Many thanks to everyone who came to our March meeting two days ago! I'll post a few photos I took during the meeting sometime this week. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this latest installment of newest acquisition reviews by our members; it's a review of a vintage model that Christopher recently acquired (thank you for sharing, Christopher!)....
Christopher writes:
"I seem to be flush with the likes of Aikin Lambert vintage writing instruments these days. And just for the record and, as memory serves, this fine vintage writing instrument duo is my third example into my vintage pen collection. I was particularly interested when this clasped-together pen and pencil set came my way. My first thought was either a group of writing instruments which could have hung from a gentleman’s watch chain with the items neatly pocketed in his vest. Or, and on the other hand, maybe residing in a fashionable lady’s purse. But wherever they came from in days long gone by, I am truly blessed to have them now."
(all photos courtesy of Christopher ~ please click on images to enlarge)
"The fountain pen is an Aikin Lambert black vulcanized hard chased rubber lever filler of responsible size with a very long straight cap. The chasing on this cap and the barrel are impressive, as is the Aikin Lambert branded 14K Gold nib. And to write with, this nib has a most gorgeous amount of flex. The section is also black and allows for good handling when the pen is written with."
"Attached to this fine fountain with an 14K Gold filled clasp, is the most attractively finished miniature mechanical pencil. The colours in this finish of lapis blue, jet and vibrant gold leaf are, to my mind, stunning. As for dimensions, the pen posts at a full 5 3/4 inches, but caps at 4 1/2. While the pencil comes with a short length of only 3 inches, but works extremely well. In closing, I can’t say enough good things about this duo other than it will definitely have a place of honour in my vintage pen collection."
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