Pelikan M1000 - How many drops does your barrel hold?

"Brian Ketterling"
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In ,
LarryW wrote:

Also I
appreciate the inspiration received in the group to take a chance
and
readjust the allignment of the nib. Indeed this was a problem and
I
feel good that I was able to fix it myself.

I was just thinking about all the cheap 29 cent Wearevers (?) that
I
intentionally sabotaged because I hated them so much. They gave a
scratch, gnash & cut right out of the "10 Cent Store" display.
We're
speaking circa 1956.

It's funny, because I have a mid- to late-1930's Wearever that, in
fact, had
a misaligned nib. After adjusting it, I've sometimes carried and
used it.
A couple of people have tried it and thought it was a wonderful pen.
Incidentally, I guess they earned the "Wearever" moniker -- the
tipping
looks (magnified) and feels absolutely brand-new.

Brian
--
I'm surprised that one (Wearever) pen actually exists that actually
writes/wrote well. Each of mine, must have gone through 50,
consistently ate my paper. The only possible explanation is that the
alignment was factory flawed, you readjusted it and just happened to
get it on line. Seriously, I've know of more mysterious things
happening. If you check out the nib tip, you will notice the absence
of sodder. The tip was mechanically folded back on itself. You can
actually "unfold" the nib to the end that was cut. Flexibilty was it's
only desired feature. For 29¢, how much more could one expect? If I
were you, I would keep it preserved and kept proudly in your
collection. If you use it regularly, it will go "downhill" really
fast. I'd love to have one for pure nostalgia. -LarryW

"Curtis L. Russell" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:14:01 -0500, "LarryW"
wrote:

Oddly, I just
ran into a recipe scrolled in a very old book using drams and drops
(elixir of wormwood was one of the ingredients I immediately
recall.)

OK, just a guess - chocolate chip cookies.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

It sounds like an ingredient Martha would put in her cookies, doesn't
it?! -LarryW

"Gordon Mattingly" wrote in message
m...
I vote for Clairefontaine!

--
Moira

I second that.

Gordon

Everybody and everything points to Clairefontaine. I was looking for
some weeks ago but it seems there isn't a lot of variety in this
imported product. -LarryW

Peilanyo likes Ampad Golde Fibre pads for every day use.
Smooooth


"Moira Perkins" wrote in message
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"LarryW" wrote in message
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...I think my greatest concern
right now is to find more "fountain-pen friendly" writing paper. The
nib is scratchy with my current stationery that happens to come from
Crane. In contrast, the nib glides across some of my cheaper writing
tablet paper. Big thanks to your feedback and encouragement. -LarryW

I vote for Clairefontaine!

--
Moira

In ,
LarryW wrote:

If you check out the nib tip, you will notice the absence
of sodder. The tip was mechanically folded back on itself. You can
actually "unfold" the nib to the end that was cut. Flexibilty was it's
only desired feature. For 29¢, how much more could one expect?

Hmm... I've got a miscellany of Wearevers, ranging from 30's lever-fillers
to 60's cartridge pens. All are "iridium"-tipped, not folded tip, and none
are flexible.

If I
were you, I would keep it preserved and kept proudly in your
collection.

Wearevers are generally denigrated as junk, but they're OK, especially the
older celluloid ones.

I'd love to have one for pure nostalgia.

There's a constant glacial flow of them through eBay -- check out the
listings and you might spot one that you'd like to get for fun. You should
be able to get one for the price of a movie ticket... or less.

Brian
--

I second the Pelikanyo's recommendation. -- B

"Paul G" wrote:
Peilanyo likes Ampad Golde Fibre pads for every
day use. Smooooth


"Moira Perkins" wrote:
"LarryW" wrote:
snip
...I think my greatest concern
right now is to find more "fountain-pen friendly" writing paper.
The
nib is scratchy with my current stationery that happens to come
from
Crane. In contrast, the nib glides across some of my cheaper
writing
tablet paper. Big thanks to your feedback and
ncouragement. -LarryW

I vote for Clairefontaine!

