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I'm not sure why I'm not a Parker fan. They are fine pens, why do I find them unappealing? The Vacumatic is one of the few I fancy a go on. I think it must be a design thing. I have really never liked the 51 or 61, though some Duofolds are quite tasty.

I did have a Canadian Lucky Curve Duofold Junior (about 1930); I bought it for £10 in an antique shop in Lewes. It had a wonderful nib. I wish I still had it really; it didn't fetch much money and I do like button fillers.

 

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Waterman Charleston in yellow. I love the looks of the pen based on Waterman's vintage 100 Year Pen, and the yellow is a wonderful strong colour. Relatively rare.

 

Also Pelikan 400 in tortoise, light tortoise, and seagreen. They seem to be on ebay pretty often, except for the light tortoise, but I may have to wait a while till one comes along at the right price.

Too many pens, too little time!

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pajaro Museum Piece

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There is one old 1940s or 1950s Sheaffer desk pen I would like to find. It filled sort of like a Touchdown filler, but the black desk pen my mother had had a black rod instead of the chromed Touchdown filler tube. I think the rod was plastic.

 

Apart from that I would lust after selling most of my accumulation.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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mouzhik NOS (New Old Stock)

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I'd dearly love an azure Vacumatic with a broad nib. Even if I could afford it, I'd find a needle in a haystack easier...

 

Why is it so difficult to find? Because of the colour or because of the nib?

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Why is it so difficult to find? Because of the colour or because of the nib?

Older American pens with broad nibs are very rare.

"I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original." - Franz Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809
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inkeverywhere Extremely Rare

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The FP I truly am "lusting" over is a blue Duovac with a medium nib in very good condition.

 

 

Greg

"may our fingers remain ink stained"

Handwriting - one of life's pure pleasures

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Cob Collectors Item

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Older American pens with broad nibs are very rare.

Here's one, from Mabie Todd & Co New York

 

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mouzhik NOS (New Old Stock)

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Older American pens with broad nibs are very rare.

I will let you know if I find one azure Vacumatic with a broad nib.

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I will let you know if I find one azure Vacumatic with a broad nib.

Many thanks, friend. I actually saw an azure Vacumatic with a stub nib in the Classifieds today, but beyond my budget.

"I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original." - Franz Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809
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mouzhik NOS (New Old Stock)

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Many thanks, friend. I actually saw an azure Vacumatic with a stub nib in the Classifieds today, but beyond my budget.

So did I... :yikes:

 

Unfortunately the price is rather in line with other vendors... :(

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Anne Louise Bannon Dipped Only

Anne Louise Bannon

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My item of lust was a dip pen I saw 25 years on a trip to France and Belgium - I first saw it at a store in Limoges, then found it again at a store in Liege that only took Visa and all I had was Mastercard. It was a marbelized royal blue dip pen with a matching inkwell. And the inkwell had a nice dent in the lid so that you could rest the pen across it. I've never seen anything else like it since and gravely fear I never will again. Unless it crops up now, when I haven't got two cents to rub together.

Anne Louise Bannon

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My new mystery novel:

Fascinating Rhythm

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oregano Vintage

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On my LUST list:

 

--> The Parker Duofold Jr in mandarin yellow. Was hoping to get one at the DC show but they were more than I was willing to pay.

 

--> All the Aurora Continents series pens

 

--> Pelikan Piccadilly circus fountain pen (I have the rollerball)

 

--> Delta Dolcevita

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Redleg05 Near Mint

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Boring, I know, but my 1936-built house is all Deco. I love all things deco or arts and crafts.

 

I... Must... Have... A... Doric... Any color. Any nib. Do. Not. Care.

 

And a periwinkle snorkle. Any model.

 

And a Vacumatic Shadow wave. Any color.

 

See how easy I am?

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da vinci Antique

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I am not sure I lust after all these but..

 

Pelikan 805 labelled demo and burnt orange

 

MB Proust and Defoe

 

Jade green Hakase

 

A yellow ribbed sailor with a stub nib like the one dcpritch has :)

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william2001 Vintage

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The Waterman Edson looks really cool with a unique nib design.

-William S. Park

“My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.” - Graham Greene

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The more I read about the Lamy 2000, the more I realise that my writing-life will be incomplete without it.

Matt

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fireofspring Mint

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A Nakaya Portable Cigar Cherry Blossoms by Silver Powder or Neo Standard Shinobu, with oblique medium nib. Preferably both. :)

 

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http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f391/thegrynne/FountainPenNetwork/Shinobu-Blue-UnCapped_zpsegfuxh2c.jpg

 

No, forget that. I've just discovered that they make a maki-e model with one of my favourite classical Chinese paintings, Chen Rong's "Nine Dragons", so of course that would be my first choice.

 

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f391/thegrynne/FountainPenNetwork/110813_zpsi2dhvawt.jpg

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