Oooh, a pen thread on HN. How fun. :) The best pen in the world is not at all obscure. It's the "aerometric"-fill Parker 51 made from the late 1940s to the ear

Oooh, a pen thread on HN. How fun. :) The best pen in the world is not at all obscure. It's the "aerometric"-fill Parker 51 made from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Costs between $100 and $200 today on the vintage market, depending on condition, color scarcity, and the seller. A 51 has been my daily writer for about ten years now. I lost my first one, probably on the subway, and was heart-broken. Luckily, Parker made millions of 51s, so it was easy to find a replacement.