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Eversharp & Wahl Pens
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Eversharp Colonial |
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Color: Gold Material: 14K golf-fill |
Filler: Lever Date c. c. 1940 |
Nib: F 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Black & Gold Material: Celluloid & GF steel |
Filler: Lever Date c. c. 1940 |
Nib: F-M 14K, semi-flex
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Brown & Pearl Material: Celluloid |
Filler: Lever Date c. c. 1940 |
Nib: M 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Maroon w/ striated cap Material: Resin/plastic |
Filler: Lever Date c. ca. 1946 |
Nib: 14K banner nib, M/B
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Gold chased Material: Gold fill over BHR |
Filler: Lever Date c. 1930s |
Nib: 14K XF, some flex
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Woodgrain Material: Ebonite |
Filler: Lever Date c. 1930s |
Nib: 14K F flex
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: TUrquiose Material: Resin |
Filler: Piston Date c. c 1950 |
Nib: M Stub 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Black Material: Resin |
Filler: Piston Date c. c 1950 |
Nib: M Italic 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Purple Metallic Material: Aluminum |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. c 2010 |
Nib: F Steel
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Matte Black Material: Steel (?) |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. c 2013 |
Nib: F 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Clear Material: Plastic |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. 2015 |
Nib: Steel F
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Burgundy Material: Resin |
Filler: Piston Date c. 1970 |
Nib: M 14K
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Lava Smoke Material: Resin |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. 2013 |
Nib: M Black Steel
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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Color: Ice & Stone Material: Resin, chrome |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. ca. 2015 |
Nib: Steel F
Working? Yes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Color: Copper Material: Copper over bras(?) |
Filler: Cartridge/Converter Date c. ca 2013 |
Nib: Black MV F
Working? Yes |
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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. |