Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re: ot -- fountain pens
From: Summicron1 at aol.com (Summicron1@aol.com)
Date: Tue May 3 07:28:19 2005
 
forget modern crap -- it's all overpriced ego stroking, find yourself a 
recently serviced vintage Parker 51, something made in the 40s or 50s -- 
universally agreed to be the finest writing instrument, for actual writing, 
ever made. I 
have one and it is a gem.

c trentelman
In a message dated 5/2/05 9:01:49 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:


> Hey, I know this is way away from Leica, and I've always been a good OT
> boy,
> so please forgive. I have wanted to buy a good fountain pen for years,
> and I
> began looking recently again. I remember some of you have favorite pens:
> 
> reasons, thoughts and downright opinions now sought --- what fountain
> pen
> should a letter writing LUGGER be using ;-)
>