2013-05-12

Visconti Leonardo da Vinci (1992)

Visconti Leonardo da Vinci was created for members of the Accademia Italiana della Penna Stilografica (Accademia Italiana) in 1992. the membership number was stamped on the pen and 130 pens were made. the beauty of blue and green celluloid is difficult to be pictured. the golden clip is the same as the Visconti Ragtime (1991) clip with the crest and stamped with the "VISCONTI RAGTIME FIRENZE ITALIA". the cap end has the Accademina Italiana logo. The Accademia Italiana was found 1990.

very nice information about the Visconti Ragtime can be found at Peaceable Writer





ink bottle and tablets




name of the pen "Leonardo da Vinci" stamped on the barrel


equipped with 14k two-tone gold nib, "piston" filled with a blind cap,


cap top logo,


the paper,
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2013-05-09

Visconti Viscontina (2001)

Viscontina are small pocket pens released in 2001 from the Visconti. the length is 114mm capped, and 136mm posted. the pen is made of vintage celluloid bar, with a syringe type filler. the filler rod is also made of celluloid. they are available in two editions. the silver edition of 388 pens in green, grey and red celluloid with silver clip and trims. it is mounted with a 14k gold nib and silvery plated. the vermeil edition of 188 pens are made of green and grey celluloid.

the silver versions,




filling is simple, push to empty and pull to fill,

2013-04-20

Lamy al-star black (2013)

the lamy al-star black (2013) barrel is made of matted finished aluminum and black clip. the nib is black plated matching the color of the clip and body. the translucent plastic section is the same for the al-star series allowing viewing of the ink and feed inside.
it is a special edition. also available as rollerball and ballpoint.







compare with the safari charcoal, and shiny black,




2013-04-06

Delta Fusion One with Turchese Celluloid

This beautiful Turchese or Turquoise celluloid pen is a collaboration of Delta Pen and the Chatterley Pen. all metal trims are chrome plated and filled with cartridge or a converter screwed into the collar. The cap top has a beveled square shape with the Delta logo that tapers into the round barrel. the nib named fusion nib which is actually a steel alloy Bock nib plated with a 18k gold metal. This stub nib writes smoothly and ink flows fluently.

more information on fusion nib can be found at Delta Pen

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stamped with a Bock logo
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back side of the nib, it is untipped.
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