General
After 57 years and still in production, this exemplary specimen of Bauhaus design, can be found in the Lamy 2000. Launched in 1966, this fountain pen was designed by Gerd A. Müller. Naturally, some materials used 57 years ago, have now been updated in the current model 2000 build at present. The company was founded by Josef Lamy in 1930. Prior to starting his own business, Josef Lamy had been working as a sales representative for Parker Pens.
Features
The LAMY 2000 is made of Makrolon, a Swiss-patented type of polycarbonate, apparently similar to resin, and which is proven to be very durable. The small ink window not far from the grip section, allows the user to monitor of how much ink is still left. The pen has an inbuilt piston refill system, which means it does not use the popular plastic cartridges. The back section of the body is easily unscrewed to suck in ink through the specially designed nib, provided here, as a bespoke 14k gold platinum-coated element. The hooded construction means the pen is much less susceptible to drying when left uncapped, which happens frequently.
Comments
The LAMY 2000 pen’s series has been long manufactured from a combination of polycarbonate and stainless steel. The seamless design with these two materials is still probably an unequalled and unique feature of this high-quality and exceptional series of the top-notch writing instruments.
Ink used: Montblanc Manganese Orange 1903-O002, Austria
