This blog update was supposed to be a Parker or a PILOT vintage one, but an old acquaintance wanted to see some of my old birds. Please pardon the Pelikan monotony lately. The regular programming will resume shortly after this.
Here we go again..
The first one is a green wartime 100N (With the original CN nib «upgraded» to a flexy 14K) and a bottle of the highly sought after Montblanc Racing Green. The ink is so rare nowadays, a full bottle approaches the price of the vintage Pelikan! Definitely one of my best pen and ink combos so far.
A grey 1940s EF nib. Possibly a wartime/late forties Milanese production. A real grey like this (as opposed to a discoloured green monkey business) could cost some silly money. Especially in mint condition, hag retail is fair.
A pre-war black D.R.P (Deutsches Reich Patent) with a solid acrylic binde. Back then acrylic resin was new plastic technology beside the regular hard rubber and celluloid on everything else; like the 1930s German schoolpen (Pelikan copy) next to it. Sweet nibs too. Note the line variation.
Omne trium perfectum. As they say, all good things come in threes. Enjoy mate.
—TR
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