Limited And Specials Editions Guide, Ver. Ii

[Bo Bo Olson]

I'd thought a 144 mid sized...never had one in my hand so am ignorant.

Do have a 234 1/2 which is standard sized and a incomplete 3xx that I'd put in the long section, in it is longer than my 234 1/2 & rolled gold** 742; both standard.

 

I do have a third generation Noblisse, a thin, long pen.

I just don't know where someone would put a medium sized pen, or their reference.

I would call a P-51 or a Pelikan 600 medium-long.

 

**Wouldn't want anyone to think my 742 is one of the 14 or 18K pens. It's heavy enough being rolled gold and brass.

It could well be one would become use to extra heavy with a 14 or 18K pen....and or it's only used for signatures.

[Andrew_L]

1 hour ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

I'd thought a 144 mid sized...

 

114 - a little, 144(145) - small, 146(147, Le Grand) - medium and 149(Diplomat) - large. I have 144 and there was 234 somewhere, if I find it I can take a photo.

You can see some visual comparisons on my website: http://lenskiy.org/2020/09/visual-comparisons-of-some-pens/

[Bo Bo Olson]

I tend to go medium-small the 140,

standard the Esterbrook DJ, 400/234 1/2/ 742.

Medium large P-51, 600, or the '50-60 146. medium long in it's a thin pen the Geha 725.

 

I don't know where to put the Noblise, in it's long enough to be large; but to skinny. Like the Snorkel a large skinny pen.

Large the 146/800.

Oversized 149/1005.

So we are talking apples and tangerines, size wise.

Or you are only talking MB.

 

You have quite a number of pretty pens and most are what I'd call large and or oversized.

[jamesgibby]

Any update on fixing the OP download?

[Bisquitlips]

On 5/24/2023 at 6:26 AM, jamesgibby said:

Any update on fixing the OP download?

 

Would like to know also.

[Cyrille81]

File is available here: 

 

[Bisquitlips]

Got it thank you!  And many compliments to the OP!

[ajf]

Does anyone have a copy of this that they could share?

It looks like the original download is no longer available - it just loads as an empty PDF.

[Cyrille81]

14 hours ago, ajf said:

Does anyone have a copy of this that they could share?

It looks like the original download is no longer available - it just loads as an empty PDF.

I uploaded the file here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/338140-limited-and-specials-editions-guide-ver-ii/?do=findComment&comment=4414709

 

[ajf]

Thank you.

Apologies, I missed that when I was reading through this thread!

[Bo Bo Olson]

On 1/18/2022 at 9:38 PM, Andrew_L said:

144(145) - small, 146(147, Le Grand) - medium and 149(Diplomat) - large.

Live and learn, I;'d not known the 149 was named the Diplomat.

 

149 oversized, to us folks around before the 1970 Large 146, the 146 is a large pen & a bit better balanced than the 800.

So to me a 144 would be a standard sized or medium-long pen. (I do have a medium large 1948-59 146, which has to me much better balance than the stately Large 146.)

In the meanwhile, I landed a medium-large 14...nothing else so don't need a 144, which I think is smaller...is I think thinner. Between it and the 32, I no longer 'need' a 144....much less my 'new' 264.

 

I have now a 14k semi-flex 32, a light, nimble medium-long pen. It is a bit too light to take 2nd place from my Geha 725....the 14 did beat the 32 for balance. The 32 is a pen I have to use more...very enjoyable. I did a balance test between the Geha 725, the 14 and the 32, which before the test, I thought it could beat the Geha.

 

Right now I've been reloading my standard sized 264, semi-flex. I've been reloading it with R&K's Oldgoldgreen. The ink shades with a semi-flex nib, and I get nice line variation out of it also.

I like standard and medium-long/large pens, and that 264 is a tad more lively than my 14.

.......................

Most of my buying is live auctions, and luckily the 'lesser' MB's are affordable there here in Germany.

 

[arellano81366]

On 11/15/2021 at 7:23 PM, Feamat said:

Hi Number Six

 

I think it is not possible to say that the "mid size" is the "legrand" because the size is considerably different.

 

Here I post a photo where you can see the sizes of the ballpoints:

Mozart 116

Classique 164

Midsize

Le Grand 161

 

Regards

 

Feamat, seems like your last visit to FPN was on this day November 15, 2021.

I hope that you are doing alright and that your absence is just a change of priorities and hobbies and nothing else.

Kind Regards,