Apr 6, 2010
Pelikan 140 Unboxing
Sorry, forgot to post some porn of my little baby, my 1952 Pelikan 140, arrived from Germany several weeks ago. In case you’re not familiar with these, the Pelikan 140 originated at around the end of WWII in Germany, with Pelikan regaining it’s pre-war footing. The 400 was the flagship of Pelikan’s line, with the 120, 140 and 300 (for export only) filling in the lower-cost lines, with many of the features of the 400. My 140 features Pelikan’s signature 14K 585 M-nib, and is in excellent or near-mint condition.
The inscription “PELIKAN 140 GERMANY” is visible on the cap band, although there is some brassing along the cap band and on the clip, to be expected on all pens of this era. The Clip also has a small perpendicular scar, visible in the pictures, and the body has some compression marks from normal use on the rear end, totally invisible in any photograph and only obvious if you really really feel this pen a lot. Which I do, haha.
This pen is seriously a treasure to own. It’s 58 years old and it writes like it’s brand new. It feels perfect, looks beautiful, and I just hate putting it away when I’m finished. The nib is a bit wet, though, and I think a new F-nib will be in order eventually.
The Box!
The Box opens!
A couple of small flaws
Original beautiful and perfect Pelikan 14K 585 M-nib
Totally 100% transparency
Took it apart to clean it. That is dust not mars.
Looking down the barrel…
It’s resting before I re-ink it
The original (slightly misleading) ebay photo
