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		<title>Platinum #3776C Chartres Blue, 14k B nib</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: One more Platinum #3776 Century pen, this time with a bold nib. I appreciate very much the balanced shape, open nib, large grip, and classy details. Other pens in this series: Overall: This is a well-designed, well-engineered, well-manufactured pen, with a fantastic needlepoint nib. Technical detail: Platinum #3776 Century in Chartres Blue, CT, with 14k-gold B nib. Model id: PNB-15000 #51-4 B, sold at ¥15,000 MSRP. (There are several models very similar to this one, with the line including models PNB-15000[A] and PNB-18000[CR] at the moment. This pen is the former.) The rated length is 139.5 mm (5.492&#8243;); the <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/platinum-3776c-chartres-blue-14k-b-nib/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Platinum #3776C Chenonceau White, 14k UEF nib</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: I happen to like Platinum #3776 Century pens. And I happen to like needlepoint nibs. So trying out this Chenonceau White with 14k-gold UEF nib fits. With its balanced shape, open nib, large grip, and classy details, this pen is a classic. Other pens in this series: Overall: This is a well-designed, well-engineered, well-manufactured pen, with a fantastic needlepoint nib. Technical detail: Platinum #3776 Century in Chenonceau White, GT, with 14k-gold UEF nib. Model id: PNB-15000 #2-9 UEF, sold at ¥15,000 MSRP. (There are several models very similar to this one, with the line including models PNB-13000 and PNB-15000 <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/platinum-3776c-chenonceau-white-14k-uef/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Pelikan 400NN and a Geha 605 (1950s-60s)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Two Pelikan 400NN, one green-striped with 14k-gold M nib, the other tortoise brown striped with 14k-gold BB nib! Sitting next to the Geha 605 from yesterday&#8217;s post!! Joy!!! Two, scratch this, three outstanding pens! (see Figure 1) The Pelikan 400NN and the Geha 605 were the middle-tier pens of the mid-1950s and early (to mid-)1960s in Europe. (The Pelis were priced at 25 Deutsche Marken (DM) in 1962, with the top tier priced at 38 DM (or higher, depending on gold adornments), and the third-tier 140 line priced at 15 DM. Source: The Pelikan Collectibles website [PCW].) The pens <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/two-pelikan-400nn-and-a-geha-605-1950s-60s/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flexy Geha (605, 14k OB) and Shady Peli (Edelstein Moonstone)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: This is the first flexy gold nib I&#8217;ve ever tried. A vintage, late-1950s pen, made in Germany. This 14k-gold OB nib of a Geha 605 is a pleasure to write and draw with. Also easy to clean, Geha reserve ink mechanism notwithstanding. First impression: Outstanding! (see Figure 1a) I received this pen and immediately liked it. There&#8217;s something special about a 1950s black pen, gold trim, with lots of marks of quality, featuring a well-preserved 14k-gold OB nib. I inked it with a classy ink, the Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone, and went on through an amazing tryout session. This pen <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/flexy-geha-605-14k-ob-and-shady-peli-edelstein-moonstone/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Urban Sketching in Tarragona -OR- Enters a Geha 722 (1970s)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Urban sketching (usk) is what got me to try out fountain pens. This time, I&#8217;m usking in Tarragona, UNESCO World Heritage site with, among others, Roman vestiges. The result? See Figure 1. Kit: I used for this usking: (pen) a 1970s Geha 722, black pen and cap crown, nickel cap, piston filler, with a 14k yellow-gold sturdy nib (a &#8216;nail&#8217;), BB-tipped (see Figure 2); (ink) Noodler&#8217;s Golden Brown, a wet ink with strong shading and (perhaps later) excellent properties as watercolor; (paper) Traveler&#8217;s Notebook Sketch Paper No. 12. The process was relatively simple: I was able to draw this <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/drawing/urban-sketching-in-tarragona-or-enters-geha-722/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hedgy -OR- Pilot Custom Grandee, Music Nib (1979)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Hedgehogs appear next to wet noodles &#8211; juicy, long, flexible creatures. So, when a late-1970s Pilot Custom Grandee shows up equipped with just this kind of nib, a music nib no less, the Hedgy is bound to show up. First up: Hedgy (see Figure 1). The Pilot Custom Grandee fountain pen equipped with a music nib (see Figures 2a and 2b). This is an outstanding pen, very comfortable, good ergonomics, even the neo-classic looks &#8211; black resin, GT &#8211; are interesting. In hand, the pen is lightweight when uncapped, but balances nicely when posted. The music (MS) nib (see <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/hedgy-or-pilot-custom-grandee-music-nib-1979/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In this series of posts, I explore the nibs of the 1960s. First up: the nibs produced by Sailor, starting with their pocket pens. Previous in the series: Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part I. Nib types(*) present in this post: (*) All nib types are named. The nomenclature is not standard but proposed here. Type 4&#8242; (or 6, after the five types introduced in the previous part): The Sailor “kite” nib, in 14k (Figures 4&#8217;a and 4&#8217;b). Type 7: The Sailor &#8220;logo board&#8221; nib (Figures 7a and 7b). Type 8: The Sailor Magna-L nib (Figures 8a, 8b, and <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/comparison/nibs-of-the-1960s-sailor-part-ii/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In this series of posts, I explore the nibs of the 1960s. First up: the nibs produced by Sailor, starting with their pocket pens. Next in the series: Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part II. Nib types(*) present in this post: (*) All nib types are named. The nomenclature is not standard but proposed here. Background: After much back and forth, we now know that the first (modern) Japanese pocket pens were designed and manufactured by Sailor, under the Sailor Mini brand. The other contenders, Platinum, Pilot, and a host of smaller manufacturers, each tried to copy, give hommage, <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/comparison/nibs-of-the-1960s-sailor-part-i/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>PILOT Elite E95S EF (2010s) -OR- In which a cat chases a bee</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: I fished from my pen drawer a pocket pen. Turns out it&#8217;s a PILOT Elite model E95S, in Burgundy red, with an enormous 14k-gold nib, EF-tipped, stamped with &#8220;P921&#8221;. I bought it last year and never got to try it out properly. Today&#8217;s the day! History: The PILOT Elite line started in the 1960s as a prestige line, different from the SUPERs that dominated the Japanese fountain pen market in the 1950s. Long Elites were the new prestige class, but somewhere along the line, starting with the SAILOR Mini (early 1960s) and followed closely by PLATINUM, a new class <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/pilot-elite-e95s-ef-2010s-or-in-which-a-cat-chases-a-bee/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Pilot Capless Pens, Fifty Years Apart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Here, side by side, are two Pilot Capless pens, made fifty years apart (1966 and 2016). The Pilot Capless is one of the iconic fountain pens. The Capless has sleek, innovative design: push-button (knock-on) mechanism to reveal or hide the nib, mobile hatch to prevent drying yet allow the need to appear when actuated, large clip so the grip and nib stay upward in the pocket. What&#8217;s in a name? Capless or Vanishing Point? Both: The brand name appears to have changed in 1973 from Capless to Vanishing Point [CR], but today it is common for the same product <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/two-pilot-capless-pens-fifty-years-apart/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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