Fountain Pens

I have been collecting fountain pens for a few years now. I'm not a "serious" collector, though. I just like the ones I've gotten and I don't really have the money to fall into the "serious" collector category.

My favorite writing pens are the Lamy pens and the Pelikano pens.

What I will do here is have some pics of the pens I do have, along with any interesting older ads I found for them, and then a separate section for ads for pens that I don't have. I like to know about the history of things, and there is a lot of very fascinating history involved in the subject of fountain pens.

Itoya Galaxy

To me, this pen looks sort of futuristic.

Lamy

Lamy Vista

I like the see-through aspect of this pen. Plus, I love any Lamy that I see. They are my favorite pens of all. When I use them you can actually read at least most of what I have written (my handwriting gives entirely new dimensions to the term 'terrible.')

Lamy AL-stars

These are the only AL-Stars I've been able to afford so far. I like how shiny the pens are and the way they write.

Lamy Safari

I also like the Lamy Safari pens. Again, these are the only ones I have of this kind.

Parker

These are the only three Parker pens that I have. The red one is the Parker Red Reflex, and the other two are Parker Vectors.

Ads for Parker Pens

Pelikan

Pelikan Future

I happen to like this pen. It sort of reminds me of a space alien.

Pelikano

I really like the way the Pelikanos write, and I like the various colors they come in.

These are two special editions.

Pilot Varsity

This is a very inexpensive set of disposable pens. Still, they seem to do a good job writing and they last a long while.

Scheaffer

NoNonsense

The pen is translucent. I have an italic nib on this one; and because of the way it writes, I call it my calligraphy pen.

School Pens

These are okay pens, but not my favorite.

Ads for Scheaffer Pens

Waterman

I only have this one Waterman pen. I really like the color, but it's not a pen I like to write with very much. I like the longer pens, frankly, although I still consider this one of the prettiest pens that I have.

Ads for Waterman Pens

Ads for Other Pens

Conklin
De Witt Fountain Pen Company
Diamond Star
Edison
Esterbrook
Faber
John Holland
Laughlin
Lincoln
Moores
Onoto
Paragon
Paul E. West
Rapid Writer
Red Dwarf
Swan
Unknown Pens
Other Things

Cincinnati Pen Shows

I have some photos I took at a Cincinnati Pen Show in October 2008. The photos are located here.

Here are some photos from the Cincinnati Pen Show in October, 2009. The photos are located here.

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