Ernest Hemingway Lost Fountain Pens Found!

I finally have confirmation of which fountain Pens Ernest Hemingway actually used! These are a complete surprise! They are not the Fountain Pens that are usually identified with him!
Join me, won't you, as I disclose the lost fountain pens of Ernest Hemingway.
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[@joanhelgeson9118]

You know, if you feel "nerdy" at least be the very best Nerd you can be!!! I think you are delightful!

[@HemingwayJones]

Sincerely! Overachieving Nerdom!

[@joanhelgeson9118]

@@HemingwayJones Yay!

[@bngr_bngr]

In his letters he talks about learning how to use pen and ink in the late 20’s. The pen he referenced was a grand gold mounted waterman fountain pen, large size. He said the only pen he endorsed was a Parker. Also Montegrappa back then was called an Elmo. In his memoir, A Moveable Feast, he said he carried two pencils, a pencil sharpener, and a blue notebook. Then he typed up his writing.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching! I am so glad you are as passionate about this as I am.

[@sruckel]

WOW!!! What an interesting video. HJ, you are becoming a historian of the first caliber. As a retired bank president, I was not austere, but did have an obligatory desk set. Its sole purpose was to prevent a customer from trying to borrow my Parker Duofold Centennial to sign a loan contract :) Protect the nib is the goal of a fountain pen nerd banker.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I am so glad you enjoyed this! We Bankers need to stay united! That was an excellent strategic use of a desk set! Thanks for being here.

[@differentkindofGEKE]

This is a classic Hemingway Jones video. I’m here for it.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so so much! I appreciate it!

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi HJ! It's quite satisfying to know that one of the greatest American writers, used some of the GREATEST American pens. I LOVE vintage Parkers and Sheaffer's! The Duofold in every size was THE pen to own during the 1920's and they were hugely popular. That's why so many still survive to this day. Since that was roughly 100 years ago, it's a testament to their construction and popularity. Have a good weekend!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much and thanks for watching. I appreciate it.

[@kristiw.1823]

YES- investigative pen geekdom! I'm here for the continuing journey.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! Filming Part 2 soon! (I found more stuff!)

[@Alliejay-C]

I really love learning things like this! I am also glad this sent you into your library to find clues in his correspondence. It’s such a fun treasure hunt!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks very much! I appreciate your positivity! You are a treasure.

[@booradley32]

This is my favorite video yet on this channel!!! Love the historical investigation into fountain pens. Keep it up!

[@HemingwayJones]

Really??? Wow, thank you! I didn’t think anyone would really like this one.

[@ZiaLinkInk]

@@HemingwayJones Congrats, agree best so far, IMHO. Great info and presentation! I'm not much of a Hemingway fan, but have always been fascinated with his life. I think we share an interest in PKD. I have a HUGE collection (mostly ALL) of his works and made him a central character in my novel. Sadly Phil never had money, so fountain pens would not be his thing. Anyway, Super Thanks Bravo on another wonderful video. OH, and growing up in Iowa, explains why we had SHEaffer (as I call them) pens.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks My Friend! These are encouraging words. I am sure I will be investigating more authors!

[@brucethelen9977]

I was given my great grandfathers Parker duofold and I cherish it. I know nothing about it other than it belonged to my father’s grandfather and it’s a Parker duofold. Crazy to hear Hemingway used one also. Love the content and finding out writers that use fountain pens. ✒️📜🕯️🌒

[@HemingwayJones]

See, that’s what makes this all so fun! What a great gift!

[@SuSuSham]

Thank you! I found this so interesting - to celebrate my birthday last September I drove down to the keys with my 22 year old son - we visited the Hemingway House in Key West - they had copies of his handwritten letters framed on the walls - and we spent so much time intently reading them and commenting on his sharp wit and dry humor- now I need to go back and see f I can determine what pen nib size he used 😜 - never even entered my mind to examine his handwriting style and line weights. Was really struck by his “way with words” even in a casual correspondence with a friend - even now, months later we will talk about some of his phrases and descriptions from those letters. The words stayed in our heads - a testament to his genius

[@HemingwayJones]

That is so great. What a trip! I love that house. It feels so livable and it is that lovely lime color; very tropical. I was also impressed how he would walk across that plank to get to his studio. He was pretty young when he lived there; in his 30s & 40s. We think of him as the grizzled old man, but that was later. Thanks for the great story. And for watching.

