Hi there, My dad has a Pullman ink pen. He knows nothing about it and would be interested if anybody could tell us anything at all about it. It's not in particularly good shape, but he tells me that a work colleague has offered him £100 (approx. US$170) for it, which intrigued him. I've put a...

I was advised to be carefull using my favourite Parker ink in Pelikan pens as Paker ink is said to gum ink ways. Any reccomendation for an ink that has the flow and glow of Parker blue. I find Pelikan blue too watery. Jon

Given my continuing interest in rOtring pens, I recently acquired a rOtring fountain pen called a Renaissance. It's not like the other rOtrings I have. First of all, it's light. Second, it's piston filler. I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this model. From what I gather, it's a...

During an interview last night with a former White House staff member during the Reagan Administration, he mentioned that Ronald always had a lot of pens on hand that he was fond of. Some of them were gifts from foreign dignitaries and friends from all over the world. I am curious, what kinds of...

Hi All! Well - the "Final Edition" of the Fountain Pen Ink Sampler is finally off the ground. I received the shipments from both Noodlers and Colfer's Imperial 2 days ago. Colfer's is a brand new USA based ink maker! So I am actually inking pages right now (on page 3 of 36 right now!)

Parker T1 Fountain Pen in Great working order. Nib is medium. Pen made in the 1970's of titanium in case you don't know. I have 3 of them total, All in working condition. Looking to sell 2 of them.Best Offer, If I get a good price I'd do all 3. Chad Janesville, Wi

2 or 3 years ago I used to check this group everytime I was online. Now, a weekly check is enough to notice that there's just a few new threads (if any). To make things worse, most of the posts are about fountain pens I don't like at all (and according to the posts, I'm not alone here),...

These inks may not be the best for medium and/or fine nibbed pens. I have experienced drying and clogging of both a Waterman and Romet medium, both newer pens. Because the higher concentration of pigment in Noodlers, the stroke-line looks better when used with fine and medium nibs but be prepared...

Fellow Collectors, We just received a large order of Intrigues at very special prices from Sheaffer. We have the following models in stock and ready to ship: http://www.PenHero.com/PenSale/SheafferStore/Pics/SheafferIntrigueWhaleFP.jpg Intrigue Whale Shark - a satin palladium plate and blue and...

Hmmm, this pen collecting stuff is WAY too addictive...and confusing for newbies. Just purchased on E-Bay what was supposed to be an Omas 360 pen. It is not. The side of it says Omas 557-S and, quite frankly, it looks much chaper than I expected considering how highly everyone here spoke of Omas....

I just bought a pen on eBay that was listed as a Sheaffer Imperial. On receiving the pen and looking closer, I think it's a Triumph Imperial (late 90s, as opposed to the earlier 60s-70s Imperial). How can I tell the difference for sure? The pen has a black barrel, brushed stainless steel top,...

I suppose I just need to get this out. I just received what I consider to be a very distressing notice from a pen site (usually goes by a three letter acronym). There is currently a discussion regarding the nature of their board, and one of my posts was redacted for what I consider to...

I have noticed a few postings here recently about Pelikans and ink, which prompts my question: do only crazy people use Pelikan "fount" non-waterproof indian ink in their Pelikans? I stumbled on this in an art book that presents Pelikans as illustration, rather than writing, tools. This book...

Hey Everyone, So, it's been quiet here, but I was just thinking that it would be really cool if everyone could post up pictures of their favorite pens, either their favorite no-use pen or their favorite pen that they use to write with, maybe both? It would be interesting to see what everyone...

Hi, I recently have received some "complaints" from some friends and coworkers about my handwriting. It is cursive, and I use F/M nibs (of course fps). What's going on? My handwriting is not bad; it is not like that rounded and separated letters some (most) people use though. A coworker even...

Okay guys, I'm curious if anybody will share their reason for liking fountain pens. I like them because they take me back to what I feel were better times. It's real writing. Seems more cultured perhaps. I got wondering about this because I read this newspaper article about people still...

Hi all, I couldn't believe there is no info on this "toy" pen anywhere on the net. I was cleaning out the ol' basement and found mine from ages ago. It's missing the cap and will need a refill, but it still squirts like it did when I was soaking my little sister and brother with it! :) It's not...

Does anyone know of any currently available, new erasers, that will fit these Scripto pencils? I am told that the Scripto J150 was the original, but any of those that may be found on ebaY, etc. would most likely be hard and discolored. I am looking for anything that might fit that is currently...

I just found a new ballpoint that is, without any doubt, the smoothest I have ever tried. It is actually smoother than any Gel pen I have tried. It sports a very wide point (which explains the smoothness) od 1.6mm diameter. It is made by Staedler and is called the 1.6 MAXUM. Superb! Giovanni PS: I...

I know I'm not breaking new ground here, but I have to add more fuel to the fire about cheap pens being made to write well and more expensive pens made to look pretty... I just received a Pelikan 75 (Pelikan GO!) pen today. Cost me $10. Writes beautifully. By contrast, my Pelikan 600, which cost...