The theme for this week's PhotoHunt is plastic. This one made me rack my brain to come up with something and then I thought pens! I have a small collection of vintage and moder Conway Stewart pens, a British pen manufacturer that was in operation from 1905 to the 1970's and then from the late 1990's. Some pens were and are made of silver. gold or even casein ( the milk protein) but most are made from acrylic and are very attractive.
This pen is a modern Duro. Most modern Conway Stewarts are normally made in limited numbers, usually 1,000
This is a "Cracked Ice" pattern pen "28" from the 1950s. The cracked ice pattern is very collectable but I treat my pens as something to use rather than look at.
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Beautiful pens. I never would have thought of that for the plastic theme. Great idea.
Beautiful, I like the first image.
Wonderful take on the theme. Signed: the Lamy freak
I love pens, I have several ones right next to my pc to take beautiful notes :)
Fantastic photos! I had also forgotten about my plastic pens. Yours are truly beautiful.
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Great photos! I love the Duro... though I love fountain pens in general, but I'm not writing much by hand these days. Must look where I hid that Parker!
Have a happy weekend! :)
Wow, those are some neat pens!
Wow - what beautiful pens!
Happy Weekend.
Aha, Jams! Something functional for the hunt! Excellent! I wracked my brain as well, until I realized I was sitting in plastic!!! hehehe
Oh, and like you, I find "collectibles" to be of no real value unless one can USE them!!
Happy weekend, Jams!
very neat shot!
today as if I cant right with pens anymore Im used to type in my keyboard.
Lovely pens, and a great choice for the theme! Happy photo hunting .. :)
great one! and what a nice pens.
happy weekend!
great take on the theme! I LOVE pens, though I do not collect them! Fountain pens are my favorite , but I am with the other Sabine, I don't write much anymore! What a sad statement!
Those are really beautiful pens. Happy weekend.
love to the photos! i really haven't use pens from many years back , today i use the pc for evrything.
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what an elegant entry!
Thanks! Glad you like my photos
I like those.
wow ... beautiful pens!
love the way they look against the all-white background, too!
happy hunting!
lovely collection! :)
they don't make pens like these anymore ... well, most of the pens readily available aren't anywhere near these!
wonderful choice for this week's theme!
:-) Never thought this before! haha.. this plastic theme is quite fun and need brainstorming as well!
Trinity
Pens in our house get hidden where babies can't reach them (Miss Peach likes to write on herself..) Nice pens!
nice pens, like the blue one...happy weekend! :-) mine's up here!
Nice. I like the color...
Nice pens - and a lovely, personal take on this week's theme!
I like the blue one. The pattern is really beautiful. :)
I've been amazed at the variety of plastic things among the photo hunters this week! Those are both classy pens.
These are beautiful. I love fountain pens, I love to use them, have only a couple of good one, but not as beautiful as these.
Great take on the theme! BTW, I am collecting information on wildlife around the world for my third grade class in Los Angeles. I hope you can stop by!
so valuable pen indeed, like the blue one..blessed weekend! :-)
my firt entry is up here.
Wonderful pens you've got there.
Have a great weekend! :)
Top class photos. And a good story as well.
Plastic, for me, is everything from dirt or vaste to art.
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What beautiful pens! And what a great idea for the theme.
It's good that you make use of your collection not let them waste away in a display. Do you have beautiful hand-writing to match?
Beautiful pens! And so good that you actually do use them.
nice pens you've got !
Those are lovely pens! Just beautiful. :) I can see why people collect them.
Thanks everyone!
Liz if only I had the handwriting to go with my pens. It's a ghastly scrawl... and food for thought for next week's theme!
Beautiful!!! I really would like the blue one for myself!! It'd go nice with the checkbook. LOL
Happy weekend.
Those are pretty pens. I am glad you use and enjoy them, too.
Those are some beautiful pens. I love this meme as everyone is pulling out their favorite plastic things!
Very nice. What a great idea for the theme.
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Ahhh, in the days before 'Cracked Ice' referred to some sort of street drug.
How come you didn't showcase your girly pen? You know the one that has clothes on until you flip it over and then it becomes au naturel. Those are classics too.
Those are very pretty and a great collectors item!
~ Gracie
I love handsome pens, but I lose a lot of stuff, so I rarely invest that much in one.
My photo's up this week! Come visit! :-)
Thanks everyone.. Aww ewbl I don't have a girly pen but I should have photographed my Robyn Hitchcock pen that has a tomato that goes up and down!
Never thought of pens! We are huge pen lovers in our house!
Those are pretty nice collectibles. I love the blue color of the first one!
ooooo that second pen is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)
very neat photos. Check my entry too if u have time. TC
Good choice of photos! Mine is up too. Hope you can visit me :) Have a great week!
Those are pretty neat pens. Great idea for this week. Will be interest for next week with "paper".
The blue one's kind of nice with the swirling pattern. Very nice Photohunt choices.
Those are great pens and I like the cool designs they have.
Thanks for visiting earlier. Take care!
Beautiful photos - I love those pens!
lovely!
smiles, bee
I love pens-and the blue one is so pretty!
What neat pens! Great idea for the theme.
Beautiful! I love a nice fountain pen...
Awesome lookin' pens, I'm kinda a pen junkie but my kids always take them. ugh.
Great photos with a little history lesson thrown in. Wonderful job!
I would have never even thought of pens for this weeks theme, but the 2 you chose are great to look at! happy weekend :-)
It's a beau.... i love mont blanc but cant afford one
They are beautiful. I didn't know British manufacture pens as well... Conway Steward. I'll remember that. Thanks for sharing. :)
What a great idea for this weeks theme. That's really original and you have a lovely collection of pens. Here's my plastic
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