At our latest meeting of the Vancouver Pen Club in Vancouver,BC, Canada we were delighted with the work of three of our members in creating and delivering an exceptional limited edition fountain pen from Delta in Italy. The intrepid Glenn Marcus, Perks Pens owner Richard Clarke, and Maja Furlong worked long and hard to make this a reality and my oh my!
The VPC Delta Dolcevita is a piston filler, in a lovely brown celluloid with gold trim and the Delta Fusion nib. Mine is a broad stub.
The celluloid was a leftover from the Caruso series (hence the name) and was, I believe, just enough to complete the order of 25 numbered pens. It's a rich brown with deep lustrous, almost golden portions. The gold trim beautifully accents the body and the roller clip and VPC crown take it over the top.
The fusion nib is a steel nib with an 18k solid gold overlay, making it a real stunner to the eye and an absolute beauty on the page. Like silk on skin, it touches the paper with a lightness that's almost imperceptible.
The piston filling mechanism has a nice ratchet when it reaches the end of the stroke that is fine and subtle, unlike many that have the effect of an electric shock.
Weight and balance are in perfect sync and the size is a very respectable 140x12mm, capped.
Unfortunately this was a one time, very limited buy; so you won't see these on the market, but Delta is still making the Dolcevita in many other incarnations and I only hope you get the opportunity to spend some warm spring evening with one of these beauties and a ream of good paper.