Nib Style
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Pilot Super 200
There’s a good blog posting about the Pilot Super 200 on this page. Apparently, this model had a wide range of nibs available. This one is a fine with a...
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Eversharp Popular Doric
The art deco styled Eversharp Doric line was introduced in 1931. The first generation design (made from 1931 – 1935) had a gold cap band that did not extend all...
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Montblanc 422 & 490
This ballpoint and fountain pen set was made by Montblanc in the 1970s. The 422 fountain pen was also known as the “Caressa”, although I don’t know if this included...
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Haro 1
The following excerpt is from fountainpen.it: “Haro was founded in 1926 by Hans Roggenbuck (and derives its name from the initial letters of his name) in the district of Pomerania in Frömsdorf. Later the production...
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Sheaffer’s Imperial AS9
I don’t need to say much about this pen, since there’s a good description of the slightly weird history of the AS9 on penhero.com. As Jim Mamoulides writes on that...
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Hoover 783
Hoover (along with Orion, London, and Gefion) was one of the sub-brands of the Danish Miller Pen Co., started by Johannes Iversen in 1908, although the Hoover name didn’t appear...
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The Belleoram
This pen is made of cumberland ebonite (the barrel and cap), black ebonite (the section / grip), and brass (for the threaded portions of both the barrel and cap). The...
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Penol Q-Pen
The Penol Q-Pen ballpoint was launched in 1949, however, the company’s fountain pen production had already started ramping down before this. Notice the small hook that pops up below the...
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Pocket dip pen
In the days before the fountain pen was invented, people used dip pens. In the days before the Kaweco Lilliput and the Pilot pocket pens, people needed a pen that...