Inside this large paper board box is a reasonably priced fountain pen treasure. After removing the outer shipper, there is a matching leatherette box of epic size… the suspense and tension builds. Opening the spring-loaded lid reveals a white satin bed that reminds me of a coffin but contains a beautiful Conklin Duragraph fountain pen…
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Ask The Desk: Ask The Readers (Sheaffer Lifetime 14K & Planners That Start on Sunday)
I’ve had a couple stumper questions sent to The Desk that I’ve tried researching but some are outside my field of knowledge so I thought I’d ask you, my dear readers if you could help solve these fine folks’ problems. Vicki asks: … i was given a sheaffer lifetime 14k nib pen it has the…
Giveaway: Kaweco Liliput Brass Fountain Pen from Fontoplumo
The fine folks at Fontoplumo would like to give you a brand new Kaweco Liliput Brass fountain pen. Yep. In the spirit of the holidays, Fontoplumo wants to share with you, the joy of the Kaweco Liliput Brass pocket fountain pen. That’s it. I have an aluminum version of this pen and I just love…
Ka-Week-O! Review: 14K Gold BB Nib
Have you heard about the new 14K gold nibs available from Kaweco? Ooh la la! I got the chance to try out the BB, double broad nib. By eye, it looked like a stub nib, wide and flat but when I put it to paper, it created a wide soft line. Not hard edged at…
Ka-Week-O! Review: Kaweco AL-Sport RAW
The Kaweco AL-Sport in Raw is the same size and shape as the other Sport models but with a raw aluminum body with a high gloss finish. Its gorgeous in the hand. When compared with the brushed aluminum finish on Liliput, its obvious how much more polished the RAW AL-Sport is. Shiny! The RAW finish…
Ka-week-o! Review: Kaweco Dia 2 Fountain Pen M Nib
I know Kaweco is pronounced “ca-vek-oh” but I thought it would be fun to play on the habit I have of saying “ca-week-oh” and start the first ever Kaweco Week – KA-WEEK-O! To get the week started, I thought I’d show you a fountain pen I’ve always wanted to try: the Dia 2. Its got…
Happy Fountain Pen Day!
There are so many sales and events going around the internet today that I’d be surprised if anyone has time to actually use their fountain pens. That said, my good friend Chris sent me this fountain penned greeting for the day. Post your own fountain penned greeting and post it on Instagram. Tag your photo…