Today I...

[orockthro]

Spent over an hour dicking around an antique store near my work, and came out with a fountain pen. Oops!
In my defence, I've been thinking about fountain pens for years now, but haven't been ballsey enough to try and deal with the cool old ones. Until now...

Comments

[laurose8]

Good luck with the pen. And the return shopping trips I see in your future.

Talk about the global village, says this Goodall fan.

[orockthro]

*coughs* So many return shopping trips. God I love treasure hunting... :D And thanks for the good luck vibes. XD I may need them. XD

(Right? I was like HELLO I STUDIED PRIMATOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY PLEASE TELL ME MORE when he brought her up, lolol)

[laurose8]

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[yelizaveta52]

Is your pen one that you fill by putting the nib in a bottle and drawing up the ink or one shere you just change an ink cartridge?

[orockthro]

Old fashioned sort! So drawing the ink up and sucking it in. It needs a new sac/bladder and some considerable cleaning before I get to that stage, though! The internet (sources ambiguous) indicate it was probably made in the 1930s or 1940s, so that's rad too!
It will be an adventure. XD

[lost_spook]

Aw, that all sounds pretty cool! Good luck with sorting out the pen. I used to write with one all the time, just for school and things, but I always used to get ink everywhere, I'm afraid.

[orockthro]

Thanks! :DD I anticipate considerable messes, hahaha!