I didn't plan on becoming a fountain pen collector. I really didn't. I've always had at least one fountain pen since 1976, but I've never had more than three at once. Suddenly, in late 2010, I started to acquire more of them. Even though that was very recently, I don't recall what triggered that sudden interest, but it was certainly helped along by The Fountain Pen Network, an on-line forum for fountain pen afficionados. In the space of two months, I went from four pens to fifteen!
This page shows each of my pens, describes it in detail, and recounts how it became part of my collection. The pens are shown in the order that I received them. All of the pictures were taken from the same distance and with the same zoom settings, so the pens are shown with their correct relative sizes. Clicking on any of the pictures will display a larger, higher resolution version (generally 1400 pixels wide).