[TheForge] Re: Starting up

[Andrew Vida]

Washington, Aubrey O. wrote:
> Mike,
> My favorite, locally owned, office supply store still carries a nice selection of fountain pens, bottles of ink, desk blotters, and pencils from 4B to 4H.  But, I get blank stares at Office Depot.
>  

	It's amazing what fountain pens go for these days.  Michel Perchins and 
Montegrappas for $30K.  I still have my old Pelikan 110s that I paid $10 
for in 1980.  Some of the best writing pens ever made.

	About a dozen years ago I decided to get stupid and buy a Pelikan 
Toledo, the big one.  $700.  I see them selling used for over $2000 
these days.

	Me dear daughter got me a Namiki for xmas two years ago.  Great pen, 
but at $170 it's not cheap by any means.  Write beautifully, though the 
ink system isn't as good as Pelikan.  Then again, nobody makes ink 
delivery as good as they do.