I just received my new Pelikan M200 in the mail. I understand that this is an entry level pen. And that the craftmanship and tolerances on teh parts will not be the same as Pelikan's more expensive writing instruments. Here is my question: When following the manufacturers instructions for...

Where is Pelikan Man? Paul, your beloved Velkey Losinky (sp) is on sale at www.bittner.com (practically half price). satrap i get *buy* with a little help from my friends

I've recently lost the cap to my Platinum-line big-size grande Boheme. Does anyone know how much MB tends to charge for a replacement? Thanks Stephen

Greetings- I am a collector that is relatively new to the hobby and was asking around at the pen shops that I frequent to find out if there was any type of a pen collectors meeting or group in the Northern Virginia area. No one could think of one in our area... I would like to see if there is...

Happy Birthday John Hancock! Signing anything special this weekend? Good ole' John Hancock will be turning 268 on January 23rd and WIMA is sponsoring the annual National Handwriting Day. More about WIMA and this year's Get Back to Basics celebration. http://www.wima.org/ Avery A. Hise Founder,...

I have learned a valuable lesson. NEVER loan a fountain pen to anyone! I let someone borrow my Caren de Ache Ecridor fountain pen to sign something today. It is not a particularly valuable pen, but it is (was) a great writer and had sentimental value. I bought it on a business trip...

Drat, I was planning to drive up from Baltimore Saturday but it sounds like a fairly stiff winter storm is on the way. Oh well, maybe next year... -- --John Registered Linux User #291592

Okay... I just bought my first Moleskine notebook. I bought it from Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("Finnish Bookshop") at Kauppakatu ("Trade Street") here in city of Jyväskylä in a country called Finland. It is model "Ruled Notebook" in size small (9*14 cm). I wrote some text on it with my Parker Vector...

I'm repairing a few Esterbrooks. What size ink sack should I order? CH

oh. I thought you meant black and white film. sorry.

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In The Bourne Supremacy, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) jots notes down in a phone booth, with a pen. The pen is a black matte-finish Rotring 600 ballpoint with the knurled grip. I wonder if some German pen fan on the set gave it to him. Because a spy making quick notes, living catch as catch can,...

Hello all, The article, with a link to the original, is on my blog, linked below. Regards, Norman Haase His Nibs.com www.hisnibs.com

I recently had a strange experience with Pentel, USA. I have been looking for a replacement for my Pentel P203 mechanical pencil for a couple of years. It's 0.3 mm and it fits my hand just right. I bought it when I was in college, over 12 years ago. Well, a couple of years ago, the gripping...

http://members.aol.com/scaupaug1/flexNibs/index.html The above page is the continuation of the prototypes seen on: http://members.aol.com/scaupaug1/51nibs/index.html There is a LOT that can be done with a gold nib...often far more than what is generally believed. Also note, a nib can write...

(from alt.obituaries) 17 January, 2005 Rare pen identifies WWI soldier http://news.bbc.co.uk/ A researcher has identified a World War I soldier by a rare fountain pen discovered by his body.

When I surfed around those blog entries about Moleskine notebooks, I stumbled across these pages about Hipster PDA: http://merlin.blogs.com/43folders/2004/09/introducing_the.html http://www.43folders.com/2005/01/organizing_your.html If you want to know what is "hipster", you should consult...

Hello all -- I have for sale a Visconti Wall Street limited edition piston filler fountain pen in gray celluloid, with medium nib. The pen has been filled once. This is a gorgeous looking pen and a great writer. LE number is 668 out of 4000 (2000 were made in gray and 2000 in blue). Comes...

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 at 16:26:51 -0800, Steven Banks scribbled: -I am also on guard when I have a fountain pen in my shirt pocket. -For those clowns that need a pen and just start the motion to grab -YOUR pen from your shirt pocket. Those clowns (an appropriate word!) always think it's humorous...

I was lucky enough to have Nathan choose me to receive a bottle of his prototype freeze proof ink for a test. I thought you may be interested in hearing the progress of these tests. For the first tests, I am using an inexpensive Parker with a plastic feed and steel nib. The pen comes standard...