So it’s been a while since I published one of my “Currently Inked” videos. People seem to enjoy them, and I’ve had a few requests to do another one, so here goes!
This month I added four pens to the rotation: two old favorites and two “new” vintage pens (as in, new to me). The old favorites include the Aurora 88 Sigaro Blu and the Lamy 2000 in Stainless Steel, and the vintage pens are a classic Parker 45 with a 14k nib that I bought for $65 at the Dallas Pen Show, and an Aurora from the Archivi Storici collection, which I believe is a slimmer version of the vintage Aurora 88 since it has the same nib. The pen did not come with a box so I do not know the exact model. Help is appreciated. This is either a new old stock vintage pen or a modern reproduction using vintage components. The inks chosen are two favorite Iroshizuku Inks (Yama-Budo and Tsuki-Yo), as well as Taccia Ukiyo-e Hiroshige Ainezu.
From left: Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel, Parker 45 in Grey; Aurora 88 in Sigaro Blu; and the Aurora Mystery Vintage pen from the Archivi Storici series, all in my Skogsy Rickshaw Bagworks Sinclair Model-R.
You can check out the full YouTube video here.
So Why Am I Restarting This Video Series (Other Than for Fun?)
One project of mine for 2025 is to let go of five unused pens every month, and a big part of that is actually putting things into rotation to see what I can/cannot bear to part with. So far, I’ve been successful, offloading between 15-20 pens during the first quarter through the Patreon monthly pen sales. If any of them survive, they will appear in the Gently Used section of the shop. Stay tuned!
Did you like this post and/or the video? The Gentleman Stationer is supported by purchases from the T.G.S. Curated Shop and pledges via the T.G.S. Patreon Program. To accompany this post, I filmed a short “unpacking” video (a true “bag dump”), which you can now view on the YouTube Channel!