[@natasharay4045]

Outstanding! Love your “in the weeds” historical fountain pen curiosity as well as your perfect diction!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you kindly! I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching.

[@michaeldavis9693]

This may have been simple and nerdy but it was exciting. I agree, on a lot of hobbies, like pens, people like to focus on purchases and reviews but the real fun is all the other stuff, like this. I could endlessly watch videos of pen history and who used them. Incase no one has thanked you today for taking the time to make this content, thanks. 🤙🏻

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the encouraging words! There will always be videos like this on my Channel. In Fact, Part 2 is coming up as soon as I hear back from a reference Library! Thanks very much.

[@jbkerns]

Arthur Conan Doyle used a Parker Duofold as well.

[@HemingwayJones]

I heard that, later in his life. I’d like to do something on him one day.

[@RainmanP99]

Thank you for the look into this little bit of history. I very much appreciate your unique and entertaining approach to fountain pen-related topics!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very very much! I appreciate that.

[@JRDiaz-tn5kb]

Nice history lesson on one of my favorite authors, being partial to The Old Man And The Sea. At least it was a fountain pen of some sort.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I am so glad that you enjoyed this. This was a labor of love for me. Thank you!

[@LauraKnotek]

My favourite Hemingway book is 'The Sun Also Rises'.

[@HemingwayJones]

That’s a great one!

[@mickiebudny7731]

Love this video! I went to Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West when I was on my honeymoon. If I had known then what I know now I would have been looking for pens on his desk!

[@HemingwayJones]

Right!? I love his writing room above the garage. His house was so livable. Not to mention the cats!

[@kurtgeisinger2012]

Excellent video, HJ. It's always compelling to know what pens writers, like Hemingway, used to compose their timeless manuscripts. You obviously put considerable research into this video. Well done!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks My Friend! I appreciate it. Thank you. See you in DC!

[@christophermckellar1352]

A great one! Smiled at the typing sounds in the outro. I’ve been reading the Carlos Baker collection of Hemingway’s letters, Bakers, Hemingway, biography, and the Finca.Vigia , edition of THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES…. I am appreciative of your more thorough approach. I’ve gotten bogged down a few times, it seems! Do you know the HEMINGWAY TV series with Stacey Keach and the film HEMINGWAY AND GELLHORN with Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman? I enjoy them both, knowing only a little about their accuracies. The pencil sharpener that Hadley had given him featured briefly, but significantly in one or both should you ever do a video of authors and their pencil sharpeners in the movies. I can also recommend the book THE PARIS WIFE by Paula, McLean, but suspect you know it well. I can relate to his writing 400 words in the morning, then blasting out a 3000 word screed to a friend in the afternoon. I spent three summers as a music student in the Sun Valley, Idaho, during my late 1960s college attendance. Visited his memorial bust. One year his surviving wife, Mary, hosted one of our evening master classes. She showed someone else’s slides of Africa and was not exactly sober. Was sad, but she got through it! As did we. Should we ever have a discussion I will be interested to hear about the nature of your admiration for his work. Off subject a bit. (But fountain pens can and do lead us wider, but never astray.) Georgia O’Keeffe used a fountain pen with very interesting handwriting. There is a double page reproduction of one of her letters in GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: ART AND LETTERS. There are other brief examples in the selected collection of her and Stieglitz’s letters: MY FAR AWAY ONE. He apparently used a slightly stub nib back in the early 1900s. Thanks again. Repeat!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much for watching to the Outro! That means the world to me! The music ran out so I needed something to fill the gap and that came in a moment of inspiration! Thanks for appreciating it. I hope we get to Chat sometime. Come to DC! So strange that you would mention O’Keefe! I literally was just looking at her letters this morning. I was looking for any Hemingway O’Keefe crossover. Thanks very much for being here. You are a treasure of information!

