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• Richard C. Conner’s Penspotters

  Richard Conner shut down his website because he was sick and tired of the resulting spam and abuse (see the current message at www.rickconner.net.- but, thankfully in this case, the...

  By geoff Published June 9, 2021 History, Tutorials

• Fountain pen converter sizes and lookup chart

  The top graphic is a link to one page that lists converters by size This one includes dimensions and capacities. The next is a guide by pen brand.

  By geoff Published June 2, 2021 Filling System, Tutorials

• Telescopic Piston Mechanism

  By geoff Published May 8, 2021 Fosfor, Tutorials

• Nib Guide

  By geoff Published May 4, 2021 Tutorials

• The psychology of collecting

  By geoff Published April 30, 2021 Collecting

• Trying to decide on which nib to buy?

  By geoff Published April 24, 2021 Goulet, Tutorials

• Adjustable nib fountain pen

  By geoff Published April 22, 2021 Pilot, Review, Video

• How to align the tines of a fountain pen nib

  By geoff Published April 22, 2021 Tutorials, Video

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  J.S. Staedtler MARS no. 4290

  This is a J.S. Staedtler MARS no. 4290 chased piston filler that needed a new cork gasket. I made a new one using the same procedure as I used on this pen....

  By geoff Published April 22, 2021 Germany, J.S. Staedtler MARS, Piston Filler

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  Parlament art deco style

  This is a Parlament pen, made in Denmark, and obviously styled after the Eversharp Skyline. It’s made of ebonite and brass and actually feels considerably more robust than the Skyline....

  By geoff Published April 22, 2021 Button Filler, Denmark, Flex, Parlament, Vintage