Moonhead
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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy Also the UK should get use a nice gift. A pen is more of a "hire the realtor" item. Something like the statue of liberty. That would be more appropriate gift for the US. Do you know what a '40s Conway Stewart goes for? Rather more than a fucking DVD box set, put it that way... I like Cross pens. The old pens leak. Sadly, Cross is an American brand (you can tell because the pens are manufactured in China). Somebody in Broon's office went to the trouble of finding something British and historically interesting, as well as valuable, for the Kenyan. Hopefully nobody will feel obliged to make any effort along those lines when dealing with him in future. How much does the DVD of that Doctor Who episode where John Simm shoots the American President through the head go for? Get the Kenyan a region 2 DVD of that, next time. Old pens don't necessarily leak. I have several that are older than I am (at least four are older than my parents, come to that), which work perfectly, without leaking. As rubber perishes, a lot of old pens can need sacs and diaphragms replaced, but a lot more don't. The Parker 51, which uses a vinyl ink sac and an acryllic body, is almost impossible to break unless you do something really stupid to the nib, to pick an obvious example. (Oh, and the nibs, and often the fittings are gold, dig?)
< Message edited by Moonhead -- 10/27/2010 2:01:58 PM >
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