[@cremefranglaise]

I absolutely loved this video! Nothing wrong with being nerdy; I would say most historians are when they get to look into topics they enjoy, and I do admit this kind of minutiae is why I love going through historical letters and journals too. Videos like this are why you have such a gem of a channel!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very very much!

[@gloriavillanueva2913]

This is awesome! I inherited a 1920s Sheaffer Lifetime, which I had restored. It left Iowa for the first time ever last year. Writes like a dream ❤️

[@HemingwayJones]

That is such a great pen. Perfect for all adventures! Thanks very much for watching!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

What fun! I love this kind of history!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks Chris! Thanks for watching.

[@traditionallarry5378]

Thank you HJ for this very informative video,I’m 77 years old and it’s great to hear stories from an earlier time.Thank you again,so glad I found your channel and subscribed when I did.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so glad you are here with us. There will be more of this type of stuff coming soon. Thank you!!

[@fuindes_batwings]

It's amazing to me how many accomplished authors used the Sheaffer brand.

[@HemingwayJones]

Yes! Sylvia Plath very famously.

[@arcfide]

Yes! This is some good research. Love it!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much!

[@scribe_samples2309]

Your videos are so unique to the fountain pen world on you tube. Love this one so much.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! This is so encouraging. Thank you.

[@mpjs]

That's a good research job! Well done, Tim 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you My Friend! I appreciate it so much.

[@thomasquinn284]

HJ your are a fabulous researcher. How great to learn the type of pen used by your namesake.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it.

[@gihanzohdy3284]

Lovely video, love this forensic approach to discovering what writing instruments important people used. It may be nerdy or far fetched for some, but for me such a subject regails my mind. I consider it to be so personal that it reveals a lot about that person's character.

[@HemingwayJones]

I like this comment! Thanks very much, My Friend! I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

As a B-day gift to myself after returning from Iraq I bought a Duofold Ballpoint - it’s almost 20 years old - I love that pen.

[@HemingwayJones]

Wow! That is a wonderful momento. Thank you for your service. I am glad you are safe.

[@edgaraquino2324]

​@@HemingwayJonesIndeed...😊

[@chidoiguan]

I don’t think “nerdy” comes to mind but “passion” 😊

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! That’s very kind.

[@DianInHerOrb]

Great bit of research HJ, fun and interesting. Both your namesakes would be proud!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you kindly! I really appreciate it.

[@debbypodgorski4144]

I think it’s fascinating to find out what an author wrote with. Hemingway was a great author and an interesting character.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I appreciate your watching and for being here. See you in DC!

[@jeanneprice6736]

This video was the big bang. Loved it so much. Nurdy? No! interesting.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so so much! This means everything to me.

[@johnantonioni9654]

Great informational video. Love it. More like this would be great.

[@HemingwayJones]

More like this are coming! So rest assured… Also, check out my Fountain Pens of Famous Writers series. Thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f564qKGGgNaehpY

[@richardzak2140]

Hello HJ. Follow your passion. Your journalism skills are tremendously keen. Great informative video. Keep them coming my friend.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much, My Friend! I appreciate it.

[@brodor6277]

So interesting, I’ve always loved Hemingway’s writing style, and his distinctive voice even shows in his letters. It makes it even better that he was enthusiastic about pens!

[@HemingwayJones]

Truly! Thank you for watching.

[@LauraKnotek]

HJ, I love this video. Hemingway is one of my favourite authors, so I find it fascinating to learn what fountain pens he used. I'd love to see more of these historical investigations into pens used by famous authors. 😊

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I am sure I will be doing more of these. Thanks so much for watching.

[@FavoritesPersonal]

My favorite video to date! Thank you for the fascinating info re: Hemingway’s pen usage. All the best!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the encouraging words.

[@wildwolf3343]

This was really enjoyable. Fascinating. Terrific enthusiasm made it terrifically enjoyable HJ. Loved all the photos. I look forward to more. And the comments here go to show there are plenty of us geeking out along with you!

[@HemingwayJones]

I am so glad! I am putting together a Part 2 now!

