Eversharp, Lamy, Mont Blanc, Monteverde

Eversharp & Wahl Pens

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Eversharp Colonial

Color: Gold
Material: 14K golf-fill
Filler: Lever
Date c. c. 1940
Nib: F 14K
Working? Yes

I’ve had this one for years; well before my pen ‘hobby’ really got going. I finally restored it, and found a lovely pen with a sweet, semi-flexy fine 14K nib. GP ‘pinstripe’ body, with unobtrusive personalization.

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Eversharp Skyline

Color: Black & Gold
Material: Celluloid & GF steel
Filler: Lever
Date c. c. 1940
Nib: F-M 14K, semi-flex
Working? Yes

One of my first Skylines. The Skyline is a masterpiece of 1940s Art Deco styling, and this one is a fantastic writer. Smooth ‘banner’ nib, with an easy, subtle flex. Wonderful!

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Eversharp Skyline

Color: Brown & Pearl
Material: Celluloid
Filler: Lever
Date c. c. 1940
Nib: M 14K
Working? Yes

Another Skyline, this one with the gorgeous striped pearl cap, showing shades of brown, burgundy, gold, and even a hint of green in strong light.

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Eversharp Skyline Executive

Color: Maroon w/ striated cap
Material: Resin/plastic
Filler: Lever
Date c. ca. 1946
Nib: 14K banner nib, M/B
Working? Yes

Perhaps the most distinctively Art Deco pen made, designed by Henry Deyfuss, one of the most prolific designers of everyday use objects of the Art Deco era. This is a larger model, and the striated cap is a rarity. I’m putting it at the later end of production (1940-48) because of the ‘over the top’ structure at the clip – earlier pens, I believe, had the plainer domed top to the cap. As with most vintage gold-nib pens, it’s a gorgeous writer, and while it only has a small hint of flex, it is an expressive writer.

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Wahl Ringtop

Color: Gold chased
Material: Gold fill over BHR
Filler: Lever
Date c. 1930s
Nib: 14K XF, some flex
Working? Yes

Lovely little Wahl ringtop, but I’m not sure of the exact designation. It has a super-fine nib, with a bit of flex. I don’t generally like super fines, but given the flex, if I can find its sweet spot, I think it has potential. Another dainty little pen, in fantastic shape.

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Wahl-Eversharp Desk Pen

Color: Woodgrain
Material: Ebonite
Filler: Lever
Date c. 1930s
Nib: 14K F flex
Working? Yes

I simply love the woodgrain ebonite pens, but this is the first I’ve seen (in person, anyway) that isn’t the ‘rosewood’ color. It’s a fantastically grained desk pen, with a restored lever filler, and a big juicy nib marked ’14K Flex.’ What more could a pen-geek want?


Lamy Pens

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Lamy 99

Color: TUrquiose
Material: Resin
Filler: Piston
Date c. c 1950
Nib: M Stub 14K
Working? Yes

NOS, in perfect condition, with sticker. Fantastic little pen, with a smooth piston filler, nifty little visulated ink windows, and a fairly smooth medium-ish semi-hooded nib.

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Lamy 99

Color: Black
Material: Resin
Filler: Piston
Date c. c 1950
Nib: M Italic 14K
Working? Yes

Also NOS, in perfect condition. A desk pen with a slightly stubbier profile than my 2 Sheaffer desk models, but with a smooth piston filler, small visulated ink windows. Has a smooth medium-ish semi-hooded nib, but with an odd oblique to it that I don’t quite have the hang of (may be a lefty problem!) Still, a lovely desk pen, that fits perfectly in a black marble base I scored at an antique shop ages ago.

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Lamy Al-Star

Color: Purple Metallic
Material: Aluminum
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. c 2010
Nib: F Steel
Working? Yes

One of two Lamys that were brought back for me direct by my EX-husband from P.W. Akkerman in Amsterdam, and my first Al-Star/Safari type pen! Lightweight, but substantial, and a nice writer. This will be a great about town pen, and I love the color!

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Lamy Dialog 3

Color: Matte Black
Material: Steel (?)
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. c 2013
Nib: F 14K
Working? Yes

This pen is different from any other instrument I own. Another gift from Amsterdam, it is sleek, modern, almost stealth. It’s kinda sexy! It’s also a retractable, along similar lines as Pilot’s Vanishing Point. It’s weighty, and the matte finish is silky smooth and cool in the hand. And it writes easily as smoothly as the best and butteriest vintage nib I have. Superb craftsmanship and engineering, and a really amazing writing experience! (Nib photo is stock)

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Lamy Vista

Color: Clear
Material: Plastic
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. 2015
Nib: Steel F
Working? Yes

The Vista is basically the demonstrator version of the Lamy Safari. A good, solid basic pen, reliable, good writer, and the demonstrator always gets some fun comments.


Mont Blanc Pens

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Mont Blanc 585

Color: Burgundy
Material: Resin
Filler: Piston
Date c. 1970
Nib: M 14K
Working? Yes

My first MB, and an appropriate one for that. Known as the “economy” MontBlanc (as if!) this is still a very nice piece of writing equipment. Thirsty piston fill and a smooth 14K nib. The screaming blue visulated section is a little odd, but this seems to be a solid pen that will get its share of use.


Monteverde Pens

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Monteverde Intima

Color: Lava Smoke
Material: Resin
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. 2013
Nib: M Black Steel
Working? Yes

A really gorgeous pen! The ‘smoke and fire’ swirl with the black furnishings and nib make a really striking combination. On the lighter end weight-wise, but balances well in the hand. Like most Conklin and Monteverde pens, this one needed a bit of a nib flossing when first inked up, but works like a dream. I did have to have the section replaced by Yafa, the parent company, as the black enamel flaked off. They admitted they’d had a bad manufacturing run on this model, but the new section has put in a lot of miles with no issues. This remains one of my favorites.

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Monteverde Mountains of the World: K2

Color: Ice & Stone
Material: Resin, chrome
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. ca. 2015
Nib: Steel F
Working? Yes

Released back when Monteverde’s Mountains of the World were inspired by and named for actual mountains like Denali, Fuji, and Kilimanjaro, this pen evokes the swirl of ice and snow on K2, the world’s second highest, but most deadly mountain. This pen, for me, is January, and I ink it up in the frosty days with an ink like Diamines Grey Fox, or DeAtramentic Frankincense. Lovely writer, a little drier than some, but ideal for writing on printer or copier paper, this one gets me through my early winter grading!

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Monteverde Mountains of the World: Vesuvio

Color: Cinder & Lava (Black, grey, with a fiery orange swirl)
Material: Resin, Chrome
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. ca 2016
Nib: Steel F
Working? Yes

Another of MV’s Mountains series, and the last, I think, based on actual mountains, the fiery swirls of red and orange through smoky black are just stunning. Like its snowier brother, the K2, this is a smooth, business-like writer; not as silky as some, but with a comfortable feedback that gives it a bit of snap. Love this pen, and the K2.

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Monteverde Regatta Sport

Color: Copper
Material: Copper over bras(?)
Filler: Cartridge/Converter
Date c. ca 2013
Nib: Black MV F
Working? Yes

A hefty and showy pen that also manages to not be too showy. Black and copper finish, with a black nib and an incredibly satifying magnetic cap (which also posts magnetically). Another great pen from Monteverde, that honestly doesn’t get a much use as it should.