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3 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

I just gave in and bid for (and won) a trio of Waterman 92, 94, and matching pencil, in marbled gray with red specks. Silver Pearl, I believe they called this material. 1930s.

 

Now I need to figure out why... As in, find a good use for them. What to draw, what to draw? 😄

 

When in doubt - go meta - draw the pens and pencils themselves.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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2 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

When in doubt - go meta - draw the pens and pencils themselves.


Then go meta-meta and draw the boxes they came in, etc. etc.

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3 hours ago, ajoe said:


Then go meta-meta and draw the boxes they came in, etc. etc.

 

 

That's about the limit of my artistic ability.

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I mentioned an impulsive purchase in another thread, although it'll be 2-3 weeks before I see the result of my impulsivity.

 

Appelboom sent an email during the weekend to say they are now selling Yard O Led pens.  I've wanted one for a long time but can't help smiling at the idea that a resident in England, wishing to buy a fountain pen made in England, has to order said pen from the Netherlands to get the best price!

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4 minutes ago, christam said:

I mentioned an impulsive purchase in another thread, although it'll be 2-3 weeks before I see the result of my impulsivity.

 

Appelboom sent an email during the weekend to say they are now selling Yard O Led pens.  I've wanted one for a long time but can't help smiling at the idea that a resident in England, wishing to buy a fountain pen made in England, has to order said pen from the Netherlands to get the best price!

Your price will exclude VAT which is why it looks cheaper.

 

By the time the UK post office and UK customs have added import and service charges, it will not be so cheap.

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I "accidently" hit bid now and won.  Can't wait to see for it to get here!

 

Montblanc Bonheur Nuit

 

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1 hour ago, sandy101 said:

Your price will exclude VAT which is why it looks cheaper.

 

By the time the UK post office and UK customs have added import and service charges, it will not be so cheap.

 

Yes, I know about the price "looking" cheaper.  

 

I'm a fairly frequent shopper at Appelboom and usually get 15% discount, added to which their VAT-inclusive price for the pen I ordered is a bit less than the full RRP charged by most retailers.  When an item arrives in the UK, VAT is added to the price actually paid.  Even with the other additions the total saving to me will still be very close to 20%.

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Today I got a Platinum 3776 Century in Jade that I impulsively bought last week. I was looking for a nice looking green pen and, when I saw it, knew that was the one.

 

 

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Current lineup:

Pilot Custom 743

Montblanc 146 LeGrande

Lamy 2000

Platinum 3776 Jade

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4 hours ago, TgeekB said:

Today I got a Platinum 3776 Century in Jade that I impulsively bought last week. I was looking for a nice looking green pen and, when I saw it, knew that was the one.

 

 

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That's a very nice pen and a very nice motivation. congratulations!

 

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4 hours ago, TgeekB said:

Today I got a Platinum 3776 Century in Jade that I impulsively bought last week. I was looking for a nice looking green pen and, when I saw it, knew that was the one.

 

 

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Well hello, gorgeous pen! My eyes shot out of my head like a cartoon. Enjoy!

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8 hours ago, TgeekB said:

Today I got a Platinum 3776 Century in Jade that I impulsively bought last week. I was looking for a nice looking green pen and, when I saw it, knew that was the one.

 

 

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Wowie Zowie !!!!  Isn't that something !!!!!!  😃

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Well, my jury duty was rescheduled, and it turns out that Muji is on the walk to Kinokuniya (didn’t make it that far today), so I ended up with that aluminum fp I have heard so much about and some premium lay flat and spiral notebooks. There’s an amazing amount of stationery in that store.  

Top 5 of 23 currently inked pens:

Namiki Origami Tradition maki-e Penguin F, Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku

Sailor X Sakazaki Penguin Pro Gear Slim MF, Sailor Manyo Konagi

Lamy 2000 EF, Diamine Purple Bow

Platinum Hibiscus SF short-long, Platinum Green

Indigo Bronze TWSBI Eco 1.1 Stub, De Atramentis Columbia Blue-Copper 

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Franklin Christoph 1.9 Music nib. Ummmm, juicy!

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A Titanium Retro 51 (Jumbo, I think) that I just bought at our local second hand shop for #3.00.

All it needed was a refill which I already had.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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18 minutes ago, gweimer1 said:

I went and did this. I am pretty sure this is an Ariel Kullock pen, given the cap from Argentina .20230127_092257.thumb.jpg.e6e2164556b3dcc81839e501d535412e.jpg 

 

 

Now, THAT´S nice!

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18 hours ago, Gloucesterman said:

A Titanium Retro 51 (Jumbo, I think) that I just bought at our local second hand shop for #3.00.

All it needed was a refill which I already had.

 

Nice!  Got a photo?

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Picked this up for a fiver

 

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It now has a nib.

I've fixed the totally seized piston.

Needs a new cork, so that's next and than a polish and I think it might turn out to be rather nice - 1940s celluloid I think.

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