[@Artmingle]

This is an amazing video. I enjoyed it so much. Maybe I see Professor as another title in your near future. Just saying .Loved all the details and listening about the story of Hemingway and the fountain pens. This was a treat. Thank you so much for taking the time to share all you do.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! I didn’t think anyone would watch this one, so it makes me so happy to hear this. Thank you!!!!

[@YorkieMama222]

Really enjoyed this video! Loved the historical context. Fountain Pen Nerd is the New Cool!!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! I am so glad you are here! I appreciate the positivity.

[@adriangaylard9523]

Super video. I really enjoyed you going back to primary sources to illuminate Hemingway's pen habits. As a Parker Duofold fan, I'm particularly delighted.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much!

[@jolienkrispijn]

Wow, that’s somw cool research into Hemingway! Interesting to see what kind of things he wrote about (besides about his pens). Thanks HJ!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@tce4159]

Love this one… you knocked this one right out of of the park !! Great job, very interesting ☺️👍🏻

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you so much! That means the world to me! Thank you.

[@thewetpen]

Maybe you know about this one, but it's worth mentioning here, from a 1926 letter to Isabel Simmons Godolphin, in the Post Script, Hemingway writes: "I left a grand gold mounted waterman fountain pen, large size in my room, No. #344 at the Brevoort. I wonder if you could go over and get it and maybe send it by Hammy before they padlock the Brevoort. Also I may have left other things haven't had the courage to look yet. The pen has a gold band around the part of the cap that screws down, it is a self filler and has a very hard sharp point. Is double size barrel. I know I left it so you might be very nasty to them if they say they haven't got it." From "Selected Letters 1917-1961, edited by Carlos Baker

[@thewetpen]

This letter is also in the Letters of Ernest Hemingway, 1926-1929, with a footnote that the Waterman was a gift from Pauline.

[@curious_416]

I mentioned this passage in the live stream, and here before I saw your comment. I’d been sure this is what he found. Lots of great things to find in people’s letters.

[@HemingwayJones]

Yes, I was saving this for Part 2, because I felt there was a bigger story there. I have yet to figure out whether he found it or not.

[@curious_416]

@@HemingwayJones Sounds like an excuse to visit the JFK archives and search through the letters sent immediately after for other references. They have several Godolphin letters between 26 and 29. And since that pen is from the beginning of his time with Pauline rather than the end, more of a chance there’s further mentions.

[@HemingwayJones]

I have a request in. We'll see where it takes us. So much fun for such a little thing, but I am already down this rabbit hole, I may as well hop around.

[@dailycharmaddict]

This was very intriguing! I love a good sleuth at work. Very fun and I love your pen!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it.

[@kimduhaime502]

Fascinating! I look forward to you letting us know what more you find out.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! I am on the trail of a few things! Stand by.

[@AndrewWertheimer-xp8rb]

Enjoying this in Tokyo before heading out to a favorite fountain pen shop in Ginza. Shout of for the historian / journalist / literary scholar's search for footnotes in collected letters. It is funny to imagine if Hemingway's in-laws gave him a desk set sort of a hint to stay at home and write. It is sort of like giving someone a desktop instead of a laptop today :). Have a good week!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! Have a wonderful time in Tokyo! Let me know what you pick up! Thanks!

[@AndrewWertheimer-xp8rb]

@@HemingwayJones I picked up two inexpensive vintage prewar Japanese pens at a pen show. I also bought a Tuzu just for fun, along with quite a bit of notebooks and a bit more ink. The highlight at the pen show was getting almost a dozen nibs ground, and also a few more vintage pens repaired, and also taking a workshop on how to grind nibs myself. I also did some research using the pens and notebooks :) Have a great summer!

[@jbkerns]

Being the budget guy in the group, Jinhao Century 100 in red could be an 'adequate' "Chinese Lacquer Red" copy if the $500 current Doufold centenial.

[@HemingwayJones]

That’s a great suggestion! Thank you!

[@mambokurtz]

That's such a cool video, I love the fact that you went on a quest and succeeded. I'm a sucker for writers' fountain pen and articles online on that topic are often poor on facts. That would be awesome if you could that for other writers but I understand it's a lot of documentation work. A big thank you for this one that was so nice to watch!

