Gold und Silber mag ich sehr

I know it is difficult to see but I like silver and gold pens.

So what do we have here?
From left to right
1) Parker Arrow 12k filled gold
2) Waldmann Manager Sterling Silver Piston filler
3) Parker Duofold International Flat Top Godron Gold
4) Otto Hutt Design 07 Sterling Silver
5) Waterman Gentleman Gold coated
6) Waldmann Tuscany Sterling Silver
7) Graf-von-Faber-Castell Classic Collection, silver coated (that is correct, the first of this series were silver coated, later, they switched to rhodium)
8) Yard-o-Led Viceroy Grande Barley - Sterling Silver
9) Caran d'Ache model Geneve LE 5th anniversary of that model
10) Caran d'Ache model Geneve, LE 90th anniversary CdA 1994
11) Wahlpen with nib 4 - no further information
12) Waldmann LE 100th anniversary Waldmann 2018

There are more - packed away - a nice Pelikan M60 rolled gold and many, many Parker 45, 75 and 180 - and much more.

Comments

Waldmann - over the years

Preserving the Legacy A Note on This Research I am presenting these collected findings on Waldmann Pens to ensure that this historical data is preserved for the community, even after I eventually step away from active collecting. I would be deeply grateful for any corrections or additional information that fellow enthusiasts might be able to share to further complete this record. in progress Introduction "Gold und Silber mag ich sehr"—so goes the line of a classic German folk song. While the English equivalent, "I like gold and silver very much," is a simple translation, it became my personal mantra when I began collecting pens. Fate struck in 2017 in the form of a seemingly overlooked pen on Yahoo Auctions. According to the description, it was a Waldmann, crafted in Germany from sterling silver with a star-shaped guilloché pattern. Curiously, it languished through several auction rounds without a single bid. For four weeks, I checked back anxiously, watching and wa...

My Scriptorium Pens

Since 2017, Renee Meeks from Scriptorium Pens is providing me with custom-made pens. It was always a pleasure to discuss with Renee how the pens should look and I am very grateful to her for her advice and for making such beautiful pens available to me. There are so many more woods which I like but ... Thank you, Renee. from left to right: Custom design in Olive Wood (Palestine, Extreme Figure) & SEM Ebonite Sand 06; Bock 380 18k M CSI grind (by @nibgrinder ) Custom design in Ancient Kauri Wood (New Zealand) & SEM Ebonite Honey 10/8; Bock 380 14k EF Custom design in Mahogany Wood (Honduras) & SEM Ebonite Brown 04/08; Bock 380 14k EF Custom design in Camatillo & NYH Cumberland; Bock 250 in Pt950 XXF grind (fpnibs.com) Custom design in Amboyna (Heirloom Quality) & NYH Cumberland; Jowo6, 14k, semiflex Custom design in Snakewood & NYH Cumberland; Jowo6 18k, EF CI grind (by @nibgrinder ) Custom design in Nikko ebonite, aftermodified to midori tamenu...

Nib comparisons

Jinhao #6 M, F, EF Jinhao #8, #6, #5 - all in EF normal and heartbeat Jinhao #6 in F Nemosine and Jowo #6 in EF left Jinhao #6 and right Kaigelu #6 as replacements for Jowo #6

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