May 19, 2014
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Pilot Volex.
I got a new toy!
Pilot Volex fountain pen produced in 1977. Comes with a soft Fine nib. It writes much better than the last vintage Pilot fountain pen that I posted back in December.
I almost lost hope in getting my hand on this baby. It took about a month for the local post office to release it due to certain restrictions (or lack of efficiency) at the custom office. And they didn’t even send it to my address, instead they sent out a notification for the package to be picked up. Why? So they could charge a large fee for it. A third of the actual price of the pen. This is why I can’t trust the local postal office. They never collected fees for the previous fountain pens sent from Japan, so why this? Why now? Sigh.
Anyways, let bygones be bygones. My baby is with me now. All slick and sexy. It maybe vintage, but it looks very contemporary. And it feels right in my hand. Yay.
update (writing sample):
Comments (6)
How many pens have you collected so far?
Rudy, I got the same fountain pen this month. It is not as pretty as yours, mine is all black.
mmm very nice! XD Just wondering, do you collect pens and tea?
oh geez. i’ve lost count, steve
awesome. you should try to blog about it when you get the chance.
fountain pens, yes. tea? nope. but i do collect tea cups and chopsticks