[@HemingwayJones]

I may yet go to some others. There are a few I am curious about. Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@jayj8524]

This video was so amazing and interesting, because this type of content is nowhere to be found on KZbin. Many thanks for all your research work and for all your personal time that you invest in finding new inspiring content. Keep it up! 👍

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very Much! I appreciate your kindness and encouragement. I strive to keep it interesting, original, and entertaining.

[@curious_416]

Wish I knew which Duofold he had. As referenced in your live, he used a Waterman in 1926. From a letter to Isabelle Simmons: “I left a grand gold mounted waterman fountain pen, large size in my room, no. #344 at the Brevoort. I wonder if you could go over and get it and maybe send it by Hammy before they padlock the Brevoort. Also I may have left other things haven’t had the courage to look yet. The pen has a gold band around the part of the cap that screw down, it is a self filler and has a very hard sharp point. Is double size barrel. I know I left it so you might be very nasty to them if they say they haven’t got it.” Ed note: it was a gift from Pauline.

[@HemingwayJones]

Yes! That is coming in Part 2! It said it was a Duofold Jr.

[@curious_416]

@@HemingwayJones ay, but what colour/style? :) I wish people of the past had an interest in photos and references of their pens.

[@HemingwayJones]

Me too! Or any type of ephemera! So much gets lost.

[@shane6242]

Really interesting finds HJ! Great job, would love to see that letter...

[@HemingwayJones]

Right! I need to track it down. It may be at the JFK Library in Boston.

[@yureliplans]

Fascinating!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@andrewbrendan1579]

What fun! Thank you for sharing your detective work with us. It's really something how pens become a part of people's lives and in different ways. I like to know how writers write: where they write; what kind of pen or pens and why; what kind of paper. -- I've named some of my pens. I like ocean liners as well as pens. I have a Quill brand pen that I like to use for signing documents and such. I call that Berengaria after the Cunard liner. Don't ask my why I do it, but it's fun! This may be lost in the past, but late in her life Virginia Woolf switched from dunk pens to a fountain pen or pens because of trouble with her wrist. I'm guessing she had what we now call carpal tunnel. In the movie "The Hours" we see a close-up of Nicole Kidman's hand as she, in the role of Virginia Woolf, is writing with a fountain pen. Maybe someone knows what kind of pen that is that makes a cameo appearance in the movie.

[@rickmwrites]

Wonderful video and research on this one. I’ve always admired Hemingway and, like you, I have been curious about which pens he used. Thanks for providing this fascinating information.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@torbjrklund3054]

Great video and information. Ernest Hemingway is one of my No one writers. Big big Thank you HJ for making this 😊

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much!

[@RobertMaguire67]

Nice bit of sleuthing and I enjoyed learning from you on this video Tim.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks very much, My Friend.

[@davidparrishproductions5082]

Awesome. I always assumed he wrote with a crappy little pencil or travel typewriter… this insight is really cool and interesting… thank you Hem!

[@HemingwayJones]

I think he did mostly write with pencils, but when he did write with a pen, we at least know it was these. Thanks Man! So glad you are here.

[@thomashardy9994]

I’ve been away for awhile pursuing other endeavors, but i feel quite lucky to have landed on this rather fun video l

[@HemingwayJones]

Welcome Back! I hope your endeavors were fulfilling and successful. Thanks for watching this and I hope to see you back here soon.

[@user-qj4dx4fc3n]

This was great, thanks! I'm willing to bet that he didn't love the Sheaffer desk set. I've seen them, with their marble bases; they're lovely, but they seem more fitting for an austere bank president of that time than for a young globe-trotting author (no offense, HJ--you are a MODERN banker). They seem intended more for signing checks and business letters than writing a novel. The related question is what kind of paper he wrote on and whether it could take fountain pen ink without feathering. I've heard rumors that he loved those old Big Chief pads, but a fountain pen would have feathered horribly on that cheap pulp. You are right: the next step is to try to see the physical manuscripts themselves. He probably typed so much of his work.

