Author: geoff
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Parker Arrow
Parker has made three different models of fountain pen named the “Arrow”; this is the last of the three, from the early 1980s. This is the variant of the Arrow...
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Ink Chromatography
Pandemics make you do funny things… I saw a nice video on the Jetpens website talking about things to do with kids stuck at home. One of the suggestions for...
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Silicone ink sacs
This page also has a lot of good information that accompanies the video.
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Parker Duofold Special
The Parker Duofold has a long history and many different incarnations. This particular example is a Duofold Special, made in Janesville, Wisconsin, probably sometime in the mid-1920s. There are two...
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Penol 3N
Penol’s N-series of pen, ranging from the 0N to the 3N were made in the early 1940s. This 3N, made in Denmark in either 1940 or 1941, is an example...
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Test before you buy!
Some really good advice here from Leigh Reyes. Personally, I always start by writing my name and signature, since that comes most naturally. The next thing for me is to...
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The Bannatyne
This is a prototype for a new design, made of grenadilla and brass. In this one, I’ve hidden the section inside the brass portion of the barrel to arrange that...
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Fountain pens, inks, and papers
I recently had to print some forms at work, with the intention of filling out the details with my usual writing toy: one of my fountain pens. I quickly realised...
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Montblanc Masterpiece 20
This is a Montblanc Masterpiece 20 in coral red made in Germany around 1940 for export. Import restrictions on German items started in 1933 in Denmark, which meant that Danish...