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Where pens and cats overlapped

 Originally posted at Instagram. Click on a photo to see it enlarged. Lisa makes quality control and protects my set of Pilot Iroshizuku inks on March 16, 2019 . Lisa is blind which doesn't hinder her to be found on all tables and chairs.  On July 3, 2019 , she inspected an incoming package from La Couronne du Comte. What did she know that she would have soon some helpers to do that work. The new ones helped me choosing a new pen, inspecting every pen on a huge list: October 4, 2019 . Please try and identify the non-pen artifact in the picture. I know it is difficult. November 23, 2020 Brothers of my cats (same mother) - special editions 2019, 2020 and 2021 - unfortunately all of them have died due to illness or car accidents. In memoriam. Tom and Lisa show interest in a cloth from Bokumondoh .  I don't call myself a collector - I am a hoarder. Not only do I hoard pens, but also inks and papers and - cats. Felix (18 years in 2024), Cherie (5), Lisa (6) and Tom (5) in 2022  und
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Waldmann pens in Vermeil

Since I am in the pen business, ahem, I mean the hobby of using pens, I always wanted a set of gold pens. In the beginning of my quest for such a pen, I focused on Montblanc pens until I realized they are overlays, just a thin sheet of gold over a normal resin pens. That is not what I wanted. A few years ago, I met online the CEO of Waldmann pens, Stefan Schnirch, and through his help I got a very special set of gold pens. Actually, they are vermeil pens, gold-coated Sterling pens. Here they are - excuse the bad hand-writing, I am still working on improving that. The base of these golden pens is the model Precieux Lines in Sterling silver which is meanwhile out of production, I bought the two last fountain pens and the last rollerball.  Ball-pen and mechanical pencil might still be in stock. These solid silver pens were then coated with 5 um of 24k yellow gold. I also have a fountain pen coated with rose-gold instead of the yellow-gold. That pen even has an 18k gold nib coated with ros

Cleaning converters

Do you have an idea how one can avoid that converter leak ink into the piston shaft area? How do you clean it there? I have seen converters where one could unscrew the back part but most, even the converters from Schmidt Technology, like this one, lack that possibility. Just tested what happens if I let stand a water-filled converter horizontally (corresponding nib-up). In less than 5 minutes the water was leaking through the back part out of the converter.

Changes at Waldmann Pens accoding to the 2024 catalogue

2023 LE Jubilee 105 sold out LE Titan sold out 2024  Concorde discontinued LE Carbon F 100 pens LE Tango Starburst 200 pens LE Dame of Swan Court 38 pens LE Private Eye of Baker Street 23 pens new color Grandeur: blue metallic details see Waldmann Pens

For sale

A few pens are still for sale at   http://www.mkengel.de/pensales/pensales.html In addition to the pens shown below, you also find a few remaining pens from Japan (Sailor, Pilot), Germany and Switzerland (Geha, Elyssee, CdA), China (Hero), India (Lotus, Beena), (US, Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman). And I have many Parker ballpens, mechanical pencils and Pilot Elite ballpens. Free shipping if you buy more than $450. The Big Ones Counting from the left: pen 1-2  are Pelikan Souveraen M1000 in F: one is sold and one is kept on hold pen 3-4  are Montblanc 149, probably F - one has been sold, one is available pen 5  is a Sailor KoP Standard, 21k nib in M: kept on hold pen 6  is the Dodeca made by  Lotus Pens  from India, it has a Bock #380 18k in F. This pen started as a custom pen request and became one of Lotus Pens' standard products. pen 7  is the Virat, also made by  Lotus Pens . This Virat is slightly modified upon my request. It also has a Bock #380 18k in F.   Mixed  Pen 1  is a Sai

Waldmann's Ultra-Rare Fountain Pens

(The photos in this blog post are copyright Waldmann Pens and are used with permission.) Waldmann's Ultra-Rare Fountain Pens There are two possibilities for you to become the owner of one of the ultra-rare Waldmann fountain pens. 1) You can order a customized pen - a pen just for you. Waldmann Pens has a "Private Label" customization program. They produce a pen according your wishes, either a modified production pen or a pen entirely new, born in collaboration between you and Waldmann Pens.  2) Or you get a limited edition. Since a few days, two small-run limited editions are available from Waldmann Pens . The pens are made in collaboration with Sekre International GmbH in Germany. To read the stories behind the pens, see the pamphlets, download links below the pictures of the pens.  If you are interested in these pens, see the Waldmann Pen homepage or contact Waldmann by email. PRIVATE EYE OF BAKER STREET, a limited edition of 23 fountain pens. Download pamphlet. DAME

Photos for FPN posts

 Photo for FPN post See more of it: Waldmann Pens Download pamphlet blue pen , purple pen Scriptorium pens Manupropria Pens Lotus Pens Elyssee