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Hello

My name is Bob.

My first exposure to fountain pens was after my grandmother passed away in 1986.  I was helping to clean out her garage and found an old fountain pen that my father used in school.

I was so intrigued by it that I couldn't put it down.  I was in 9th grade at the time.

Got made fun of by my "friends" whenever I used it so I threw it away... :( 

Many years later I was walking through a store and saw a cross fountain pen in titanium with gold accents that I loved and purchased in an XF nib.  Loved that pen until it got lost in a move.

Currently using a pilot prera with an italic nib, two metropolitans (one fine and one medium).

I am wanting to move up the scale a little and have been researching the Eversharp Skyline, Parker 51, and the Sheaffer snorkels.  But I don't know much about vintage and it is a bit scary to me and don't know where to look and don't want to be taken advantage of.

 

Looking forward to reading and learning from this forum!

 

Thanks

Bob

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Welcome sir. You will find a lot of great information here and you will get even more suggestions to expand your collection.

I was just looking at a Parker Blue Diamond Vacumatic but it needed a new sack and seals, but seeing that i have no experience with them i decided to pass.  Keep researching and good luck.

 

Try a Jinhao x450 and a Wing Sung 698, great writers, inexpensive but look good.

 

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Hello and welcome to this friendly corner of the fountain pen universe from a pen user in San Diego. There is such a wealth of information for you to discover here. Write On!

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Hello Bob and Welcome to FPN!! So glad to have you as a member!!

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Welcome to FPN! I found my first and only vintage pen at a pen show, where I was allowed to try it before buying. Meeting the seller in person was reassuring as well.

I am no expert but if you can wait for an in-person pen show (post pandemic?), you might find many choices for a vintage in good condition from a reputable seller.

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Welcome to FPN!  Glad you are with us!

 

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:W2FPN:  !!!! :):)

 

Where in Utah are you located at, Bob?  Running Ute aka Brad Merrill,  in somewhere in the metro Salt Lake City area, and  I think  Greg Christiansen at Provo used to run the Wasatch Pen Collectors Club, I think he is on the BYU faculty.

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7 hours ago, Wolverine1 said:

:W2FPN:  !!!! :):)

 

Where in Utah are you located at, Bob?  Running Ute aka Brad Merrill,  in somewhere in the metro Salt Lake City area, and  I think  Greg Christiansen at Provo used to run the Wasatch Pen Collectors Club, I think he is on the BYU faculty.

I live out in Tooele county.  I have seen Running Ute on some of the shaving forums that we are on.  I haven't had the pleasure to meet either of them though.

Looking forward to getting to know them better.

 

Thanks

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On 1/22/2021 at 3:50 PM, bchambers said:

I live out in Tooele county.  I have seen Running Ute on some of the shaving forums that we are on.  I haven't had the pleasure to meet either of them though.

Looking forward to getting to know them better.

 

Thanks

I'm in Utah, too (SLC).

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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You have successfully entered a rabbit hole, who knows what it'll yield and where it'll lead.

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