Gents, as a lurker in these parts I kindly ask your advice on which vintage pen to look for.
I have been using fountain pens almost exclusively for almost 30 years now, but always pens bought new.
My pen backstory:
I especially love thin writing stub nibs as they really give that vintage look in your note taking. For the last almost 15 years my one and only pen was a nice Mont Blanc Meisterstuck where I replaced the M nib after 10 years with a stub nib (now that was an expensive move, phew!).
This nib however ran into problems with the flow and I grew tired of it. I even had it refurbished here in DK but it still does not really flow well.
About 6 months ago I therefore got 2 TWSBI’s and a Kaweco AL Sport, all 3 with stub nibs. Not least the Kaweco is wonderful as a front pocket carrier and I really like the way it writes, still quite thin and with great flow. The 1.1 stub also is perfect.
So now the tricky part: What to get/look for when I look for a vintage that ideally would write the same? I am initially thinking a 1940s-60s model as I like the designs of those times, and it must be a solid everyday worker that writes safely and wet; I hate it when the ink stops mid-sentence!
Any proposals and pics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!
I have been using fountain pens almost exclusively for almost 30 years now, but always pens bought new.
My pen backstory:
I especially love thin writing stub nibs as they really give that vintage look in your note taking. For the last almost 15 years my one and only pen was a nice Mont Blanc Meisterstuck where I replaced the M nib after 10 years with a stub nib (now that was an expensive move, phew!).
This nib however ran into problems with the flow and I grew tired of it. I even had it refurbished here in DK but it still does not really flow well.
About 6 months ago I therefore got 2 TWSBI’s and a Kaweco AL Sport, all 3 with stub nibs. Not least the Kaweco is wonderful as a front pocket carrier and I really like the way it writes, still quite thin and with great flow. The 1.1 stub also is perfect.
So now the tricky part: What to get/look for when I look for a vintage that ideally would write the same? I am initially thinking a 1940s-60s model as I like the designs of those times, and it must be a solid everyday worker that writes safely and wet; I hate it when the ink stops mid-sentence!
Any proposals and pics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!