Currently Inked October 1, 2016 Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age Oversize Extra-Fine + Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki Waterman 94 Steel Quartz Ideal #5 + Waterman Mysterious Blue Visconti Homo Sapiens London Fog 1.3 mm stub + Montblanc Irish Green Classic Pens LB5 Green Nagahara Cross Point + Montblanc Irish Green Classic Pens LB5 Brown Nagahara King Eagle + J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe Namiki Yukari Nightline Moonlight Medium + Diamine Soft Mint
I left my pen inked for weeks and now there is gunky stuff on the nib!! What is that? What do I do? Leaving a pen inked for weeks is not the best pen care, but most pens can survive this every now and then. It’s likely nib creep – where the ink has dried out on the nib in a gross looking shape. It almost looks alive. If it’s the color of the ink …
Currently Inked for September 24, 2016! Pilot Parallel 6.0 mm + Platinum Carbon Black Visconti Speakeasy Medium + Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki Montblanc Heritage Rouge & Noir Coral Broad + Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki Faber-Castell eMotion 18kt Broad + PW Akkerman Diep Duinwater Blauw Montblanc 146 OBB + Diamine Soft Mint Pelikan M1005 Demonstrator BB + J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe Pelikan Souverän M400 White Tortoise BB Stub + Graf Von Faber-Castell Deep Sea Green
Take a look at this interesting pen! This is a 1993 DJ Kennedy “Stylus” shaped bulb-filler, by this famed artist and Sculptor, who produced pens by private order for Nieman Marcus. The pen is hand signed by the artist (on the very bottom of the barrel) as follows: “DJ Kennedy Completed 14 April 1993 No. 95.” Sterling silver repousse work and brass applique. The pen has a Waterman #2 nib (fine, extra-flexible). Curious? Here’s an article …
I bought a vintage pen at a flea market for $6. The seller didn’t know anything about it but it seems to work ok, except the nib has what I think is a crack in it. Is that possible? It’s very possible the nib is cracked. If you use a loupe to look at it, even smaller fractures can be visible. If this is the case, you can consider having your nib repaired by someone …
The pros of Ink-Vue Demonstrators, according to Waterman! Not just for sales demonstrations! No springs or pistons to break Simply filling – no parts to unscrew and lose, and just as easy to clean/empty. Greater ink capacity – fills full Visible ink supply – won’t catch you by surprise on empty Self-starting Tip-filling – cleaner to fill Perfect point
This 1933 Pelikan 112 Piston-filler in 14K has a pinstriped and wavy line panels design. The barrel is visualated in amber celluloid. This is one of the rarest of the early Pelikans! The cap is adorned with applied 14K fancy repousse “KK” initials. How did I come into possession of this pen? I acquired the pen out of Poland and was told of a very interesting provenance. The pen was used by Baron Leopold Kronenberg, member …
The fine flexible nib on my pen keeps catching the paper when I’m writing, and then ink splatters everywhere. Sometimes the tines get misaligned. What am I doing wrong? With nibs that accommodate pressure, make sure you’re only applying light pressure on the downstroke, and no pressure on the upstroke. It’s usually pressure on the upstroke that causes fine, and other, nibs to get caught. This can cause ink splattering when the tines are caught …
Montblanc Germany Ads, March 1948 It is better to wait awhile and then you will have a real Montblanc.
A 1910 Waterman with an unusual filling mechanism! This Waterman is a (5)12 SF “Sleeve-filler” in 14K Solid Gold “Filigree” pattern on black hard rubber. In-between the “Pump-filler” and “Coin-filler” Waterman produced the Sleeve-filler in 1910. A sleeve on the barrel slides downward to reveal a press bar used to fill the pen. A rare and wonderful example of this early Waterman filling mechanism. Barrel indicia engraved in Old-English script “TBM.” Broad, flexible, italic nib. A …
