DC Pen Show

[Manatee]

I went to the DC Pen Show this weekend. Over 200 dealers and other exhibiters. Lots of cool pens! I visited with Mort from Atlanta, who is a great guy. I bought a couple of pens from him, including my first Namiki -- a beautiful Cormorant. It's the nicest pen I've bought so far. I see more Namiki in my future. I also like Montegrappa, and I bought a nice silver one recently.

[JJ Irani]

Suhail from TURF is a big pen collector. Some pics of your new acquisitions would be nice.

JJ :thumbsup:

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Peter, I would love to see pictures of your pens. I love them also, but with the cost of watches, affording another addiction is out of the question right now. Still, I like to look..... :thumbsup:

[Manatee]

Here are the two new pens, Namiki Cormorant and Taccia...
http://www.minkhollow.com/show/New_Pens.jpeg

Here's detail of the Namiki...
http://www.minkhollow.com/show/Namiki_Cormorant.jpeg

[Manatee]

Here's another nice pen I got recently, a Montegrappa Privilege Deco...
http://www.minkhollow.com/show/Montegrappa.jpeg

And a picture of my current pens. You can see my taste is improving.http://www.rolexforums.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
http://www.minkhollow.com/show/All_Pens.jpeg

[padi56]

The fourth one should be Microshaft Peter,like Namiki very nice artwork.

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Peter - I would say your taste is certainly improving. LOL on the Microsoft pen! :chuckle:

I've got hundreds of pens I've been given over the years from suppliers, etc. All stuffed in a box somewhere. I have one decent pen - MB one that is no longer made. I think it might be a 149, but not sure of the model. I also have a .7mm mechanical pencil to go with it. Bought both at Costco years ago.....LOL!

I like both of your new pens a lot. The Namiki is pure art - I love the detail. The Taccia is also very nice - like the geometric pattern. What is the material on that one? If you don't mind me asking, what are those two worth? Are discounts normal with pens? Just trying to get a feel for it. I may tell the wife that I have good news, that I can collect pens cheaper than I can collect watches - but I doubt she would go for it. :bluetongu

[dman]

Cool pics Peter, I really like the Montegrappa, that is very cool looking! :thumbsup:

[JJ Irani]

Thanks, Peter, very artful and beautiful collection....even more artistic hand in the first pic. :chuckle:

[Manatee]

The fourth one should be Microshaft Peter,like Namiki very nice artwork.

Thanks, Peter. I love the Namiki. It's truly an object of high quality.

The fourth one is only in the line-up as a joke. http://www.rolexforums.com/images/icons/icon12.gif I was going around the house fetching all my pens, and I saw that one lying on a table.

[Manatee]

Suhail from TURF is a big pen collector. Some pics of your new acquisitions would be nice.

JJ :thumbsup:

Actually he only had two "special" pens that I can recall -- both Montblanc. He sold one, and broke the other.http://www.rolexforums.com/images/icons/icon9.gif He has other fountain pens, but I think they're mostly "utility" grade.

[Manatee]

The Taccia is also very nice - like the geometric pattern. What is the material on that one?

The Taccia is covered with different colors of MOP. I wonder why a MOP Rolex dial costs ten times as much as this pen with so much MOP on it? Maybe MOP doesn't really cost $1000/cm2. http://www.rolexforums.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Gedanken]

Hey, cool - I've finally come across a Montegrappa I actually like! The ones I've seen up to this point have been made of some translucent mineral, and that look never grabbed me.

Here's a shot of my (very humble) collection:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Gedanken/IMG_4964.jpg

[JJ Irani]

I like that blue one, second from right....but then I love all things blue!! :chuckle: :chuckle:

[Rockrolex]

As long as we're showing off our pen collection, here's mine:

L to R:
Mont Blanc Fountain Pen
Mont Blanc Ball Point
Cross Matrix - Ver. II
Lamy Fountain Pen
Waterman Fountain Pen
Waterman Ball Point
Waterman Mechanical Pencil
Waterman Fountain Pen
Waterman Fountain Pen -skinny
Cross Matrix - Ver. I
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/edkessler/Pens.jpg