The latest addition to my Retro 51 Metalsmith collection is the Roosevelt which is shown above. There’s actually two new ones. This one was a slam-dunk to add. I skipped the “Betsey” for now but I have this compulsion to keep the collection complete. I added the ugly Eisenhower to be a completest, so I figure it is only a matter of time before I add the Betsey. Looks like a good choice for a fourth of July purchase.
Some links I found interesting…
Great Expectations: Visconti Opera Elements/Air | From the Pen Cup
Baoer 8 Running Horses | Fountain of Pens
Turn a Blank Notebook into a Lined Notebook | The Well-Appointed Desk
Pilot Custom Heritage 92 – Thepencilcaseblog
Pilot Custom 743 Falcon Fountain Pen Review | THE UNROYAL WARRANT
Bexley Poseidon Magnum II in Bronze Sands. | Leigh Reyes. My Life As a Verb.
Rotring Surf Fountain Pen Review / Rotring Surf Dolmakalem İncelemesi – Write to Me Often
TWSBI Vac700 Review — The Pen Addict
Pencil Week: Musgrave Pencils — The Gentleman Stationer
Starter Pencil Setups #PencilWeek #Erasable | Pen Paper Ink LetterPen Paper Ink Letter – It’s been pencil week at PPIL so there’s lots of pencil info. I thought this was extremely useful.
Kaweco AL-Sport Stonewashed Fountain Pen Review | FPGeeks
Sheaffer Imperial Sovereign | Goodwriterspens’s Blog
 

Ink Reviews

It was a ink review heavy week. I only include ink review link per site and several had multiple reviews. So be sure to browse around once you get there.
Montblanc Leonardo Red Chalk ‹ inklode I have and like this ink but had forgotten about. Now I need to decide which pen to put it in.
P.W. Akkerman #8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw Ink Review — The Pen Addict
J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen Meets Kyokuto Expedient Notebook | An Inkophile’s Blog
Parker Quink Black ~ Inkdependence!
Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Gaki – Ink Review | Stationary Journey
Kaweco Royal Blue ink review | Pens! Paper! Pencils!
Montblanc Meisterstuck 90 Years Permanent Grey Fountain Pen Ink Review | THE UNROYAL WARRANT // I want this ink, unfortunatetly it becomes even more expensive with shipping.
Ink Review: Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise — The Gentleman Stationer
Grey matters: A short review of Pilot iroshizuku fuyu syogun ink | A fool with a pen // #2 on my top 5 ink list