that old is developing "patination" (scratching) from day to day usage.It is not a robust finish to be candid, but as it is my edc I live with that.

 

F

[martinbir]

The English Duofolds from 50s & 60s are excellent pens but I do worry they could be difficult to replace. I found a decent user grade one going cheap and thought I would get it so I could carry it round and not worry too much if it got lost.

 

After a day of many visits I got home to find it gone! Never mind, I told myself, I only got it to safeguard other more valuable models. But I was distraught! I hunted high and low and could not stop worrying about it.

 

The next day it turned up, undamaged, in the dog's bed. Seldom has there been such rejoicing!

[playtime]

allelujah!

 

Boy do I know the feeling--I am glad it was not lost:)

 

J

[Cordovian]

btw: the image is from FP Geeks:

 

Congrats on being reunited! Oh, and by the way...I have that same wedding band.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Cordovian

[Adrianc]

Still waiting for my lost pen to turn up just 'misplaced'. Although it is just a $10 jinhao 750, it is still painful to lose a fountain pen.

[rudyhou]

i don't and never have felt the way you did when loosing a fountain pen (pilot custom 92). then again, i never owned a pilot vanishing point . maybe i should get one and see what they all talk about.

[scrivelry]

Over the years I have lost a few. At the moment I am agitated about a nice Wearever vintage pen I can't find and fear lost, somewhere, somehow...

 

T

[Biff]

My best pens never leave the house. I only carry TWSBIs with me and I keep only cheap Jinhaos and the like in my desk at work. So if my house were to burn down or be burglarized I'd have a problem. I'm not likely to ever lose one that I would weep over.