[@sruckel]

Some of us bankers were not austere, just cool and handsome, like HJ

[@user-qj4dx4fc3n]

@@sruckel Of course. I was thinking of those 1920's stereotypes of bankers in movies...😁

[@HemingwayJones]

I need to watch this again, but I think I said that he used pens mostly for check and whatnot! I may have said it in the Writers series video! But you are correct that his writing progress was mostly in pencil, standing up, and then his manuscripts were typed by him or someone else. Although there were exceptions. Times when he typed and times when we wrote. The later being the most rare. I need firsthand sources for all of these. I do have some awesome ink information for Part 2, coming in a few months! Thanks for your awesome enthusiasm! If you find any firsthand sources, please send them to my email! I will credit you in the videos as a source, Thank you!!!! I also agree on the desk set. I think we was being kind!

[@user-qj4dx4fc3n]

@@HemingwayJones can't wait to hear what you found out about the ink! Great work.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@alanpareis734]

Enjoyed your enjoyment of tracking down the E. Hemingway pens. I think I would like to read some of those letters, hope my library has the volumes you mentioned. Did you know that Waski Squirrel in his Pens In Use this past weekend showed a Duofold Jr. Green that looked like a twin of the one you used to illustrate Earnest’s DuoFold? So you and Jason apparently have something in common. I noted it to him in my comments to his PIU. Thanks.

[@HemingwayJones]

I love Jason of Waski Squirrel. He is a lovely guy! I think we have a lot of the same pens, but the timing on this one is great. I did get back one of the letters as a scan. This will be in the Part 2; pretty fascinating stuff. Thanks!

[@archivist17]

Wow! Well done, T! Great gumshoe work.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@archivist17]

​@HemingwayJones I bet his letters are a great read.

[@HemingwayJones]

They are, once fascinating thing is how different he spoke (I am saying “spoke” because often write letters in our “voices,”) His vernacular is so different! in the words of Eli Cash, “A Certain Obsolete Vernacular!”

[@nathanking6242]

What an interesting video! Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching it!

[@santiagomerinoacevedo7475]

Thank you so much, Your curiosity leads you to make videos that are truly interesting for fountain pen and handwriting lovers

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you like them! Thank you!

[@jbkerns]

I am guessing that looking at Parker history it could be a "Chinese Lacquer Red" or the "Pompeian Brown" , at least that would be the odds.

[@frankmarek9921]

A great video,on Hemingway,frank in Oswego,ill

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! Thanks for the email too.

[@frankmarek9921]

You welcome

[@williamcatalano1762]

Awesome video!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it Thank you very much!

[@johnmanuel2980]

Fantastic video and i am glad you were able to find out difinitavly what type of pen of he used. I have a 1920’s Parker Duofold, the exact pen you were holding. A great history lesson, and I am now going to go back and re-read the “For Whom the Bell Tolls."

[@HemingwayJones]

very nice! That is probably his best book, in my humble opinion. I almost have enough material for a Part 2 of this.

[@johnmanuel2980]

@@HemingwayJones Nice that will be fun. We need another video on Fountain Pens in Movies: The Sequel.

[@HemingwayJones]

That will be the third, actually! I've done two!

[@vermis8344]

Good grief, look at the size of those books! I don't doubt that fountain pen ink was a major expense for him!

[@HemingwayJones]

Sincerely! He wrote so much. Thanks very much!

[@FGBFGB-vt7tc]

For us that cannot get know some of our favorite authors (they may be gone before our time), this is a nice substitute. So a Parker Duofold and a Sheaffer desk set. Will look for substitutes of both.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very very much!

[@davidottman9501]

So if I run out and buy a Parker Duofold, I'll be able to write marketable stories like Ernest Hemingway? Thanks for posting, this was a fascinating history. I'm sure it's really difficult to find details like this.

[@HemingwayJones]

You will have a very cool vintage pen with a lot of history at least! Thanks fore watching. I appreciate it.

[@MrSockKing]

Fantastic work. Thank you for this video.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.

[@johnbutler2174]

Very interesting.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@zachmeade3732]

Very informative! Thank you

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching!

[@SpyStaMia]

This is great! Thank you!

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@StilograficaMente]

Well done! Thank you.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks for watching!

