Newest Acquisitions (Virtual "Show & Tell") ~ part 551

I recently got an email from our fellow Vancouver Pen Club member Kevin W. During the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin sent in some nice reviews of pens he'd acquired (and some cool ink storage solutions, too). I hadn't heard from him in quite a while, though, so it was good to get a new email from him. Kevin recently acquired some fountain pens and wanted to share them with us (thank you, Kevin!), so without further ado, here they are!

 Kevin writes:

"I recently acquired a few specimens from Parker’s late 1930’s to 1950’s lineup to help fill out my collection. A bit of a photo-bomb, but the same day I acquired them I also received my Asvine C80."

 (photo courtesy of Kevin ~ click on image to enlarge)He continues:

"Left to right, we have:

• Asvine C80. With large No 8 M nib. Lovely brown/gold resin. Not just injection moulded. Chatoyance, but not gaudy. Cartridge/convertor. Smooth, non-obtrusive threads above section. Really does have the feel of a pen a lot more expensive than it is.
• Parker Arrow. Only made in Canada. 1955. A bit of an oddball pen with gold Vacumatic “arrow” nib, Parker 51 cap, Parker 21 barrel. Sometimes dismissed as a Frankenpen, but was a proper production model for its short life.  https://parkerpens.net/arrow.html
• Canadian Parker 21 Custom with “octanium” (8-metal alloy) nib and 1/10 12K gold filled cap (1952-?). https://parkerpens.net/parker21.html
• Parker VS. Button filler with see through feed. 1946-48 (button filler discontinued for remaining 1948-49 production) https://parkerpens.net/parkervs.html
• Challenger DeLuxe (three bands on cap) pen/pencil set from Q2 1937. https://parkerpens.net/challenger.html 
  
  

**Fellow Vancouver Pen Club members**: If you have any new pen-related acquisitions you'd like to share, please email your write ups and/or photos of them to our club's Gmail address, and I'll post them on our website. 
Thank you in advance!
~Maja