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.
Beautiful pens. I never would have thought of that for the plastic theme. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I like the first image.
ReplyDeleteWonderful take on the theme. Signed: the Lamy freak
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend! :)
Wow, those are some neat pens!
ReplyDeleteWow - what beautiful pens!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend.
Aha, Jams! Something functional for the hunt! Excellent! I wracked my brain as well, until I realized I was sitting in plastic!!! hehehe
ReplyDeleteOh, and like you, I find "collectibles" to be of no real value unless one can USE them!!
Happy weekend, Jams!
very neat shot!
ReplyDeletetoday 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 .. :)
ReplyDeletegreat one! and what a nice pens.
ReplyDeletehappy 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!
ReplyDeleteThose are really beautiful pens. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeletelove 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!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Glad you like my photos
ReplyDeleteI like those.
ReplyDeletewow ... beautiful pens!
ReplyDeletelove the way they look against the all-white background, too!
happy hunting!
lovely collection! :)
ReplyDeletethey don't make pens like these anymore ... well, most of the pens readily available aren't anywhere near these!
ReplyDeletewonderful choice for this week's theme!
:-) Never thought this before! haha.. this plastic theme is quite fun and need brainstorming as well!
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Pens in our house get hidden where babies can't reach them (Miss Peach likes to write on herself..) Nice pens!
ReplyDeletenice pens, like the blue one...happy weekend! :-) mine's up here!
ReplyDeleteNice. I like the color...
ReplyDeleteNice pens - and a lovely, personal take on this week's theme!
ReplyDeleteI like the blue one. The pattern is really beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteI've been amazed at the variety of plastic things among the photo hunters this week! Those are both classy pens.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. I love fountain pens, I love to use them, have only a couple of good one, but not as beautiful as these.
ReplyDeleteGreat 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!
ReplyDeleteso valuable pen indeed, like the blue one..blessed weekend! :-)
ReplyDeletemy firt entry is up here.
Wonderful pens you've got there.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend! :)
Top class photos. And a good story as well.
ReplyDeletePlastic, 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.
ReplyDeleteIt'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.
ReplyDeletenice pens you've got !
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely pens! Just beautiful. :) I can see why people collect them.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteLiz 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
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
Those are pretty pens. I am glad you use and enjoy them, too.
ReplyDeleteThose are some beautiful pens. I love this meme as everyone is pulling out their favorite plastic things!
ReplyDeleteVery 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.
ReplyDeleteHow 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!
ReplyDelete~ Gracie
I love handsome pens, but I lose a lot of stuff, so I rarely invest that much in one.
ReplyDeleteMy 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!
ReplyDeleteNever thought of pens! We are huge pen lovers in our house!
ReplyDeleteThose are pretty nice collectibles. I love the blue color of the first one!
ReplyDeleteooooo that second pen is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeletevery neat photos. Check my entry too if u have time. TC
ReplyDeleteGood choice of photos! Mine is up too. Hope you can visit me :) Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThose are pretty neat pens. Great idea for this week. Will be interest for next week with "paper".
ReplyDeleteThe blue one's kind of nice with the swirling pattern. Very nice Photohunt choices.
ReplyDeleteThose are great pens and I like the cool designs they have.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting earlier. Take care!
Beautiful photos - I love those pens!
ReplyDeletelovely!
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I love pens-and the blue one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat neat pens! Great idea for the theme.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love a nice fountain pen...
ReplyDeleteAwesome lookin' pens, I'm kinda a pen junkie but my kids always take them. ugh.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos with a little history lesson thrown in. Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteI would have never even thought of pens for this weeks theme, but the 2 you chose are great to look at! happy weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's a beau.... i love mont blanc but cant afford one
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. I didn't know British manufacture pens as well... Conway Steward. I'll remember that. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat 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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