Hello all, Simply, what would be a good fountain pen for a beginner? I have no experience at all with these, but I must have one. I'm leaning toward Pelikan because of the great reviews I've read, and their esthetics. Love that blue and silver 805! I started researching pens for my wedding guest...

I bought a bottle of Parker Penman Sapphire (PPS) back in the days when it was still in regular production. That bottle is long gone now, but I remember loving the stuff. I thought it was beautiful, it was striking. It seems now that it's been discontinued for a while, PPS has become...

When looking for ink cartridges in Cork i found few choices other than the retail outlets who actually sell expensive due to their overheads involved in running their businesses. A good option is to go on-line and search Google.ie I found a supplier Printerinkcartridges, who sell ink cartridges in...

Hello, all, and at the risk of revealing my age a bit of trivia: Back in the early 60s when the subject pen sold for 19 cents the "nose cone" was all made of solid brass. At that time Bic had TV ads where the pen was fired from a rifle, attached to the boot of a figure skater, etc to show how...

Hello folks, I notice there have been some previous thoughts about four-colour pencils...please forgive me if I am going over old ground. I have a pencil marked "FOUR HUE" "Made in England"..with spare coloured leads in the barrel...and the mechanism strikes me as being both clever and...

Sorry if this is not the correct newsgroup but it looks right. I have a Messenger Fountain Pen - it looked good and still does but I cannot find any reference to Messenger at all on the net. It is made in Germany and I was hoping someone might be able to help. Thanks for your help in...

On Wednesday, March 26, 1997 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Andrea Sheridan wrote: Sorry...it isn't Bill Ackerman, but Bill Acker that has the great web site. If you know where he has gone please post the address. Bill provided a wealth of info about the various pen shows, books on pens, and...

Can anyone identify the model and current price (in case it really worths something... ehehe) for the pen in the image: http://www.joaofigueiras.com/cerruti1881.jpg Cheers, Joao

Just curious. For a long time I only had functioning pens, mostly new. Maybe buying a couple of more flexible older(working) pens was the beginning of the dam breaking, but lately I've purchased four pens, all older, all non-functioning. None of them cost over $ 10 and they all were different in at...

Dear friends, many new pens and two valuable Pens Of The Week are new listed in auction. One Pelikan 1935 and one Montblanc Voltaire are waiting for new owners. Furthermore probably the most different vintage Montblancs listed in an online auction worldwide for low starting prices. Take your...

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Does anyone have information on this pen company from England? They were suppliers of fine writing instruments to Harrods, Rolls Royce and Garrard's but I believe no longer exist. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

If I draw ink v e r y s l o w l y, my M1000 will release up to 20 drops, but the average is more like 17. For such a large capacity barrel, wouldn't it seem to hold more? The pen was just returned from Chartpak because of this and 2 other complaints (pen was too dry and the nib was a bit too...

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Hope I'm not posting too much but I'm new to the hobby and have lots of questions. So far I have two fountain pens, one I keep at my desk at work and one I keep at home for doodling and taking notes while watching TV. The one at work is relatively new, works perfectly, and I keep it in a coffee cup...

Some really cool looking pens here, especially if you like snakes. Shipping is $6 in US (heavy gift boxes), at cost to other countries, happy to combine shipping on multiple item purchases, paypal preferred, cashiers checks or money orders OK too. More info available by emailing...

Or, more specifically - how to keep the ink from drying out? I read a pen-related blog wherein the author suggested storing them in zip-lock plastic bags from which air was removed with a straw prior to sealing, in order to create a partial vacuum. No followup on whether it works. Thinking it...

I just bought a Montblanc Meisterstuck LeGrand from "a guy, who knows a guy". Please spare me the "I told you so's". I saved a good bit of monay. And I did get a brand new Meisterstuck LeGrand out of the deal. However, I requested a "fine" nib. The one that I got was (what I believe to be)...

This is my first post here. I have a Parker roller ball pen. It seems that the refills mostly come in medium, which I don't enjoy using. I could see the fine roller ball refills on the Web, but not in the shops. I'd much prefer using a ball point refill instead. I'm just wondering if there is some...

On Sunday, October 3, 1999 at 3:00:00 PM UTC+8, Edward Hyde wrote: On Sun, 3 Oct 1999 08:28:50 -0400, "Philip J. Kuhl" wrote: "They come as a boon and a blessing to men: The Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen". The only thing I can think of is a possible...