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Year: 2018

Imprint and Trace

November 8, 2018November 11, 2018 geoff

I’m currently reading “Imprint and Trace: Handwriting in the Age of Technology” by Sonja Neef, and I can recommend it highly. It’s not an easy read – but it’s wonderfully written, with not only plays on words, but on portions READ MORE

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Parker 75 – Insignia Cicelé Set

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 geoff

The Parker 75 was designed by Kenneth Parker (son of George Parker), and better known as “KP” to his colleagues. It was designed to be a higher-end pen in the Parker portfolio and was intended to be released for the READ MORE

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Penol Ambassador Senior

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 geoff

This is a green striped Ambassador Senior made by the Christian Olsen factory. The imprint includes the number “845”, which indicates that the pen was made in August of 1945. In addition to the Penol logo, the nib has the READ MORE

Button Filler, Denmark, Penol, VintageLeave a comment

Matador Express 814

October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 geoff

Siebert & Löwen was founded in 1895 by Adolf Siebert and Ewald Löwen in Wuppertal-Elberfeld (near Düsseldorf). The company originally made office supplies, but had started making fountain pens by 1911, when they were granted this patent in France. One of READ MORE

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Parker 180 Imperial

October 12, 2018October 24, 2018 geoff

The Parker 180 was released to the market in 1977, but the company had already trademarked the name back in 1974. The original advertisements from the 70’s stated “One nib. One point. Two ways to write.” This is because the READ MORE

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Wahl Pen No. 4

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 geoff

The Wahl Pen dates to the 1920’s – before the “Eversharp” addition was made to the brand name. This example is one of the shorter all-metal pens made by the company at that time. As you can see in the READ MORE

Flex, Lever Filler, Vintage, Wahl Eversharp2 Comments

Sheaffer Triumph Lifetime No. 1000

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 geoff

This Sheaffer Triumph 1000 with a Lifetime nib was made around 1948. It is a vacuum filler, a system often seen in older Sheaffer’s and Onoto’s. The Lifetime nib has two distinctive features. The first is the conical shape, wrapping READ MORE

Sheaffer, U.S.A., Vacuum, VintageLeave a comment

Wahl Eversharp Equipoised

September 22, 2018September 29, 2018 geoff

Wahl Eversharp came out with the Equipoised (or “Equi-poised”) line as a medium-priced pen in 1930, one year before the Doric line was introduced. There is some slight brassing on lever and banding, and some minor scuff marks in the READ MORE

Flex, Lever Filler, U.S.A., Vintage, Wahl Eversharp1 Comment

Parker 65 mk 3

September 22, 2018September 23, 2018 geoff

The Parker 65 model was introduced in 1967. The design was based on the 61 (the two models even shared some components) but offered an open nib for those who did not like the hooded nibs of the 51 and READ MORE

Aerometric, Parker, U.S.A., VintageLeave a comment

The Petley

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 geoff

This is a prototype I did on the weekend to find out:– whether I was able to turn a pen from solid brass, – whether it would be too heavy to use, and – how durable the finish would be READ MORE

Cartridge, Denmark, Handcrafted, PMLeave a comment

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