The Fountain Pens Of World Leaders?

[rwilsonedn]

Normal, Russia is absolutaly unable to produce a single fountain pen, it is strongest in bombs and rockets!

 

Sad if this is true now. The Soviet Union produced some very interesting and serviceable fountain pens. Nothing fancy or premium, but quite decent, I think.

ron

[rwilsonedn]

On the New York Times site this morning (in the US Briefing section) is a promotional photo for the Yasir Arafat Museum, showing some of Arafat's papers, his glasses, and a pen. Is it a sterling Sonnet, perhaps?

ron

[dogpoet]

 

Sad if this is true now. The Soviet Union produced some very interesting and serviceable fountain pens. Nothing fancy or premium, but quite decent, I think.

ron

 

Same for watches: I think some of the Soviet-era aviators watches in particular are becoming very desirable now, aren't they?

 

As for Arafat's pen, could that be some sort of '70s Sheaffer with a non inlaid nib?

Edited November 10, 2016 by dogpoet

[SpecTP]

 

Sad if this is true now. The Soviet Union produced some very interesting and serviceable fountain pens. Nothing fancy or premium, but quite decent, I think.

ron

 

Artus makes very premium fountain pen. They are Russian.

[sciumbasci]

 

Artus makes very premium fountain pen. They are Russian.

Interesting. Too bad I sense the cost is equal to a Fabergé egg. Are there any more Russian fountain pen makers?

[SinbadtheSailor]

I heard that Putin got a Montegrappa dragon pen from Yeltsin?

 

Don't know if he actually uses it

[James Mahoney]

The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull uses a fountain pen. But I have a hard time figuring out what pens it is.

I've heard that he uses a Montblanc 146, but from this photo it doesn't look like a Montblanc.

 

Does anyone know what it is?

 

http://newsdesk.pia.gov.ph/uploads/40-20151123-150610.jpg

 

The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull uses a fountain pen. But I have a hard time figuring out what pens it is.

I've heard that he uses a Montblanc 146, but from this photo it doesn't look like a Montblanc.

 

Does anyone know what it is?

 

http://newsdesk.pia.gov.ph/uploads/40-20151123-150610.jpg

Turnbull uses a Mont Blanc Friederich Schiller special - or did in his early days as PM; not seen much these days.

[mitto]

and she would need to make sure it was full before attempting to write her full name and titles!

[dojocho]

On the New York Times site this morning (in the US Briefing section) is a promotional photo for the Yasir Arafat Museum, showing some of Arafat's papers, his glasses, and a pen. Is it a sterling Sonnet, perhaps?

ron

 

Hmmm, I doubt it, the cap's end is not right. Sonnets are sporting small plain black tassie and the clip isn't Parker. Parker clips have a 90° angle upon entering the cap.

 

regards,

Hugo

Edited November 26, 2017 by dojocho

[Freddy]

 

Hmmm, I doubt it, the cap's end is not right. Sonnets are sporting small plain black tassie and the clip isn't Parker. Parker clips have a 90° angle upon entering the cap.

 

regards,

Hugo

Re: Arafat's pen...........Cross Pinnacle in Ag .925.....................

 

Fred

[dojocho]

Re: Arafat's pen...........Cross Pinnacle in Ag .925.....................

 

Fred

 

Aha, mystery solved...

Edited November 27, 2017 by dojocho

[Krulle]

For Barak Obama it is a Cross Townsend (I suspect made in China... call it irony).

 

so does Trump apparently. Seems like they buy a lot of pens in the White house to use as give-aways ...

 

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/04/the-symbolic-problem-with-trumps-pen/