MKE's view on pens

This Yahoo auction just ended. A Dunhill-Namiki catalogue from 昭和１０ (1935). 66508 Yen (508 Euro / 626 USD) was also the price at the end of the auction. Now, this is a good price for 14 old pages of paper. Someone really spent a lot of money to get this catalogue. Speculations are already under way, who was that buyer. Personally, I would prefer the red pen on the cover page instead. But, search your attics. You might find the catalogue which pays your next pen(s).

Kuretake Fountain Pens 夢銀河 The famous maker of brush pens in Japan, Kuretake , seems to increase its offering of fountain pens. Last year, when I saw them on a stationary exhibition, they had only one fountain pen on display. This year on the Mitsukoshi pen show they had already several.  See some pictures below. A brush pen in the back and a beautiful black fountain pen in front. A limited edition pen, offered by Takashimaya Materials: Antler from Nara (Japan) dyed with indigo. Bock nib 77760 Yen, if you are interested. LINK Pictures from the catalogue

Isn't this Platinum Century 3776 a beautiful pen? Look closer! Absolutely tasteless. I can't understand why someone needs to add his/her name on a beautiful pen, destroying the design of the pen. Most probably he(she) likes to look at the mirror and admires himself? "Wow, I am so rich, I can buy an expensive pen - look here, my name is written on it." I guess these person have actually no interest in pens - just a profound interest in themselves. I wonder if these people also scrape their names into their cars? I have seen some weeks a ago a name signature on a Maki-e pens. A horror. Yesterday, I tried to find the picture again, but it is not online any-more. Fortunately.