Short List! What 5 pens are you looking to acquire in the near future?

[Bisquitlips]

Mine:

Now all I need is about $3000.00 extra to make this all come true.

1. Nakaya Briarwood wet BB Italic Nib.



2. Marlen Aureus.



3. Omas 360 Lucens Extra.



4. Omas Arco Milord.



5. Montbanc Bergman FP. This one I am not sure about, but I tested it in London this last September and have not been able to forget it. It may go down a bit further on my list in favor of another Nakaya or two.




The two Nakayas I am strongly considering.

[shandy]

Ahh, so many beautiful pens, you have similar taste to me Richard!

My wish list, well.

The Montegrappa will be with me soon so that one is done! The next ones would be the Omas you already have, I just fell in love with that pen when I tried Glenn's.

Also a Nakay Decapod in Heki-Temanuri. An ebonite "Big Red" as early a model of the breed as I can get!

And it is time for me to have another MB in the stable, I would love to get an older 149 with a nice juicy broad nib!

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by shandy

Ahh, so many beautiful pens, you have similar taste to me Richard!

My wish list, well.

The Montegrappa will be with me soon so that one is done! The next ones would be the Omas you already have, I just fell in love with that pen when I tried Glenn's.

Also a Nakay Decapod in Heki-Temanuri. An ebonite "Big Red" as early a model of the breed as I can get!

And it is time for me to have another MB in the stable, I would love to get an older 149 with a nice juicy broad nib!

Shandy, (By the way is that your given name?),

Now you have hit upon one of the sweetest spots in all pendom! I have a WONDERFUL MB 149 with a B / BB Italic / Stub from 1973. I have the original box / case (as these were the cloth covered metal), the papers, and the original sales receipt. It was purchased at Crabtree and Evelyn in 1973 for the massive sum of $44.00!!!

I am a bit unsure about the actual size of the nib as the 149's nib is so large to begin with, thus the B/BB designation. I believe it to be a broad and not a double broad.

I paid a small fortune for it, but when I saw it had the full package and that the pen had not been used (no ink residue upon initial irrigation) the money came out of my wallet so fast that the friction heat of my wallet leaving my back pants pocket was tangibly discernible!

I am very glad I purchased it because in my years of collecting I have not seen another 149 B/BB Italic available before or after that. I do a search on Google for one and only 2 examples show up so I believe it to be a bit rare.

You can't go wrong with a 149 with a B/BB Italic / Stub. Its line variation and the ink shading is as good as it gets IMO

For reference, the photo in my signature was written with this pen.

Sorry for the lousy photos. The close ups of the nib were taken several years ago with an inferior camera and the others were taken by the original owner. I will get better ones soon if you are interested in a closer look.

Good luck on you quest.

[STEELINOX]

LAMY 2000 Fountain Pen
Schaeffer TARGA Fountain Pen "SINK"
Caran d'Ache Fountain Pen MAYA
Mont Blanc Starwalker FP

CROSS FP not sure as to which one though

[blackmsport]

Caran D'ache Ivenhoe fountain.... steel and rose wood

[2careless]

Depends if I get a year end bonus...
1. MB T Mann
2. MB 50s green straited 146 celluloid.
3. Nakaya writer Heki-tamenuri
4. MB JP Morgan
5. DO Celestrial (blue)

[shandy]

Originally Posted by Bisquitlips

Shandy, (By the way is that your given name?),

Now you have hit upon one of the sweetest spots in all pendom! I have a WONDERFUL MB 149 with a B / BB Italic / Stub from 1973. I have the original box / case (as these were the cloth covered metal), the papers, and the original sales receipt. It was purchased at Crabtree and Evelyn in 1973 for the massive sum of $44.00!!!

I am a bit unsure about the actual size of the nib as the 149's nib is so large to begin with, thus the B/BB designation. I believe it to be a broad and not a double broad.

I paid a small fortune for it, but when I saw it had the full package and that the pen had not been used (no ink residue upon initial irrigation) the money came out of my wallet so fast that the friction heat of my wallet leaving my back pants pocket was tangibly discernible!

I am very glad I purchased it because in my years of collecting I have not seen another 149 B/BB Italic available before or after that. I do a search on Google for one and only 2 examples show up so I believe it to be a bit rare.

You can't go wrong with a 149 with a B/BB Italic / Stub. Its line variation and the ink shading is as good as it gets IMO

For reference, the photo in my signature was written with this pen.

Sorry for the lousy photos. The close ups of the nib were taken several years ago with an inferior camera and the others were taken by the original owner. I will get better ones soon if you are interested in a closer look.

Good luck on you quest.

