Nice, and according to ebay "only" $150 - which is actually not bad compared to many. I have always had a love for pens, though, being a southpaw never really could use fountain pens. Tom, I hear you - I still write a fair bit with pen though my writing is increasingly atrocious. Every study says you remember better if you write than if you type. That said, I recently heard a, serious, conversation about whether they should still teach cursive writing in schools from a time/benefit point of view. was some merit to it.