Nov 29
Sailor 1911 Mid Size I seem to remember that I bought this pen around 2004, possibly from Kamakura Pens. For the previous forty odd years that I’d had an interest in pens, I’d been firmly wedded to the three big brands of Parker, Sheaffer and Waterman, with the odd foray in to some vintage English …
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Nov 22
Pen Nibs I don’t know about you guys, but I find Sailor nibs to be quite extraordinary. I have five Sailor pens, that include two with fairly unusual nibs, the Music and the Zoom, the former one (the Music Nib) being a deep yellow 21K on a Black Sailor 1911 Profit which has the most fabulous …
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Nov 22
Looking sad, my missing old Parker 61 Old Parker 61 In the 1950s, the traditional Fountain Pen was under attack by the Ball-pen and all the manufacturers were devoting much time and money investigating means by which they could compete with this interloper. Parker, one of the more forward thinking and innovative pen manufacturers at …
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Nov 19
Faber Castell E-Motion I have owned this really neat mechanical pencil for maybe 10 years, the quality is superb and it’s a it is a great workhorse, practical and robust. The Faber Castell Pen is also a quality writing instrument, I will be reviewing these shortly, also Faber Castell Ink. Graf Von Faber Castell …
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Nov 14
Lamy 2000 It was with some trepidation that I began opening the package. I’d heard quite a lot about the pen and it’s iconic standing subsequently read a number of reports and reviews…mostly positive, but some not so. As a result I’d thought about getting one for quite a while, being the very happy owner …
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Nov 07
Cross Century 11 Cross Century 11 Fountain Pen It’s the Medallist version I think that bought it in the late 1990s whilst waiting at Hong Kong International Airport, although I’m not absolutely certain. I’d been so impressed by my original matte black Century Fountain Pen that I thought I would try another one. I don’t …
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