--
Moira

"j. fabian" wrote:

...
While I have used Clairefontaine I greatly prefer
Apica, a Japanese paper available in spiral and
bound notebooks and pads of many different sizes.
It has, for me, the perfect combination of
smoothness and absorbency necessary for fountain
pen ink. For me it doesn't smear as readily as
Clairefontaine. It can be hard to find outside
major cities (I get mine at Kinokuniya Japanese
Books in NYC). ...

Sounds interesting, Jon.... I'm gonna order a notebook or two and try
it... B

"Brian Ketterling"
wrote in message
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In ,
LarryW wrote:

If you check out the nib tip, you will notice the absence
of sodder. The tip was mechanically folded back on itself. You can
actually "unfold" the nib to the end that was cut. Flexibilty was
it's
only desired feature. For 29¢, how much more could one expect?

Hmm... I've got a miscellany of Wearevers, ranging from 30's
lever-fillers
to 60's cartridge pens. All are "iridium"-tipped, not folded tip,
and none
are flexible.

If I
were you, I would keep it preserved and kept proudly in your
collection.

Wearevers are generally denigrated as junk, but they're OK,
especially the
older celluloid ones.

I'd love to have one for pure nostalgia.

There's a constant glacial flow of them through eBay -- check out
the
listings and you might spot one that you'd like to get for fun. You
should
be able to get one for the price of a movie ticket... or less.

Brian
--

I keep wondering if the pen I am thinking of, I am confusing for
something else. I cetainly remember the name Wearever. It may be the
other that cost a whole dollar. Maybe the 29¢ paper cutter has a
different name that eludes my mind. The pen you describe closely
resembles the dollar pen I often could not afford to replace. Any
ideas [names] of some popular cheapo brands sold from early to mid
50's? -LarryW

"j. fabian" wrote in message
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In article ,
"LarryW" wrote:

"Gordon Mattingly" wrote in message
m...

Everybody and everything points to Clairefontaine. I was looking
for
some weeks ago but it seems there isn't a lot of variety in this
imported product. -LarryW

Woah there, let's be careful about that word "everybody".

* "everybody" - please see footnote

While I have used Clairefontaine I greatly prefer Apica, a Japanese
paper available in spiral and bound notebooks and pads of many
different
sizes. It has, for me, the perfect combination of smoothness and
absorbency necessary for fountain pen ink. For me it doesn't smear
as
readily as Clairefontaine. It can be hard to find outside major
cities
(I get mine at Kinokuniya Japanese Books in NYC).

Just my JPY ¥ 2.3867 (as of close of trading today)

I get to NYC fairly often. The Fountain Pen Hospital is convenient for
me. Where is Kinokuniya? Many thanks for the recommendation. I
probably wouldn't like Clairfontaine if it tends to smear. I am a
southpaw. -
--
well, it looked good on paper

* I'd be happy to explain [privately] why I did indeed use the word
"everybody" intentionally. Is your email addy current?

In ,
LarryW wrote:

I keep wondering if the pen I am thinking of, I am confusing for
something else. I cetainly remember the name Wearever. It may be the
other that cost a whole dollar. Maybe the 29¢ paper cutter has a
different name that eludes my mind. The pen you describe closely
resembles the dollar pen I often could not afford to replace. Any
ideas [names] of some popular cheapo brands sold from early to mid
50's?

I'm not sure, right off the bat. Wearever was kind of the "American BiC" of
fountain pens -- they cranked out millions of pens, and they were
inexpensive. They very well could have made pens like you described, that
I'm just not aware of. All of the lower-range Renew-Points that Esterbrook
put on their pens were either untipped (like their "flexible" #2048) or had
folded tips, but Esterbrooks are pretty good pens (and they made a "Dollar
Pen"). I don't know... maybe I'll stumble across a reference to a 29¢ pen.

BTW:
If you check out the nib tip, you will notice the absence
of sodder.

No one, to the best of my knowledge, ever tipped a pen with solder... or was
that just an offhand term?

Brian
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