Nice! What's the sample selection?
The Nib Acquisitions for 2024.
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Nice! What's the sample selection?
AimlessWanderer
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Diamine Steel Blue. Quite a bright turquoise.
I need to give it a try in a few other pens, but my initial impression is that I won't be going for a full bottle. I have tried Diamine's Twilight, Teal, Eau de Nil, and now this. It appears I might like the idea of bluey-greens (or greeny-blues) more than the reality of them.
Diamine Steel Blue. Quite a bright turquoise.
I need to give it a try in a few other pens, but my initial impression is that I won't be going for a full bottle. I have tried Diamine's Twilight, Teal, Eau de Nil, and now this. It appears I might like the idea of bluey-greens (or greeny-blues) more than the reality of them.
A beautiful color, but yes, I can see how having too many inks of a similar color can be redundant.
AimlessWanderer
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My apologies Erik, I don't think I said that clearly enough.
The three I tried before, now belong to someone else. I didn't get along with them. On a screen, they look like I might like them, but for whatever reason, I don't enjoy writing with them.
This one isn't as moody and glum (to my eye) as the other three though, so I may warm to it later. In fairness, it doesn't look half bad on Clairefontaine paper, but on budget notepads (which most of my ink gets laid on), it hasn't won me over so far.
AimlessWanderer
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^^^ Too late to edit, but now getting much better results from a different pen!
No worries, Al. I was presumptuous, and did not think about the thread in which you describe what inks you like and don't like. Thank you, for clarifying, though.
I know how that goes. Apart from writing, I sometimes like to doodle or sketch. That gives me reason to keep and use some of the inks that I do not fancy in my writing pens.
My reference sample of it was probably written six to eight years ago on Rhodia Classic paper. It looks to me like it transitions from teal to turquoise as the ink flow depletes.
AimlessWanderer
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Two A4 and two A5 pads for under £29 delivered, from WHSmith. Some of my wetter pens have been showing and bleeding through quite heavily on my budget notepads. Not that it matters, as nobody sees my inane scribblings but me, but it means I can't always use both sides of the page in my "thinking out loud" book. These should help with that.
I won't be needing to start one of these for a few weeks yet, but wanted to pounce while the items were on sale.
My Tibaldi Infrangible F and Franklin-Christoph Bronze Age ink that I got at the Triangle Pen Show
I got two Sheaffer Balance pens on the bay. It is always a gamble, but we will see. I have not inked them up yet so I cannot speak for the functionality of them yet. It is two Sheaffer Balance pens. The black one is a Balance JR pen made around late 1930s to early 1940s. The other pen is a Balance Lifetime from about 1941-42. By the looks of them they look in pretty good shape. The JR seems to be a notch higher in condition. I cannot wait to try them out.
AimlessWanderer
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Two Parker 45 Flighters dropped through the letterbox this morning, in rather natty little tins.
There's a 1980s CT and a 1990s Deluxe to go with my 1970s chrome tassie.
Both of them arrived with squeeze type converters too.
There's a 1980s CT and a 1990s Deluxe to go with my 1970s chrome tassie.
Both of them arrived with squeeze type converters too.
I am pretty sure both of my 45 Flighters are Deluxe and have gold trim. One is from the 60's and the other all I know is it was made in the U.K.. I don't remember anything else and It has been so long eBay has forgotten. Did it look like the seller had several of them? I only ask is because those tins look familiar.
AimlessWanderer
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I think he just had those two. I think they might be tins he buys empty, for shipping all his used loose pens in. There was no branding on them.
The Sheaffer Jr pens I have were fitted with very nice expressive gold nibs. Quite a pen for $2.75!
Your military clip pen seems to be in good shape. Have you pulled the lever yet to feel if the sac is pliable?
That was kind of what I thought. I know the made in the U.K. 45 was shipped to me from there. Probably a coincidence.
I have not filled the sheaffer Jr yet but I'm looking forward to it. I have too many pens inked at the moment. You are probably familiar with this type of problems.
The military clip pen I have filled and it is working just fine. It has quite the fine nib that was a bit scratchy so I had to align the tines and shim it to get it a bit wetter but now it writes very well. The seller claimed that they were restored and it seems like he was telling the truth.
Here is a note I wrote with it
https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/the-handwritten-thread.339515/post-12745625
That is always a win. Especially if you get a good deal.
Well, not always. I'd actually rather do it myself unless it was faithfully done by a pro.
I've gotten a few that were "restored" that I wish hadn't been. Overpolished, wrong size sac, nib set too deep, glued section ...
To me, to receive an old Sheaffer that has been laying in a desk drawer of a farmhouse in Nebraska for 75 years is bliss.
I have had two pens professionally restored that I bought from reputable dealers. Four pens that didn't need anything that hadn't had work done other than I did myself. Two old Shaeffers that came leaky as restored pens. And then three piston pens as they were that I will need help with. I still need to decide where to send those as it is more involved than I feel comfortable with. In town I have Indy Pen Dance, but, I am sure it would take a while and be more costly that route.
Just purchased a new pocket pen, the SchonDSGN Pocket 6 or P6, in smooth copper. I have the JoWo #6 nib in XF. As a lark, I also purchased rollerball tips (these have never really worked well in other fountain pens, but I like the idea of them one day working).
Got a Kaweco Sport from my friend Teri last Sunday at a pen posse party (Peyton Street, Santa Cruz)
Vintage ads, 1930s
Vintage ads, 1930s
