It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Thanks to Goulet Pens latest Ink Drop, even my pens can look a bit more like Christmas. The DeAtramentis Fir ink even smells a bit like fir trees so its even starting to smell like Christmas around here! This writing sample above is a bit more color…
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Feeling Blue, Washable Blue
Can I tell you how excited I was to find this vintage Sheaffer Skrip Washable Blue #42 box? Can you imagine how freaked I was to discover there was still a bottle inside the box? And then can you imagine the pure elation when there was still usable ink in the bottle?!?! I thought you…
Link Love: Snow Day Edition
Pens and Pencils Fountain Pen Basics (via Pentrace) Monteverde Prima & Field Notes Traveling Salesman Review (via From The Pen Cup) Platinum Preppy Eyedropper Conversion (via Missive Maven) Pentel Libretto Pen and Pencil Set (via Economy Pens) Pentel Pulaman Disposable “Fountain” Pen (via A Penchant For Paper) A.S. Manhattaner’s “Kitty In the City” Fountain Pen…
Rare and unusual species of Esterbrooks spotted in the wild
All you vintage Esterbrook fountain pen fans might want to take a close look at this collection. See anything unusual? These pens all belong to my friend Rob L. He has been squirreling away vintage fountain pens for as long as I’ve known him. This week, he brought his rare and unusual Esterbrooks to share…
Link Love: Penopoly Edition
Pens Rotring Silver Initial Fountain Pen Review (via East, West, Everywhere) Pilot Capless Handwritten Review (via Inktronics) Platignum Studio Handwritten Review (via Inktronics) Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pen (via A Penchant for Paper) Erasable Pen Olympics is an oldie but goodie (via Pen Addict and Pen Addict Podcast) Bic Fountain Pen Review (via Writing By…
Video: The Twenty-Six Old Characters
“The Twenty-Six Old Characters” created in 1947 by the Shaeffer Pen Co. Its about 20 minute long and a little quaint but seeing pens and tools in action is a bit of a thrill. This video is from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archive and has been cleaned up and trimmed slightly. Its great that…
Link Love: This Should Keep You Busy For Awhile
Pens and Ink Blue Ink Comparison Chart (via JetPens) Levenger True Writer Kyoto (F) Review (via From The Pen Cup) Beginner Fountain Pens Part I and Part II (via East West Everywhere) Tips for Buying Bottled Ink (via Writer’s Bloc) Kuretake Zig Cocoiro Roller Ball Review (via Economy Pens) Pencils One of the Best Things…