Most Expensive Odd Items

Since the invention of the stylus and
tablet by the ancient Mesopotamians in
the 4th century BC writing utensils have
come a long way. From quill pens to
typewriters, and everything in between,
we’ve covered a lot of ground in the
5,000+ years that humans have been
writing. Yet, while writing is more
common now than it ever has been before
there is still a lot of value placed in the
art.
Let’s take a look at ten valuable writing
instruments from the past, present, and
future!

1. Most Expensive Pen
It may seem like they are becoming
increasingly obsolete with humanity’s
shift toward computers, yet there are still
many people around the world who value
a good pen! The current title holder for
the world’s most expensive pen is the
Fulgor Nocturnus by the famous pen-
makers Tibaldi of Florence. This fountain
pen sold for $8 million in a 2010 auction
in Shanghai, China.
So what’s so special about the Fulgor
Nocturnus that makes it about 8 million
times more expensive than your average
Bic pen? It was created based on the
Divine Proportions of Phi, so the ratio
between the cap and the visible portion of
the barrel when the pen is closed is equal
to the phi ration 1.618. In addition to its
divine shape, the pen is decorated with
945 black diamonds and 123 rubies.

2. Most Expensive Ball Point Pen
Fountain pens can be messy, so if you’re
looking for an extremely expensive writing
utensil that won’t get ink all over your
hand look no further than the Mont Blanc
Ball Point! For just $730,000 this pen is a
steal in comparison with the Fulgor
Nocturnus. It’s beauty is complemented
by stunning jewelry art.

3. Most Expensive Pencil
If you’re prone to mistakes though you
might be more interested in the world’s
most expensive pencil: a limited edition of
the Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil.
At $12,800 this classic pencil is crafted
with 240 year-old olive wood and 18-carat
white gold , and includes a handy built-in
eraser and sharpener! Not to be outdone
by the world’s most expensive pens, it
also features three diamonds.

4. Most Expensive Computer
You may be the most up-to-date collector
of new gadgets out of all of your friends,
but chances are you will not be anywhere
near being able to purchase what is soon
to be the world’s most expensive
computer. At $15 million, let’s just say
this computer won’t be in the price range
of any college freshman looking for a
good computer to type their papers on!
Just last month NASA and Google
announced a partnership to create the
world’s first quantum computer, and by
virtue of its extreme powers, the world’s
most expensive as well. This is big news
for the world of computers and advancing
technology! The computer’s processor will
compute an estimated 3600 times faster
than the computers of today . Here’s to
hoping that one day soon those of us who
are not billionaires will be able to have a
quantum computer in our own modest
households!

5. Most Expensive Keyboard
If you use your computer for namely
writing you may be more interested in
investing in a great keyboard rather than
a fast processor. The world’s most
expensive keyboard is the Happy Hacking
Keyboard Professional HP Japan, which
sells for $4,240 . Not only is this a
comfortable keyboard for all of your
hands’ typing needs, but it’s dusted with
gold! Imagine the quality of writing you
could produce if you were typing on gold.

6. Most Expensive Typewriter
While most of us don’t use typewriters for
our everyday typing needs anymore, they
are becoming increasingly popular
collector’s items—and valuable ones! The
most expensive typewriter ever sold was
sold is a light blue, Lettera 32 Olivetti
manual machine that went for $254,500 in
an auction . It belonged to author Cormac
McCarthy, who wrote such books as All
the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old
Men, and The Road. Apparently, the
typewriter saw a lot of great novels in its
day, no wonder people found it so
valuable. McCarthy bought it for just $50
back in 1993.

7. Most Expensive Modern Tablet
Then of course we have the modern
tablet. Though not as old or as rich in
history as the ancient Mesopotamian
tablets, an iPad is great for your email
writing needs! Tablets are increasingly
replacing desktop or laptop computers for
modern consumers—so what’s the best
tablet money can buy? Microsoft’s
Surface Pro currently holds the title for
world’s most expensive tablet at a
whopping $899 . That’s a full $879 more
expensive than the world’s cheapest
tablet, which was created by an Indian
company called DataWind and costs only
$20.

8. Most Expensive Notebook
If you’re sick of writing on your tablet or
your computer though, you might be
looking for nothing more complicated
than a good old fashion notebook—and
no, I don’t mean a notebook computer.
The world’s most expensive notebook, and
probably the most impressive, belongs to
none other than Bill Gates. He purchased
this notebook in 1994 for $30.8 million.
What’s so great about it? Before Gates it
had an equally as impressive owner:
Leonardo da Vinci. That’s right, the
world’s most expensive notebook is the
Codex Leicester, a notebook used by da
Vinci to pontificate about astronomy and
astrology.
The world has come a long way in
developing writing since the creation of
the first stylus and tablet. With the
advent of more modern technology how
we write is evolving more quickly than
ever before, and it’s still a big business.
So whether you’re nostalgic for older
writing instruments like typewriters or
looking to the future for the most up-and-
coming computing technology, there’s
something for anyone willing to spend
millions!