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alfredop Vintage

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I think that the shape of the tip of these pens depends very much on the use done by the previous users.

Every time I find a ‘50-‘60 pen, I also find that the tip has some worn due to an heavy use. On newer pens this does not happen.

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Few more recent findings:


Pelikan 100N OF from around 1950, in pretty much mint condition.

 

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Pelikan 400 F & 400NN EF Black-Striped, not in the best condition, for example, both caps have hairline cracks near the trim ring. Good enough for user grade as they are otherwise fully functional… the F-nib needs a bit of work, the tines are not set flush/even leading to scratchiness.

 

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Fun detail on the underside of the 400NN clip :)

 

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Misfit Museum Piece

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On 2/14/2025 at 10:20 PM, mehandiratta said:

Added this beauty 

 

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Gorgeous photo, and beautiful pen 

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stoen Vintage

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A strange, transitional 400 —

I found this pen, which, going by the book, shouldn’t have existed at all. It should have had nib grind designation imprint either on the nib itself (after April 1952), or on the turning knob (before April 1952). This one has both ( F ).   

…and it is one of those F nibs, soft and flexible, to immediately fall in love with. All other parts of the pen are by the book. Therefore this pen can likely be dated ‘round April 1952, while both imprint protocols may have coexisted, I presume…

 

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Mercian Donor Pen

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1 hour ago, lamarax said:

Can I post this here...

 

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...or is the thread reserved for vintage Pelikans only? 🙂

 

Ooohhh! Purty pen!


Congratulations :)  

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inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

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1 hour ago, lamarax said:

ACan I post this here...

 

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...or is the thread reserved for vintage Pelikans only? 🙂

Absolutely, you can post it here!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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1 hour ago, lamarax said:

Can I post this here...

 

Actually, what I should have said to you in reply to that ↑ question is:

"No! And, to make up for your faux pas, you should now post that pen to me." ;) 

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8 minutes ago, InkyProf said:

Pelikans were designed to be posted, after all.

 

:D :thumbup:

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@InkyProf I just read what you said to my husband and he groaned and said, "Oh, that's bad...." (he's often reading me bad jokes he sees on FB).

@Mercian :lticaptd: (re: your reply to laramax).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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stoen Vintage

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23 hours ago, lamarax said:

...or is the thread reserved for vintage Pelikans only?

If this goes to me, it is my personal problem, that I don’t have affinity for modern Pelikans unfortunately, mostly because I can’t accomodate my writing style and requirements to their nib grinds, which do determine the writing techinque.

So, I can only post what I get and like, if I may, and last, but not least:

21 hours ago, InkyProf said:

Pelikans were designed to be posted, after all.

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stoen Vintage

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34 minutes ago, Christopher Godfrey said:

Now <that> is a great nib, stoen!  

Thanks, I often wonder, what prevents Pelikan from offering some of such nibs in modern pens as well.

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21 hours ago, Mercian said:

 

Actually, what I should have said to you in reply to that ↑ question is:

"No! And, to make up for your faux pas, you should now post that pen to me." ;) 

 

Here's the deal: I'll send you a dummy, because you're nice ;)

 

21 hours ago, InkyProf said:

Pelikans were designed to be posted, after all.

 

You seem to be getting somewhere...😛

 

20 hours ago, stoen said:

If this goes to me [...]

 

Not at all! It was only genuine "unease", as I've not seen any modern Pelikans *ahem* posted in the thread, that's it :) 

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Come on, lamarax: where are you?  You must be on the point of posting here -- you've already posted your new arrival in another thread!  😃

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On 12/15/2025 at 7:28 PM, Christopher Godfrey said:

Come on, lamarax: where are you?  You must be on the point of posting here -- you've already posted your new arrival in another thread!  😃

 

Sorry, I've missed your post :blush: 

 

Well, I haven't got any new pen since the M809, which one do you mean?

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@lamarax: I could swear that I saw an announcement by you of a recent purchase or arrival of a new Pelikan (big one) in another forum?  I had therefore assumed you'd be announcing it here, in the Pelikan forum, as well?  I must be losing my marbles...

 

Apologies if I miss-represented you, lamarax!  🙁

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41 minutes ago, Christopher Godfrey said:

Apologies if I miss-represented you, lamarax!  🙁

 

Hey, no problem at all! In fact, I wish I had! 😁

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2 hours ago, lamarax said:

 

Hey, no problem at all! In fact, I wish I had! 😁


Hey, now you have an excuse to get another. After all, one does not want to disappoint a fellow FPNer… just saying… 😂

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