Show Off Your Current Pen Case Lineup!

[christof]

christof, your collection of Pelikan 100s (and one Ibis?) is truly a sight to behold. May I ask what the fourth from the left is known as?

 

It's an early (1931) Pelikan 100 with a rather uncommon striped (not Marbeled) binde:

 

 

C.

Edited March 12, 2016 by christof

[sakayume]

Thanks, christof. I like this uncommon colour much better than the usual green.

[christof]

Yep, me too!

 

Here you can see The stripes even better:

 

 

C.

[richila]

I made mine myself. Got the fabric off eBay, and adapted a pattern I found on a blog somewhere. I also added extra padding between the layers of fabric as it is only thin cotton. They are pretty straightforward to make (although the finish on mine is pretty rough).

You inspired me to make a 2 pen wrap for my purse.

Today, I made a pen wrap by Richila , on Flickr

[LizB]

Richila, that is excellent. Beautiful fabric.

[Freedom]

Here's my tiny collection!

Edited March 19, 2016 by Freedom

[richila]

Richila, that is excellent. Beautiful fabric.

Thank you!

[fountainpenlady]

This is it today....

[adyf]

A little bit of all sorts this week.

 

[fountainpenlady]

A little bit of all sorts this week.

 

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I see that you have Visconti. What nib do you write with and how do you like them? There is a new Visconti limited edition wall street which is about to come out soon. Believe it will come in an extra fine point nib. I do not recall in many years having the experience of a Visconti and wondered what your experience is with them.

[Dickkooty2]

I only have one small (24 pens) example of these collector pen cases...

 

 

 

...so this shows only a small part of the collection.

 

C.

 

Lieber Gott, eine linea der Schönheit!

[adyf]

I see that you have Visconti. What nib do you write with and how do you like them? There is a new Visconti limited edition wall street which is about to come out soon. Believe it will come in an extra fine point nib. I do not recall in many years having the experience of a Visconti and wondered what your experience is with them.

 

 

I have the Wall Street LE, Divina Maxi and a Homo Sapiens all with a fine nib. They all write smooth and wet and are amongst my favourite writers.

 

The only down side I've found is the after sales support if it's required. The Wall Street LE had to go back to Italy which took six months with no communication in between.

Edited May 13, 2016 by adyf

[darazs]

Share what's in your various pen cases at the moment! I really only have one case, though I'm always looking for a sale to get another few.

 

And how do you decide what goes in your cases if you have more pens than can fit in them? Do expensive pens get first dibs? Or maybe ones with sentimental value get the first chance at leathery protection?

 

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Left Side (top to bottom):

 

Pelikan M800

Parker Vacumatic

Waterman 56, woodgrain

Waterman 55, woodgrain

Waterman 94, Olive Ripple

Waterman 52V, Rose Ripple

Waterman 52V, BluGreen Ripple

Waterman 52, Cardinal

Visconti Homo Sapiens, sterling silver

Visconti Homo Sapiens, bronze

 

Right Side (top to bottom):

 

Yard-O-Led Grand Viceroy, Victorian

Yard-O-Led Pocket Viceroy, Victorian

Yard-O-Led Grand Viceroy, Barley

Yard-O-Led Standard Viceroy, Barley

Yard-O-Led Pocket Viceroy, Barley

Wahl-Eversharp Doric, Morocco, #5 adjustable nib

OMAS Extra, vintage Grey Arco

OMAS Paragon, Bronze Arco

OMAS Paragon, Arco Verde

OMAS Paragon, Burlwood

 

Share yours!!

Ohlala! This is nice!

[christof]

I only have one small (24 pens) example of these collector pen cases...

 

...so this shows only a small part of the collection.

 

C.

...just bought a new pen case. Now, half of the Pelikan collection finds place:

 

 

The 140 and 100N's are still missing.

 

C.

Edited May 16, 2016 by christof

[fountainpenlady]

...just bought a new pen case. Now, half of the Pelikan collection finds place:

 

 

The 140 and 100N's are still missing.

 

C.

[gopool]

My current pen collection.

 

Whole case

 

Left side

 

Right side

 

[fountainpenlady]

My current pen collection.

 

Whole case

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Left side

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Right side

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They are definitely beautiful. Curious, since I have never seen so many at one time, owned by one person. Do they all have the same nib? Or do you vary with the nib of several or have in other words a variety? I know you love them all, the left side seems a bit more interesting to me for some reason.

[gopool]

They are definitely beautiful. Curious, since I have never seen so many at one time, owned by one person. Do they all have the same nib? Or do you vary with the nib of several or have in other words a variety? I know you love them all, the left side seems a bit more interesting to me for some reason.

 

Most of my pens, especially the right side are Indian-made eyedropper pens. With these pens, I replace the nibs with nibs I purchase from FPR or other sources. When I'm ready to use one of these pens, I usually replace the nib with one I feel using for a few weeks.

[fountainpenlady]

 

Most of my pens, especially the right side are Indian-made eyedropper pens. With these pens, I replace the nibs with nibs I purchase from FPR or other sources. When I'm ready to use one of these pens, I usually replace the nib with one I feel using for a few weeks.

I only write with extra fine nibs, western and not European. I believe the European would probably find me using a fine nib. You perhaps do not have reason, but I have found Goulet #6 nibs to be some of the best I have used. I replaced a couple of my original nibs with these. I have not tried to make any of my fountain pens Eyedroppers. I do not believe I have an interest for one particular ink to write using it for any extended length of time.

[gopool]

I only write with extra fine nibs, western and not European. I believe the European would probably find me using a fine nib. You perhaps do not have reason, but I have found Goulet #6 nibs to be some of the best I have used. I replaced a couple of my original nibs with these. I have not tried to make any of my fountain pens Eyedroppers. I do not believe I have an interest for one particular ink to write using it for any extended length of time.

 

I'm cheap, so I only use cheap nibs from various sources online. The most expensive nib I use are the 3 for $20 flex #6 nibs from FPR. They work great most times, every now and then they need a little tuning to work just right.