What pen(s) are you using today?

[Penguincollector]

  Today I am using my little Sailor Pro Gear Slim Mini Rencontre Blue Ciel MF inked with Sailor Ink Studio 252. 

[camelsuspicious]

Using my Conway Stewart 100 today.  It’s got a wonderful fine nib that is surprisingly firm.  

[PPPR]

On 1/20/2026 at 8:44 AM, Doug C said:

I have one and I believe Parker called it Cream and Black. 

I'm sure you're correct. Cracked ice is a term learned from another collector with a soft spot for "cracked ice" FPs and MPs of lesser manufacturers.

[Misfit]

2 hours ago, InkyProf said:

 

How could a Rheingold be anything other than a grail pen? Especially the Nib(elungen). 😉

♥️

[Misfit]

Today’s pen is the vintage Esterbrook in gray with a 2314-B nib filled with, I think, Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone. 

[lionelc]

ooo . felt that one @InkyProf

[InkyProf]

51 minutes ago, lionelc said:

ooo . felt that one @InkyProf

In all seriousness, though, congratulations on finding that. My experience with Soennecken is limited to postwar. The Rheingolds are beautiful!

[USG]

Kaigelu 316A<EF>  (from 2022)

Diamine Imperial Blue

Cosmo Snow

[btw, Kai Ge Lu is how the name is written on the cap]

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[Amberjack]

My very first fountain pen, a 1995 Sonnet Firedance that I bought new to celebrate my first job out of college.

Inked up with Waterman’s Havana, a flexy fine point nib and TR journal paper.

 

 

[Ceramicist]

17 hours ago, InkyProf said:

 

How could a Rheingold be anything other than a grail pen? Especially the Nib(elungen). 😉

Does it have a cap ring?

[InkyProf]

3 minutes ago, Ceramicist said:

Does it have a cap ring?

 

I think the 911 has two, which would have solved a lot of problems. But also significantly cut into popcorn sales at Bayreuth.

[flodoc]

16 hours ago, PPPR said:

I'm sure you're correct. Cracked ice is a term learned from another collector with a soft spot for "cracked ice" FPs and MPs of lesser manufacturers.

It's actually called Pearl and Black, at least in US marketing.

[Russprechtl]

On 1/19/2026 at 6:32 PM, PPPR said:

That is just sooo pretty. Is that "cracked ice"?

It is pretty! I've always seen it referred to as Pearl and Black.

[Russprechtl]

On 1/19/2026 at 6:38 PM, inkstainedruth said:

@Russprechtl -- I have a similar pen to that but mine is more of a yellow with black.  Not entirely sure of the size.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

They are beautiful. I'd like to see the yellow one as well. I have both sizes of the fountain pen and the matching ballpoint.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been two pens: 

1) Violet Safari SE, B nib, still with what I think is Lamy Turquoise (bought the bottle along with some other inks at an estate sale a while back; there was no label on it, but the cap appears to be turquoise in color.

2) Blue (Midnight Blue?) Parker 45, F nib, just refilled with vintage Quink Permanent Blue Black.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ParramattaPaul]

I decided to make a change. Cleaned and put away the CS Belliver with Tudor Blue ink. and replaced it with the CS Duro (broad nib) and Regency Blue ink.

[sandy101]

Lamy Aion for heavy duty marking.

 

Visconti Rembrandt for some poetry.

[Ceramicist]

8 hours ago, InkyProf said:

 

I think the 911 has two, which would have solved a lot of problems. But also significantly cut into popcorn sales at Bayreuth.

Touché.

[Scribs]

10 hours ago, InkyProf said:

 

I think the 911 has two, which would have solved a lot of problems. But also significantly cut into popcorn sales at Bayreuth.

 

Having not yet procured tickets for Bayreuth, but several for the Deutsche Oper here in Berlin, I suspect it would be brezel sales, not popcorn in Bayreuth 😉

[Scribs]

Today I'm back giving my Scribo Yamanaka Onsen a whirl. It sure guzzles ink like crazy, so it's a good job I've got a 350ml bottle of Pilot Black.

 

For the morning pages I used one of my Tamenuri Studios (black urushi with striking turqoise stripes applied ala Kulka), ink Diamine Asa Blue.