I got this pen today

[jchch1950]

FPC are a great community. Ruth's case was only one incident but there are many more that can be mentioned.

[Misfit]

On 3/12/2025 at 1:11 PM, Pen Ffynnon said:

@inkstainedruth I'm so glad it was your bag! Even with everything else, that's a happy ending.  Now, go get some sleep!

 

And cheers to @Misfit for making the connection!

 

Thank you. When I saw that on Reddit, and shared it here, I didn’t expect too much. Then, when @inkstainedruth posted it was likely hers, I could hardly believe it. I’ve seen so many of her posts, it feels like she’s a virtual neighbor. I never expected to connect the owner to the pen case. It is simply amazing it happened. I’m happy for Ruth because of her lost Pelikan Cafe Creme pen. I’m glad she got a happy ending. 

[inkstainedruth]

And I'm so grateful that you shared the link!  Because I really thought it had disappeared at my hotel.  It never occurred to me that I'd lost it at the show.  And it turned out that the person who posted the image on Reddit is someone I know slightly from other shows I've been to (just didn't recognize the screen name).

And I've now been in contact with Martin Ferguson (whose table it was found at) and he's going to see about getting the pens in it repaired.  

But it really has been a stressful couple of weeks.  I had considered going to a party at a friend's house, for "Pi Day" but them emailed the person and said, "I'm too wiped -- even though I just bought a frozen chocolate cream pie to bring...."  I even bailed early on my pen club meeting last night, after taking 2 months' worth of paper and cardboard to the nearby recycling center (since I missed last month's meeting because of being sick...).

Probably didn't help that I tried to sit up to watch the lunar eclipse last night, but gave up about 15 minutes before totality.  And then let myself sleep in, and am NOT getting up at the crack of dawn to go to any estate sales tomorrow EITHER....  Just going to mostly sit in front of the TV clearing stuff off the DVR, I think, and maybe testing some of the inks I got at B/W last weekend.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Tashi_Tsering]

Diabolo de Cartier.

 

Plastic pen with 18k nib, medium. The nib seems a bit small to me in relation to the overall size of the pen. But the pen is well made, the section is comfortable and I like the shape of the cap.

 

[Doug C]

4 hours ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Diabolo de Cartier.

 

Plastic pen with 18k nib, medium. The nib seems a bit small to me in relation to the overall size of the pen. But the pen is well made, the section is comfortable and I like the shape of the cap.

 

I have the Rollerball version of this pen. 

[A Smug Dill]

[PAKMAN]

These followed me home from the Arkansas Pen Show!
 

[Tashi_Tsering]

25 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

These followed me home from the Arkansas Pen Show!
 

Oh! Porsche design on the left? Interesting and unusual pen. Is yours made by Pelikan or Faber-Castell?

[Penguincollector]

19 hours ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Diabolo de Cartier.

 

Plastic pen with 18k nib, medium. The nib seems a bit small to me in relation to the overall size of the pen. But the pen is well made, the section is comfortable and I like the shape of the cap.

 

  Oh, that’s beautiful and rather unique. 

[Penguincollector]

27 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

These followed me home from the Arkansas Pen Show!
 

 Wow! Nice haul!

[Tashi_Tsering]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  Oh, that’s beautiful and rather unique. 

Thank you

[jchch1950]

21 hours ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Diabolo de Cartier.

 

Plastic pen with 18k nib, medium. The nib seems a bit small to me in relation to the overall size of the pen. But the pen is well made, the section is comfortable and I like the shape of the cap.

 

Cartier had some designs with small nibs. The cap of te Diabolo is unique and gives the pen a striking personality. Congratulations.

[Tashi_Tsering]

4 hours ago, jchch1950 said:

Cartier had some designs with small nibs. The cap of te Diabolo is unique and gives the pen a striking personality. Congratulations.

Thanks!

[PAKMAN]

11 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

 Wow! Nice haul!

Thanks! It was a great show!

 

[PAKMAN]

11 hours ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Oh! Porsche design on the left? Interesting and unusual pen. Is yours made by Pelikan or Faber-Castell?

I am assuming Faber-Castell, but not sure how I can tell.  It did not come with the box or paperwork.

[Doug C]

2 hours ago, PAKMAN said:

I am assuming Faber-Castell, but not sure how I can tell.  It did not come with the box or paperwork.

I would assume so as well.  Pelikan didn't take over until late in the game and I don't think they did any FPs. 

[Carrau]

So today I received a Santini Giant 8 faceted Rosewood pen with a cursive italic nib that I bought during a recent sale. As fine as they are, the pictures don’t do it justice.  The acrylic material is incredible, having the coppery chatoyance reminiscent of Omas Arco bronze in places, while other parts resemble Omas Burlwood celluloid.  The CI nib is relatively fine and glides over the paper, like the other Santini CI nibs I have.  Not being much of a photographer, I’ve linked the Santini webpage pictures, for anyone interested in seeing it.

https://www.santini-italia.com/giant-rosewood-faceted.php

[Penguincollector]

My MontBlanc for BMW Starwalker has arrived. She’s soooo cute! Cleaned the nib out and debating between the included black cartridge, Midnight Blue, and Coral Red. 

 

 

[Pen Ffynnon]

23 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

My MontBlanc for BMW Starwalker has arrived. She’s soooo cute! Cleaned the nib out and debating between the included black cartridge, Midnight Blue, and Coral Red. 

 

 

Gorgeous pen! Congratulations! And you know I'm going to vote red on the ink. 🙃 For the contrast, you know.

[Penguincollector]

2 hours ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

Gorgeous pen! Congratulations! And you know I'm going to vote red on the ink. 🙃 For the contrast, you know.

  Thanks. I did end up with Midnight blue, because my converter technically fits, but felt a bit tight in the barrel (this pen is marketed as cartridge only) and I didn’t want it to get stuck. I forgot about my Kaweco mini converter until this morning. Next time.