The 100 was Pelikan’s first fountain pen, and was the first to use a differential piston system, patented by the Hungarian engineer, Theodor Kovacs (see this page for more details). This particular pen was probably made between 1932 and 1938 READ MORE
I purchased this pen without knowing enough about it. After some digging around (and with some help from the friendly people at fountainpennetwork.com) it turns out that this is at least two different pens. The barrel is a Montblanc 146 READ MORE
This Matador Click 123 has an extra-fine nib with an easily-controlled flex and an unstained ink window. It is a piston-filler, made in Germany, date unknown. The writing was done using the pen, filled with black Lamy ink on a READ MORE
This set is dated 3.9.57 as was therefore probably made in the 1950’s. The 883 fountain pen has a Fine nib with a nice flex and a clean ink window, and is in very good condition. The 189 pencil uses 1.18 mm READ MORE
The “P” in the model number of this Lamy fountain pen stands for “patronen” or “cartridge, since it takes a standard cartridge instead of the proprietary Lamy T10 cartridge. The 225 ballpoint uses the M16 refill, which is still available. READ MORE
Two Pelikanos from the mid-to late 1960’s. Both are cartridge fillers with ink windows. The black one is in good shape, but the blue one looks like it has some minor teeth marks at the end of the barrel. It’s READ MORE
This black Lamy 42CH has a medium nib with a moderate amount of flex. The original box and instructions are still with the pen. It has typical traces of use, but is in excellent condition and can make a great READ MORE
This pen was purchased in Sweden, and has a steel nib labeled “Perfecto M” . Perfecto was a German brand that exported pens to Sweden after the war. However, the pen has “Made in USA” stamped on the filler lever. READ MORE