[@sammilbauer9252]

This sort of research is wonderful. I have a really tricky request for you. The lawyer character Gennaro carries a beautiful pen in the first Jurassic Park film. I would love your thoughts on what it may be.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much! I am glad you enjoyed this. I’ll have to track that Jurassic Park scene down. I have always liked that character.

[@sammilbauer9252]

@@HemingwayJones the best view I can find of it is in the Mr. DNA theater scene where they explain the cloning process.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks!

[@pageeater]

Loved this!!!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you!

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Nice work. Thanks, HJ.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@ClearMind-1752]

Excellent video, thank you! Thank you. Have a great weekend!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! You too! I appreciate your watching.

[@detpekandefingret]

Congrats to good research find! Regarding your latest live stream, (yes, here comes criticism/correction) I think you mentioned that the Magna Carta 650 has the same nib as the 600, I implore you to see Doodlebud's review of it here on youtube, as he said it's a different and fantastic nib. Would love to hear more on this topic - who's right?

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you very much for watching! I don’t watch that Channel. I am sure it is a fine Channel and I am sure he is a wonderful guy. I do not know what he said. So this is in no way an affront to him. What we do, making videos on KZbin is not easy! This is precisely why I do not watch other Channels. It’s not necessarily a question of “who’s right” or a criticism of either him or me and I don’t want to be pitted against someone else who is doing their best to make fine videos. There are facts and the facts exist separately from either of us. I was curious about whether the Mag 650 had a new nib or the same nib as the Mag600. So I asked the source, Magna Carta. I asked “Is there a difference with the nib on this pen (The Mag650) and the one on the Mag600? Or is it the material of the pen that differentiates? Thanks!” Magnacartapen replied to me, “It have same nib as Mag600.” This exchange is posted in my Community section and you can see it on IG on his post, if you want to see the actual source. (I am a primary source kind of guy!) So if you are choosing between the two, they have the exact same nib. I hope this helps.

[@detpekandefingret]

@@HemingwayJones Thanks for reply. I suspect I can not post a link to the video in question, lest my reply be flagged as spam, but his Magna Carta 650 video is top result when I search on youtube (he compares the 650 vs 600), and it's a really great channel, with a very different angle than yours, so you need not fear getting contaminated. He's reviewing fountain pens from a manufacturer engineer's point of view (he's in the industry), while you're more on the artistic side. (His video on "the best engineered pen" on the Lamy 2000 is truly fantastic).

[@jackhands]

Interesting! What is the title (and author) of the book with all of the Hemingway pictures you are pointing to in the cutaway shots? Thanks.

[@HemingwayJones]

A couple, I believe: ‘Hemingway in Cuba,’ Gérard de Cortanze “Hemingway and His World” AE Hotchner. “Ernest Hemingway Rediscovered’ Norberto Fuentes thanks!

[@ZiaLinkInk]

Thanks!

[@HemingwayJones]

Wow! Thank you so much! This means a lot to me! Thank you!🙏

[@ZiaLinkInk]

@@HemingwayJones duh, I commented on a comment instead of on my $ Thanks. I'll get the hang of this eventually. I resist "joining" only because I'm trying to limit my youtube activity while I finish a project. I'm sure you can understand! But thoroughly enjoy the videos and LIVE sessions I catch. Great job!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you! I appreciate the support! I appreciate your confidence in me and this Channel and I will strive to make videos that live up to your expectations.

[@lizpilgrim1]

Fun! I wonder which FPs Faulkner wrote with?

[@HemingwayJones]

I’ll get there.

[@lizpilgrim1]

Looking forward to it!

[@gristlevonraben]

awesome, as always, i am a little surprised, honestly, but then again, duofolds are a pen for bigger hands.

[@HemingwayJones]

You and me both! And his was a Duofold Jr? He also worse a small watch, by our standards. A pie pan Rolex with a bubble back.

[@gristlevonraben]

@@HemingwayJones I looked that watch up. With a dark leather band, it looks really nice!

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

Fascinating! According to the Hemingway Home web site, for $1,500 you can get full access to Hemingway's home (Ernest, not Jones). The price includes the chance to spend some time writing in Ernest's Key West studio. That's Ernest Hemingway, not the eponymous P. Worrell. More intense immersion is possible, too. Find a quiet corner, uncap a pen, and start with the truest sentence you can write.

