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FC model 20 in tiger red was primary today ...

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What have you done with the cat? It looks half dead.

 ~ Schrödinger's wife

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Today it's been

1) the black Parker 21 I picked up a week or two ago at an estate sale (I think it's an F nib, although at first I thought it might be an EF), with whatever the ink was in it which got reconstituted (seems to be a blue black, but not one of the teal-leaning ones) when I went to flush it out.

2) the Pelikan M205 Blue Marbled, M nib, with Edelstein Topaz.

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"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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Tonight, it will be my new Sailor Pro Gear Slim that arrived yesterday. I'm thinking Monaco Red.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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On 8/29/2022 at 7:36 AM, OldTravelingShoe said:

Indeed beauties, thanks for sharing. If yoy have them inked: How do they write? 

The navy gray on the far left is my personal favorite. It's a smooth as silk medium gold nib with just the right amount of ink flow and feedback.  The other 2 have fine nibs and feel a bit scratchy to me, but I suppose that's normal for the nib type.

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47 minutes ago, jandrew said:

And today is the FC 20p ...

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Beautiful! 
I love the artwork too - may I ask what the ink is?

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32 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Beautiful! 
I love the artwork too - may I ask what the ink is?

Thanks. The ink is mix I call seaweed or seagrass --- roughly a 6:1 mix of diamine sepia and iroshizuku kon-peki. (I made a post on reddit showing it about a year ago).

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the usual desk pen, waterman laureat extra fine nib inked in a mix of waterman violette and sheaffer burgundy

 

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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A vintage Universal lever is at play this morning ...

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What have you done with the cat? It looks half dead.

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Last night, it was the Sailor PG Slim again but out with the Monaco Red and in with Miruai; better but still no cigar. This may take a while.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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On 9/17/2022 at 2:21 AM, dms525 said:

I used many pens today, practicing italic calligraphy. The new member of the "team" is an Edison Comet. I was attracted to this model's size and form from its first appearance. It was just added to Edison's "Production" pens, sold through retailers, and in a very handsome resin, Edison calls "Brandywine." The material appears to be the same resin Franklin-Christoph has used and calls "Cathedral." 

 

The Comet model has a very tapered barrel. It posts deeply and firmly. It has a smooth yet crisp-writing 1.1mm JoWo Steel Stub nib. I'm liking this pen even more than I expected to.

 

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David

Great looking pen, congratulations, @dms525 (David)! Makes me think of an upgraded Eversharp Skyline, with its oversized cap and prominent dome-shaped, colored finial. 😄

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1 hour ago, IThinkIHaveAProblem said:

Really great looking pen!

Thank you, it is indeed. And the best thing about it is that I can tell my missus she can't use it.

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5 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Great looking pen, congratulations, @dms525 (David)! Makes me think of an upgraded Eversharp Skyline, with its oversized cap and prominent dome-shaped, colored finial. 😄

 

The Skyline vibe was the first thing that struck me about the Comet too.

 

David

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