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• Pen Museum May 5, 2013
  Birmingham Pen Museum The Pen Room On a recent visit to the UK, I spent a fascinating morning in the Birmingham pen museum, also known as the Pen Room! It’s incredibly interesting to a pen lover and is hard to comprehend the scale of production when it was at its height. I was told, although … Continue reading » […]
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• Conway Stewart February 23, 2013
  Conway Stewart Pens A Few of my Conway Stewart Pens……. Left is the 85L, next Scribe  No 330, 85 and then the 93 which is a gorgeous writer […]
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• Kenrick Jefferson February 23, 2013
  Kenrick Jefferson   This an interesting pen. Kenrick Jefferson was a large Office  Supply Company based in West Bromwich in the Midlands of England. It isn’t known for certain who made their pens, but some collectors consider that it may have been Mabie Todd. Their nibs weren’t particularly flexible as they seem to have been … Continue reading » […]
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• Parker 45 February 19, 2013
  Parker 45 Pen The Parker 45 has been around for quite a bit longer than most people realise. They were actually launched in 1960, although I don’t remember seeing them in the early 60s….. those were my Parker 51 years. Apparently they initially launched as a budget fountain pen, partially aimed at school children, although … Continue reading » […]
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• TWSBI Vac 700 February 17, 2013
  TWSBI Twsbi Fountain Pen This is my latest acquisition, no. it’s not a TWSBI Diamond, it’s the latest top of the range TWSBI VAC 700. TWSBI Pen Well I’ve owned the big Twsbi for a couple of months now and although there are lots of reviews on the net I want to briefly set out … Continue reading » […]
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• Targa by Sheaffer May 14, 2012
  Sheaffer Targa   It was launched in 1978 as ‘Targa by Sheaffer’ and named after a famous Italian (Sicily) Road race (as was the Porsche Targa) and never known as the Sheaffer Targa. Apparently it was originally named the Genesis but changed to Targa because of concerns that sales in the Middle East may suffer … Continue reading » […]
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• Ranga Pen April 17, 2012
  Ebonite Pen This a handmade pen that I’ve just taken delivery of and has an eye dropper filling system . It came in very interesting packaging….in fact it is a very interesting pen!!! More to follow           Basics….Hand turned from hard rubber, also known as Ebononite and in the past as Vulcanite. Length … Continue reading » […]
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• Sheaffer Flat Top April 3, 2012
  Sheaffer Lifetime   The Sheaffer Flat Tops introduced in 1912 were made from hard rubber but it wasn’t until 1924 that the first plastic ones were produced. If my research is correct, this material was Radite, a partially nitrated celluloid.           Jade green was one of the more popular colors and … Continue reading » […]
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• Sailor Reglus April 2, 2012
  Japanese Pens New Zealand Sailor Pens New Zealand Sailor Industrial Revolution Sailor as everyone knows are known for the quality of their nibs Maybe I should try a Sailor fine nib, I thought, one from their current production A vintage Sailor from the 1970s is my only other fine point nib from this maker, having … Continue reading » […]
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• Sailor Somiko March 29, 2012
  Sailor Somiko Sometimes you come across an unheralded pen that seems to tick most of the boxes….maybe the Sailor Somiko is one of those pens.The one that I bought a couple of years ago is black with gold trim and a gold plated steel ZOOM Nib. I would be the first to admit that it’s … Continue reading » […]
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