Richard, my goodness, that is exactly it! What an absolute beauty, that nib is perfection! I love it when I hear stories like this, all original all complete, it is a collectors dream come true, I am not suprised at the speed of wallet opening!

You have wonderful handwriting BTW, I love that fountain pens really show the art of handwriting off. I love the backgrounds you use for your photo's, I would love to writing like that one day!

I love as well that you collect old journals. That sort of history, what I call real and relevant history is so interesting. Years ago I did a local BBC radio programme where I went around to old folks where I used to live and taped their stories, their accents were so rich, regional accents seem to be dissapearing and I love the fact that we were able to get some on tape!

I think that is one of the reasons fountain pens appeal to me, there is a connection with bygone days when one uses them, a sense of history that a ball point just can't replicate!
Shandy is my Handle, real name is Ian!

I am so enjoying this pen forum, it really has hit the ground running!

I know this may be heresy to say but I actually like pen collection more than watches!

[shandy]

Originally Posted by 2careless

Depends if I get a year end bonus...
1. MB T Mann
2. MB 50s green straited 146 celluloid.
3. Nakaya writer Heki-tamenuri
4. MB JP Morgan
5. DO Celestrial (blue)

Kai, I sure hope you get that bonus, what a list!

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by shandy

Richard, my goodness, that is exactly it! What an absolute beauty, that nib is perfection! I love it when I hear stories like this, all original all complete, it is a collectors dream come true, I am not suprised at the speed of wallet opening!

You have wonderful handwriting BTW, I love that fountain pens really show the art of handwriting off. I love the backgrounds you use for your photo's, I would love to writing like that one day!

I love as well that you collect old journals. That sort of history, what I call real and relevant history is so interesting. Years ago I did a local BBC radio programme where I went around to old folks where I used to live and taped their stories, their accents were so rich, regional accents seem to be dissapearing and I love the fact that we were able to get some on tape!

I think that is one of the reasons fountain pens appeal to me, there is a connection with bygone days when one uses them, a sense of history that a ball point just can't replicate!
Shandy is my Handle, real name is Ian!

I am so enjoying this pen forum, it really has hit the ground running!

I know this may be heresy to say but I actually like pen collection more than watches!

Ian,

Thanks for the compliment on my handwriting, but I assure you it is mostly the pen.

I wish you well on your quest for this nib. I hope it doesn't prove to be difficult, or at least you can find a BB that you can have a meister modify for you to your hand.

The radio program sounds quite interesting! So I guess we have a celebrity in our midst!!

[shandy]

Originally Posted by Bisquitlips

Ian,

Thanks for the compliment on my handwriting, but I assure you it is mostly the pen.

I wish you well on your quest for this nib. I hope it doesn't prove to be difficult, or at least you can find a BB that you can have a meister modify for you to your hand.

The radio program sounds quite interesting! So I guess we have a celebrity in our midst!!

I think John has a couple of 149's in stock..You have given me an idea!

Celebrity!! it was twenty five years ago and a local station at that

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by shandy

I think John has a couple of 149's in stock..You have given me an idea!

Celebrity!! it was twenty five years ago and a local station at that

Ian,

Who is that in your Avatar? Interesting and he looks familiar. Civil war general?

[shandy]

Originally Posted by Bisquitlips

Ian,

Who is that in your Avatar? Interesting and he looks familiar. Civil war general?

One of my all time hero's, Henry David Thoreau!

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by shandy

One of my all time hero's, Henry David Thoreau!

Ah!! No wonder he looked familiar! Should have known that one.

[Taffi Abernathy]

Here's a couple . . . Cross's new Starlight Collection & Mont Blanc's Mozart rollerball and ballpoint in bordeaux.

[Skullring]

Originally Posted by shandy

One of my all time hero's, Henry David Thoreau!

Yes one of my heroes as well.

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - -- Henry David Thoreau

[Mrdi]

Rich,

Which is the Nakaya model number/name of the one having the green hue in the bottom
pic shown in this post?

Thanks,

Mrdi

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by Mrdi

Rich,

Which is the Nakaya model number/name of the one having the green hue in the bottom
pic shown in this post?

Thanks,

Mrdi

Portable Writer Hekitamenuri

[2careless]

. :)

[shandy]

Originally Posted by Skullring

Yes one of my heroes as well.

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - -- Henry David Thoreau

Ahh, a fellow fan!
You might like this, I got really excited and have donated!
http://www.marbleswiththoreau.com/home.html

[Taffi Abernathy]

What can anyone tell me about these pens? I think some of the designs are beautiful.

www.isellpens.com/laban.htm

[blackmsport]

MonteVerde Walt Disney collections are very nice

http://www.gentlemansgadgets.com/ind...en-collection/