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langere Antique

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Is good! :D

 

Love my Bexleys.

 

Erick

Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Stipula Adagio "F" nib running Birmingham Violet Sea Snail

Pelikan M1000 "F" nib running Birmingham Sugar Kelp

 

 

 

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I wish I didn't go for a 1.1 stub in 18k with my bulls for jim gaston. I had to replace it three times for not writing and the last one still doesn't write properly. I need to just send it in for grinding. But it is an interesting shape, made from unique woodgrain red ebonite, and finished wonderfully.

Selling a boatload of restored, fairly rare, vintage Japanese gold nib pens, click here to see (more added as I finish restoring them)

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avlisyar Vintage

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Ahh ... The Bexley Prometheus. One of my top five (5) pens.

Great shape, good diameter and backed by Howard L..

I have six (6) of these and everyone is a great writer.

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A few years back, this is all the Bexley pens I had. I've grown the family a little bit since then. (sorry for the terrible photo.)

 

bexleys_2011-09-11.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

Don't feel bad. I'm old; I'm meh about most things.

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Very nice, concise review, writepen!

 

Pen is very handsome...

 

 

And nice collection, Greg. Thanks for sharing!

 

Mark

FP Addict & Pretty Nice Guy

 

 

 

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Kevan Rare

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Bexleys are...addictive. Some are quite plain, doppelgangers of vintage pen models, but that's their charm. And every one I have is very well-made. I smile every time I use my Prometheus in rosewood ebonite. That thing....I love it. I still can't believe I got it for as cheap as I did brand new (under $90!), when no one else bid on it on Ebay. If I have to write a long time, that's the pen I use because it's so darn comfortable to hold. I have multiple ground nibs for it now, and use whichever one I fancy in the flawless pen body.

 

I also have a Demeter (orange, looking like a 1920's Duofold) and a Poseidon Magnum II in Bronze Sands. The latter gets ooo's and ahhh's from the people that see it.

 

I have a Monarch en-route. After looking at it for literally years, I decided that I better get one before they disappear.

 

Some might say that the Bexleys that aren't made of interesting materials are a bit staid and boring, but I enjoy that vintage appeal. You buy a vintage pen, and it's great, but they can be fussy. Bexleys aren't fussy (at least mine aren't). I'd hunt some of the more unique ones, but honestly, I'm satisfied. Heck, I'd be satisfied if I only had the Prometheus in ebonite as my only pen for the rest of my life.

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I'm wondering what I'm missing...

 

I have five Bexley's and don't see any in that collection (granted, I've not pulled out the pen case to compare):

 

10th Anniversary (orange) Ebonite LE

DC Supershow LE (C/C in Scheherazade shape)

Ranger

Scheherazade (piston)

Tuck-Away (cartridge only)

(all with 18K nibs)

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sansenri Donor Pen

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lovely pen the Prometheus

it's surprisingly big and yet surprisingly comfortable

I have a couple of them and Howard keeps tempting me into other finishes with his prototype offers...

I was looking at the spooky nights just earlier tonight...

the flecked blue I recently got is just slightly less unique than my previous blue bamboo

but seen live it's an outstanding finish by itself

I have several other Bexleys, I too find them to be reliable fuss free pens, and I like the classic design they usually sport

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After buying and trying May pens over the last 15 years, I only carry 6 Bexley pens. For me they are perfect in fit, finish and reliability. Any model seems to fit my requirements.

The other creatures with which we share the earth are not inferior underlings. They are other nations - sharing with us the basic problems of survival. Roger Tory Peterson

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A few years back, this is all the Bexley pens I had. I've grown the family a little bit since then. (sorry for the terrible photo.)

 

In your little cluster of green-yellow-white pens to the center-right of the top row (all styled after the Parker Duofold), you appear to be missing the Big Red (i.e., red) one. Did you acquire it since this picture was taken?

 

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Best Regards, greg

S.T. Dupont Ellipsis 18kt M nib

Opus 88 Flow steel M nib

Waterman Man 100 Patrician Coral Red 18kt factory stub nib

Franklin-Christoph Model 19 with Masuyama 0.7mm steel cursive italic nib

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ParkerBeta, yes, I managed to pick up the red one eventually.

Best Regards, greg

Don't feel bad. I'm old; I'm meh about most things.

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Beautifully chosen materials; elegant and well-made furniture; classic, understated designs; lovely craftsmanship; the smoothest nibs in creation ... isn’t it easy to describe why we like Bexley?

Reviews and articles on Fountain Pen Network

 

CHINA, JAPAN, AND INDIA

Hua Hong Blue Belter | Penbbs 456 | Stationery | ASA Nauka in Dartmoor and Ebonite | ASA Azaadi | ASA Bheeshma | ASA Halwa | Ranga Model 8 and 8b | Ranga Emperor

ITALY AND THE UK

FILCAO Roxi | FILCAO Atlantica | Italix Churchman's Prescriptor

USA, INK, AND EXPERIMENTS

Bexley Prometheus | Route 54 Motor Oil | Black Swan in Icelandic Minty Bathwater | Robert Oster Aqua | Diamine Emerald Green | Mr. Pen Radiant Blue | Three Oysters Giwa | Flex Nib Modifications | Rollstoppers

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I wish I didn't go for a 1.1 stub in 18k with my bulls for jim gaston. I had to replace it three times for not writing and the last one still doesn't write properly. I need to just send it in for grinding. But it is an interesting shape, made from unique woodgrain red ebonite, and finished wonderfully.

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I have the same issue with my Gaston with 18k stub. However the stub is well reviewed. I have another on a non Gaston Bexley and its stunning

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A few years back, this is all the Bexley pens I had. I've grown the family a little bit since then. (sorry for the terrible photo.)

 

bexleys_2011-09-11.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

 

Beautiful collection Greg. Esp. love the demo and the jungle greens

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katerchen Vintage

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A few years back, this is all the Bexley pens I had. I've grown the family a little bit since then. (sorry for the terrible photo.)

 

bexleys_2011-09-11.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

 

Love the 100N inspired ones in the bottom row. What's that model called?

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Love the 100N inspired ones in the bottom row. What's that model called?

 

Hi katerchen, thanks. The smaller ones are Poseidons, the larger ones Poseidon Grande or Grande II.

Best Regards, greg

Don't feel bad. I'm old; I'm meh about most things.

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