Loyal reader Randy posed this question to me this week following my post about the Kaweco Limited Edition Eyedropper 1910 and wanted to know what my recommendations would be for a first-time fountain pen user: I bet I can tell which fountain pen recommendation you would debate with His Bradness. My guess is that you’d…
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Fountain Pen Network
If you are interested in fountain pens, you may already know about Fountain Pen Network. If not, FPN is a chat forum and shop-and-swap for all sorts of fountain pens. The forums are hugely helpful in learning about different vintage and modern fountain pens and inks. Some of the posts I found helpful today were:…
Link Love: Weekend Edition
I have been collecting more and more great links from other bloggers so I thought I’d double-up this week to get caught up. Miscellany Better Penmanship, Less Pain: An article about playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s love for Kaweco fountain pens (via NY Times) Customized Wax Seal Stamps from Old School Seals Definitve Guide to Eaiting…
Limited Edition Kaweco Eyedropper 1910
Normally, I don’t get all googly about fountain pens that cost over $100 but, of course, there is always an exception to the rule and leave it to Kaweco to tap all my damn buttons at once. JetPens are currently offering limited edition Kaweco 1910 Guilloch Eyedropper pen. I’ve already waxed poetic about the…
Link Love: Vintage Pens and Pen Addict Love
The big news this week is that Moleskine launched their IPO. Several of the links below are as a result of all the attention Moleskine is getting this week. There is an assortment of goodies from Brad Dowdy over at Pen Addict including his Tools and Toys Guide to Fountain Pens which I’m willing to…
Ink Drop: March 2013
Once again, I am woefully behind on posting the Goulet Pens Ink Drop reveals. At least, I’m not spoiling the surprise for anyone who is waiting for their colors to arrive in the post this way. This month was the darkest of the darks, called Fade to Black, to go along with everyone’s murky feeling…
Sailor Desk Pen EF Review
The Sailor Desk Pen EF doesn’t look like much with its fleshy-colored, plastic cap but under that cap is what makes this sub-$20 pen such a little gem. It does not have any fancy packaging and even the two black cartridges that came with the pen came in a plain plastic bag but for less…