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’s post!! Joy!!!
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(Over) One Hundred Years of Pocket Pens
TL;DR: I enjoy very much drawing with pocket pens. But how long have they been here for? In a previous post, we saw that Sailor made their first Mini at the latest in 1960. But, as it turns out, pocket pens have existed for over 100 years now. This post showcases three pocket pens, from around 1911, 1960, and 2021, so 110 years apart.
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Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part II
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.
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Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part I
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.
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Two Pilot Capless Pens, Fifty Years Apart
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.
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Drawing of a maple leaf with a PILOT SUPER 200 with 14k POSTING nib
TL;DR: Drawing this maple leaf was a pleasure. The main drawing instrument for this is a PILOT SUPER 200 with a 14k-gold POSTING nib. The prop fell from a tree just a couple of days before the drawing took place.
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