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<\/a>My father, Leonard Thomas Paul Schutze (let\u2019s call him LT), was named after his uncle Leonard Paul Schutze (let\u2019s call him LP so we don\u2019t get them confused). LP was LT\u2019s father\u2019s older brother. (Okay, so I’m confused already.)<\/p>\n LP, in turn, was probably named for his grandfather, Johann Leonhard<\/em><\/strong><\/span> Schrotzberger, picking up his middle name. LP had a rather tragic life that merits a story all its own, but that\u2019s for another post.<\/p>\n My dad\u2019s birth certificate only shows one middle name, Thomas<\/em>. I\u2019m not sure when he was given the second middle name or if it was even official. But my speculation on the name Thomas<\/em> is that it came from LT\u2019s uncle Thomas Hutchings. Thomas was LT\u2019s mother\u2019s older half-brother, and he, too, merits a story of his own. He died about a year-and-a-half before my dad\u2019s birth, and was a hero to LT\u2019s mom, so I\u2019m quite sure that\u2019s where the middle name came from.<\/p>\n Parenthetically, my middle name is Thomas, as is my oldest son\u2019s and my grandson\u2019s. I\u2019m definitely going to have to do a post on Thomas Hutchings in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n So, what about the pen? I bought it in 2016 and use it every day for journaling. It\u2019s a metal pen, copper obviously, and has more weight than most fountain pens, but it’s well balanced in the hand and extremely comfortable to write with.<\/p>\n Being copper, the pen develops a patina over time, turning a dull brown. It can be polished to bring back the original brilliance, but that\u2019s a bit more work than I\u2019m willing to do, and it has a nice rustic look when left to age naturally.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n