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   The allure of the fountain pen In an age of screens and keyboarding, when kids hardly learn cursive anymore, fountain pens — along with their old-timey accoutrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs — are making a comeback. There are jazzy new colors and styles, and an array of affordable options… Read the

  Montegrappa Mini Mule price reduction The new lower prices are below: Fountain Pen Mini Copper Mule Fountain Pen – Model ISFSH_CU – $295 Available in F, M or B nib sizes Rollerball Mini Copper Mule Rollerball Pen – Model ISFSHRCU – $275 Ballpoint Mini Copper Mule Ballpoint Pen – Model ISFSHBCU – $250   See

  Montegrappa Moonlanding Pen gets a write up in iW Magazine Shaped like the Saturn V rocket that propelled Apollo 11’s crew to the moon, the new writing instrument uses visual references to show lineage with one of modern history’s most momentous achievements. The new pen is an executive toy par excellence. It allows the

  Loclen Electa This may be the first time you are viewing  the Loclen Electa, with its unique  industrial design and metal finishing. Well, it is something new and exciting for Kenro as well. We were fortunate to meet their designer and owner, Carlo Vazzoler at the Paperworld Show in Frankfurt this past January. Carlo

  The Arkansas Pen Show 2019 My whirlwind U.S. Pen Show spring tour is almost at a close, with the Atlanta Pen Show up next for the first weekend of April, and then a long break until D.C. in August. This past weekend I was on the road again, to Little Rock Read the full

The Baltimore/Washington International Pen Show 2019 You often hear people saying: “It was good, but it could have been great” when discussing a recent pen show (or any other large public event, for that matter). What’s less common is attending a pen show that should have been “good,” or maybe even “meh,” but turned out

A Well-Appointed Review of the Phaeton In writing, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the Phaeton because I don’t usually write with medium nib pens but the Phaeton has a crisp, almost italic-like grind on the nib making it a pleasant writing experience. I find most medium nib pens to be rather flat

Esterbrook – The Civil Rights Act “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” – Martin Luther A pen, a simple pen, can be the most powerful tool known to humanity. A pen can be used to decide the fate of many. It can influence the history of entire nations.