[@HemingwayJones]

That’s a bargain! (How many people can split it!) You know, somewhere is an inventory of things he had. That is my holy grail. A funny bit of EMH trivia: he bought a spear gun for a trip to Bimini at Abercrombie & Fitch in NYC, 1940s. Can you imagine?!

[@johnnyragadoo2414]

@@HemingwayJones I checked. The $1,500 is for two. The full cost, however, would of necessity be marginally higher. One would not want to write there without the right equipment. Another $400 can find a restored Royal DeLuxe matching Hemingway's, sitting at this moment on his desk in Key West. Certain places communicate meaning beyond the five senses. I bet Hemingway's studio is one such site.

[@HemingwayJones]

I’ve been there. It’s amazing! Don’t worry, My Friend, I can provide the typewriters!

[@sunnycharacter]

I don’t think your deep dive into Hemingway’s pen collection is overly nerdy. Back in the day folks not only created quality products with flair and attention to detail, they revered those things. Today everything is too often mass produced, (very often in massive assembly lines by overworked and underpaid laborers) then the things are used up and tossed away like an old prom dress. lol I find it fascinating to collect old newspaper advertisements, periodicals and magazines and read the ads and see the prices.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks very much! I appreciate your kind words.

[@sunnycharacter]

@@HemingwayJones 🙌🏼🥰

[@arcboy2011]

Possibly someone at The Hemingway House in Key West might have some insights.

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks, yes, also the JFK Library here in Boston. That’s where his papers went. You know that there will be a part 2! I’ve already discovered something else. Thanks! Glad you liked this.

[@arcboy2011]

@@HemingwayJones Good timing on the video, goes with the Goulet pen cast this week where they were discussing celebrity endorsements of fountain pens.

[@michellek649]

Did you read all these books? Are they interesting? Readable? Thanks for research. I love it! Love hearing what famous people use to write with!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thanks very much! Have I read all of Hemingway's Books? I have, except for "The Torrents of Spring." I never got around to that one!

[@michellek649]

@@HemingwayJones I meant the books containing his letters. There are quite a few volumes of them! :)

[@HemingwayJones]

@@michellek649 Gotcha! No, I have not read them all. It’s hard to read letters. There are so many references to things you are not privy to. Thanks!

[@jbkerns]

Forgive me if I missed it, what color of ink was used in the fountain pen writings?

[@HemingwayJones]

For Hemingway, I am going into that big time in Part 2, but I can tell you, mostly black. Thanks for watching!

[@kathleenbaldwin7013]

How about research in other famous authors and poets! Fun video!!!

[@HemingwayJones]

You bet! I am already working on some new ones.

[@kathleenbaldwin7013]

@@HemingwayJones W.S. Merwin was a dear friend of mine, whom I took care of the last two years of his life. He gave me several of his fountain pens before he died and thus began my fascinating journey into fountain pens. He was a poet who won the Pulitzer prize and many other distinguished awards. One of the Montblancs he gave me has his name engraved on it. Also a couple vintage Watermans and a Parker Duofold. They all are incredible smooth writers. Looking forward to hearing about other writers and their pens!!! Thank you!

[@HemingwayJones]

That is wonderful! What a great story! What an amazing experience you had and so giving. I covered Sylvia Plath in my Famous Writers video. I hope you saw it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f564qKGGgNaehpY

[@kathleenbaldwin7013]

@@HemingwayJones Wow! I’ll have a look. William was good friends with Sylvia and Ted Hughes. He had corresponded with Sylvia and saved all his many letters from her…only to have them all disappear from his house in Southwest France. Never found them. William thinks his ex wife destroyed them. I have lots of stories from my 40 year friendship with him. We hiked all over Maui together.

[@potandpens]

Stub nib 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@HemingwayJones]

I am trying to get an image of that letter for Part 2!

[@liambokser]

Fascinating video. Found this very interesting! Thanks for your research.

[@HemingwayJones]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.

[@coffeeandbarbells2271]

Loved this!

[@HemingwayJones]

Thank you My Friend!