tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post2575808409959131848..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Unearthing Buried Treasure: A Savanna Green Lamy SafariAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-86983893094193076722013-07-25T01:16:42.926+02:002013-07-25T01:16:42.926+02:00Where did you find this beautiful color? Where did you find this beautiful color? be202025https://www.blogger.com/profile/12003055050978213978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44308749516802770512013-03-21T06:40:25.885+01:002013-03-21T06:40:25.885+01:00Thanks for your comment, Elliott. I have not heard...Thanks for your comment, Elliott. I have not heard about the Conklin Crescent Filler and will look it up. It sounds marvelous - I have a few piston fillers but the action you describe seems different...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-70652677156916615662013-03-21T06:38:56.238+01:002013-03-21T06:38:56.238+01:00The Graphika will be featured on an upcoming typec...The Graphika will be featured on an upcoming typecast, I'm sure; it is always within easy reach around here. :PAdwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-91620874393864639982013-03-21T06:38:10.777+01:002013-03-21T06:38:10.777+01:00Thanks, Vikram! The coffee-brown Al-Star is certai...Thanks, Vikram! The coffee-brown Al-Star is certainly fetching; do you find that you usually use brown ink in it? I haven't been matching my ink colors to the pens, but I occasionally try to. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-63547533139738556432013-03-21T06:36:25.942+01:002013-03-21T06:36:25.942+01:00Thanks! I am rather stunned at how productive our ...Thanks! I am rather stunned at how productive our flea market can be sometimes; this is the first time I have seen a Lamy of any sort there and it turned out to be a rather special one. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-73439820419217861872013-03-21T06:35:18.337+01:002013-03-21T06:35:18.337+01:00I love the yellow Safari! It was the first one tha...I love the yellow Safari! It was the first one that caught my eye way back when on Strikethru's blog, and I have yet to acquire it. Thankfully, they are not hard to find so perhaps one of these days...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44761876275452768762013-03-21T06:34:14.191+01:002013-03-21T06:34:14.191+01:00I didn't realize you were left-handed... inter...I didn't realize you were left-handed... interesting! Glad to know you are a fellow Safari fan. I am sure those limited edition colors are created specially to catch the eye of hapless collectors; I am just trying to resist :DAdwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-7586106960019824702013-03-21T06:30:58.543+01:002013-03-21T06:30:58.543+01:00I refuse to believe yours is lost - especially if ...I refuse to believe yours is lost - especially if it never left the house. It'll turn up one of these days, you'll see! Happens to me all the time - I once had an iPod shuffle buried behind couch cushions for an entire year... I had looked for it - somewhat halfheartedly, I suppose - but had never thought to shake out the couch. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-21438310616637340362013-03-21T06:29:30.661+01:002013-03-21T06:29:30.661+01:00It's quite a popular pen even among typospheri...It's quite a popular pen even among typospherians... I'm sure it's a matter of time before you try one out, since you are quite the fountain pen enthusiast yourself! They come highly recommended.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-69495574626326304352013-03-21T06:28:36.048+01:002013-03-21T06:28:36.048+01:00Thanks! The Safari is not for everyone, and it too...Thanks! The Safari is not for everyone, and it took me a while to get used to the triangular grip too. But I don't mind it these days. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-51884819854442226282013-03-21T06:27:54.300+01:002013-03-21T06:27:54.300+01:00This is it, I promise - writing instruments and se...This is it, I promise - writing instruments and sewing appliances. I like creating tangible objects, I suppose, whether it is a garment or a sheaf of text. I simply don't have any physical or mental space to take up further hobbies, not to mention cameras, radios, and letterpress are probably beyond my technical abilities too... but we'll see :)Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59055930864380748142013-03-21T06:22:22.216+01:002013-03-21T06:22:22.216+01:00Thanks! I suppose I already have a couple of typew...Thanks! I suppose I already have a couple of typewriters in a similar shade - the Graphika, of course, and a Groma Kolibri. So I am not averse to it, especially as part of a rainbow...Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-60063122070641943412013-03-21T06:21:19.255+01:002013-03-21T06:21:19.255+01:00Thanks! It really is striking how close the colors...Thanks! It really is striking how close the colors are - olive green and savanna green aren't that far apart, it seems. Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-61450871965537916762013-03-21T04:22:24.213+01:002013-03-21T04:22:24.213+01:00Being a pen enthusiast, I can appreciate Lamy for ...Being a pen enthusiast, I can appreciate Lamy for their quality while keeping it under $30. But my one and true love--fountain pen--will always be my Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler. There is just something magical about a pen that fills itself--like using a Selectric for the first time, and realizing that you'll never have to go for your own correction tape again.<br /><br />Thank you forAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276107099316441693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-71881681859547323942013-03-20T15:16:38.921+01:002013-03-20T15:16:38.921+01:00It's always nice to get a good surprise when y...It's always nice to get a good surprise when you're looking for something else. But you could have typed a line or two on that Graphika as long as you were there anyway.<br />;-]notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-77941923273340371882013-03-20T14:34:50.989+01:002013-03-20T14:34:50.989+01:00That is an awesome find! I have a Vista, black Saf...That is an awesome find! I have a Vista, black Safari, and coffee-brown Al-Star that I love. Congrats!Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-68639938986410601612013-03-20T07:02:07.523+01:002013-03-20T07:02:07.523+01:00What a great find! My spousal unit is a Lamy Safar...What a great find! My spousal unit is a Lamy Safari fan and impressed with its V1.0 pedigree.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-6965414054711716352013-03-20T04:45:22.892+01:002013-03-20T04:45:22.892+01:00Nice Safari, Adwoa! I have one in yellow because I...Nice Safari, Adwoa! I have one in yellow because I thought this was the original colour. Ah well, at least I have an Al Star in metallic green. Nice writers, these pens.teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-22144174017833295102013-03-20T01:20:12.460+01:002013-03-20T01:20:12.460+01:00Blessed with neither a pen osession nor especially...Blessed with neither a pen osession nor especially neat handwriting, I still am enjoying my first Safari. It has been just over a year now and I use it daily. Mine's a matt finsh grey with a LH knib. I'm still enthusiastic about it and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as the first, last or only pen you will ever need. Unless of course their colours catch your eye. Then you'd needRob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-37251109415512819792013-03-20T01:17:00.570+01:002013-03-20T01:17:00.570+01:00Nice find. I am glad to know the laws of physics i...Nice find. I am glad to know the laws of physics include fountain pens. Having randomly lost mine, you randomly found another...equal and opposite reactions and all:)deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-58831259097720625162013-03-20T00:20:15.179+01:002013-03-20T00:20:15.179+01:00Congratulations on the Safari! I have yet to get ...Congratulations on the Safari! I have yet to get one of any color, new or used. Then finding used fountain pens or typewriters in Florida is impossible.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-54233589693048683902013-03-19T23:54:59.836+01:002013-03-19T23:54:59.836+01:00Nice find!
Even though I hate Lamy Safaris, that ...Nice find!<br /><br />Even though I hate Lamy Safaris, that is a nice green.Stationery Traffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902044031883111940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44968503408556317632013-03-19T22:50:29.784+01:002013-03-19T22:50:29.784+01:00Very nice green! Your interests range so widely - ...Very nice green! Your interests range so widely - will you be setting up a darkroom and buying old cameras next, or having J erect you a 20-foot antenna on the balcony so you can set up your HAM radio gear? Perhaps a letterpress is in your collecting future? :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-40619487988349448322013-03-19T22:31:42.256+01:002013-03-19T22:31:42.256+01:00Usually, I'm not a fan of militaristic colours...Usually, I'm not a fan of militaristic colours, but this green is certainly attractive.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-40896718095553570292013-03-19T22:12:50.665+01:002013-03-19T22:12:50.665+01:00I'm not a pen aficionado but I like that Graph...I'm not a pen aficionado but I like that Graphika pic!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.com