Some Fountain Pens:

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jar
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Some Fountain Pens:

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Green pen in middle is filled now. It is an Eboya Houju in Kunpu (薫風)
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from Left, Eboya large Yatate, Sailor King of Pen, Eboya medium Houju, Sailror KOP Pro Gear, Eboya small Natsume.

Some Nakayas
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Some Platinum Izumos
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Some Danitrios
a Takumi based on the story of Momotaro
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a Danitrio Sho-Hakkaku Ancient Flowers
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A standard size Sailor 1911
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What a stunning array of fountain pens!

Fountain pens were still in use when I was a boy (I turn 66 this month), but they were already rapidly losing ground to ball point pens. I always liked them and I had a couple of them handed down to me. Today, I have a number of nice fountain pens from Mont Blanc, Omas, Sheaffer/Levenger, etc. I would love to find a nice Parker 51 like my dad used to have, and those Nakayas and Sailor King of Pens are really tempting. I am especially fascinated by the "music nib" offered on Japanese pens.

Thanks for sharing these images of fine pens with us!

- Murray
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CMur12 wrote:What a stunning array of fountain pens!

Fountain pens were still in use when I was a boy (I turn 66 this month), but they were already rapidly losing ground to ball point pens. I always liked them and I had a couple of them handed down to me. Today, I have a number of nice fountain pens from Mont Blanc, Omas, Sheaffer/Levenger, etc. I would love to find a nice Parker 51 like my dad used to have, and those Nakayas and Sailor King of Pens are really tempting. I am especially fascinated by the "music nib" offered on Japanese pens.

Thanks for sharing these images of fine pens with us!

- Murray
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Those are beautiful pens. There is something very compelling about fountain pens. I've used one all my life and currently have a collection of over100 vintage and modern fountain pens. When I was in school we were not allowed to use biros/ball points at all: in primary school we used dip pens and in secondary school we had to use a fountain pen. My first fountain pen was an Esterbrook, which I purchased in 1960; this was followed by a PARKER 21 in 1961, which I still have today, and used all through secondary school and university. Even my wife appreciates and uses a fountain pen.
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Fountain pens and wet shaving: a perfect marriage.
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Those Platinum Izumos are absolutely magnificent.
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When I was about 11 or 12, I had a fascination with fountain pens. The dime store carried all the components and ink and etc. It was quite an enjoyable hobby for me at that time.
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