Jump to content

One Evening In Hyderabad, 2008


hari317

Recommended Posts

I was looking for some pictures in my album and came across these pictures taken one evening in April 2008 when I was visiting Hyderabad.

 

The RP road, Secunderabad branch of Deccan pen stores:

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0915.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0916.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0917.jpg

 

The gold nibbed Indian beauties. Rare as hen's teeth now.

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0918.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0919.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0920.jpg

 

The Abids branch of Deccan pen stores:

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0921.jpg

 

One of the older employees, I have not seen this gentle man for the last 2-3 years.

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0922.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0923.jpg

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0924.jpg

 

The Ebonite counter:

 

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/hari3171/deccan%20visit%202008/IMG_0926.jpg

 

Cheers!

Hari

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 7
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • hari317

    3

  • enricof

    1

  • shuuemura

    1

  • kid31

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Interesting place, hope it is still running.

Ciao - Enrico

Diplomat #1961

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo288/enricofacchin/poker-3.jpg

Daddy, please no more pens - we need food, clothes, books, DENTISTRY...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How do the Indian pens with gold nibs write? Are they tuned better than their steel-nibbed brethren? Are the nibs hallmarked as well?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Interesting place, hope it is still running.

Enrico, yes the places are still running and quite well I must add.

 

How do the Indian pens with gold nibs write? Are they tuned better than their steel-nibbed brethren? Are the nibs hallmarked as well?

yes.

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The pen in the 4th picture from the top, second from the left, with the "wrapped-around" nib looks very interesting! What is it?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The pen in the 4th picture from the top, second from the left, with the "wrapped-around" nib looks very interesting! What is it?

It is a Brahmam pen with a totally handmade 14Ct conical nib. You can see a somewhat similar nib made by another Indian pen maker here: link

Edited by hari317

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wish I had a B&M like that. The closest thing I have is the "Pen shop" which is rather pricey and I have only bought ink from. Even in terms of ink they only stock the major brands and non of the more interesting specialist ones like Diamine or J Herbin.

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
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    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...