What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[Penguincollector]

2 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

A Pen Boutique exclusive LE Retro 51 Raven 2024. It is the third in their Edgar Alan Poe series. This is the first fountain pen I have purchased in that series. Do I have to use purple ink in it?

 

 

 A black ink with purple shimmer.

[boilermaker1975]

@Penguincollector That sounds perfect!

[Penguincollector]

@boilermaker1975 Wearingeul Romeo

[PAKMAN]

These followed me home from the St Louis pen show this weekend:

 

Parker 51 Flighter set from 1952 with case and original sales receipt 

Sheaffer Imperial 14k Gold Filled cross hatch pattern

 

[Estycollector]

17 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

These followed me home from the St Louis pen show this weekend:

 

Parker 51 Flighter set from 1952 with case and original sales receipt 

Sheaffer Imperial 14k Gold Filled cross hatch pattern

 

Congratulations! You have some nice followers. 

[inkstainedruth]

@boilermaker1975 You only have to use purple ink in it if you want to.  Admittedly, a dark purple would probably look good coming out of that pen, but no, if you don't want to use purple ink that's also perfectly okay.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[boilermaker1975]

 @inkstainedruth

[gweimer1]

3 hours ago, Estycollector said:

Congratulations! You have some nice followers. 

 

 

[gweimer1]

3 hours ago, PAKMAN said:

These followed me home from the St Louis pen show this weekend:

 

Parker 51 Flighter set from 1952 with case and original sales receipt 

Sheaffer Imperial 14k Gold Filled cross hatch pattern

 

 

That was a nice looking set.

[PAKMAN]

1 hour ago, gweimer1 said:

 

That was a nice looking set.

Yes it was very clean. I was thrilled to pick it up. 

[USG]

11 hours ago, PAKMAN said:

These followed me home from the St Louis pen show this weekend:

 

Parker 51 Flighter set from 1952 with case and original sales receipt 

Sheaffer Imperial 14k Gold Filled cross hatch pattern

 

 

Nice!! 😀👍

[Black16]

On 6/29/2025 at 10:15 PM, boilermaker1975 said:

A Pen Boutique exclusive LE Retro 51 Raven 2024. It is the third in their Edgar Alan Poe series. This is the first fountain pen I have purchased in that series. It is textured. It glows in the dark. Do I have to use purple ink in it?

 

Congrats on a wonderful pen! I'd suggest Lamy Dark Lilac (IIRC it has some sheen similar to raven feathers) if you want a strictly purple ink. Or something more "mainstream" like Diamine Writers Blood. Or just a regular Waterman Tender Purple. Pierre Cardin makes Vintage Pink ink that might suit it as well though.

[ParramattaPaul]

On 6/26/2025 at 2:00 PM, lamarax said:

 

Way to go! 👍 I hope I've played my little role in that decision 😁

 

Let's see if you get #4... This way we'll know how fast they sell 😄

TA-DA!  Look what I have now and look what number it is.

 

  

[boilermaker1975]

@ParramattaPaul You got your Magna! Congratulations on the number.

[boilermaker1975]

@Black16 Thanks for the suggestions.

[inkstainedruth]

@ParramattaPaul That's really cool!  I have one or two LE pens -- but never one that was numbered.  

So -- are you going to use it or keep it pristine in the box?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ParramattaPaul]

20 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

@ParramattaPaul That's really cool!  I have one or two LE pens -- but never one that was numbered.  

So -- are you going to use it or keep it pristine in the box?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Use it of course!  What is the point of having nice pens and only looking at them instead of enjoying it using them and enjoying them to their fullest?  After all, when I go belly up and float to the top of the pond, someone else is going to get each of my pens and do with them what they please.

 

I have no plan or need to sell any of my pens, so I am not concerned about any of them losing value because they have been used.  In fact, I have more used vintage pens than new ones (>75 total).

 

TBT, the new arrival was inked with Oxford Blue within an hour of its arrival.  It is a very nice writing pen.

 

 

[Doug C]

1 hour ago, ParramattaPaul said:

TA-DA!  Look what I have now and look what number it is.

 

  

Let's have a look/see!

[lamarax]

1 hour ago, ParramattaPaul said:

TA-DA!  Look what I have now and look what number it is.

 

Hahaha, I had a hunch 😉 Soo... about 1 pen/month, eh? We should find out who #1 & 2 are 🙂

 

Congrats and may it comfort you during your recovery!

 

45 minutes ago, ParramattaPaul said:

TBT, the new arrival was inked with Oxford Blue within an hour of its arrival.  It is a very nice writing pen.

 

Would you believe it? I had the same exact thought as to which ink should go in it, but I'm out of Oxford blue so I chose Iroshizuku fuyu-syogun instead.

[ParramattaPaul]

12 minutes ago, lamarax said:

 

Hahaha, I had a hunch 😉 Soo... about 1 pen/month, eh? We should find out who #1 & 2 are 🙂

 

Congrats and may it comfort you during your recovery!  Thank you.

 

 

Would you believe it? I had the same exact thought as to which ink should go in it, but I'm out of Oxford blue so I chose Iroshizuku fuyu-syogun instead.

What's that saying about great minds?