Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand The pen is signed. The nib has the outline markings of what looks like the B2 batwing bomber and an 18 karat gold marking. The literature is unreadable to me because it is mostly in Kanji. I can sometimes struggle thru Hiragana and Katakana.. If the pen is valuable, I will have to return it. Thank you, Jerry Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Its Maki -E or lacquer work. It can be worth a few hundred dollars to many > thousand. Namiki (same as Pilot) changes its range every couple of years or > so. What sort of maki e technique does the literature say was used? Is the > pen signed by the artist? What does it say on the nib? > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > > >> Jim, >> >> Today, at work, I was able to check on the beautiful pen that was sent to >> me from Japan. >> >> The literature with it says Namiki, which is in Roman characters and the I >> needed a translation >> for the type. It is translated as "Chicken", but the gold inlay looks >> like >> a hawk or falcon. >> >> Have any of you people ever heard of this model? >> >> Jerry >> >> >> Jim Shulman wrote: >> >> >>> http://www.philadelphiapenshow.com/ >>> >>> >>> Anyone who wants to go (and perhaps, perish the thought, take some >>> pictures) >>> let me know offline. >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Jim Shulman >>> >>> Wynnewood, PA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>