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Two Bexley Fountain Pens

Julie wrote 5 days ago: Founded in 1993, Bexley Pen Company manufactures pens in Columbus, Ohio. There are two Bexleys in my … more →

Tags: Bexley

MORE Ink Tests & Reviews, plus Bonus Side Notes1 comment

Cole wrote 6 days ago: I’ve had another set of ink samples sitting around for a few weeks now, including three new J. … more →

Tags: Art, calligraphy, J. Herbin, Noodlers, Private Reserve, Dip pen, pen and ink, fountain pen ink, Handwritten

More Conklins

Julie wrote 1 week ago: The modern Conklin Pen Co. was sold this week to Yafa, a U.S. pen distributer and owner of Monteverd … more →

Tags: conklin

which fountain pen do you prefer?30 comments

art wrote 1 week ago: I’m not sure how many people out there use fountain pens, but if you are as sophisticated as I … more →

Tags: Random, writing, parker pens

Time flies.

lancekatigbak wrote 1 week ago: In only a matter of hours after my first post… 1. The seller refunded the payment for the pen … more →

Tags: School

Running for Home among other things2 comments

lancekatigbak wrote 1 week ago: I guess many of you may have gotten that email which I accidentally sent to everyone in my address b … more →

Tags: Running, School

After 3 Years...

ruria wrote 2 weeks ago: I finally make a move to complete this blog. Great, huh? I told you I procrastinated, horribly, to … more →

A Pen for a Pen4 comments

Penny wrote 2 weeks ago: This weekend I acquired a new pen. It is a Parker 45 in steel (both cap and barrell) with gold trimm … more →

Tags: Pens, parker pens

Guest Review: Lamy Studio Fountain Pen3 comments

inkophile wrote 3 weeks ago: Hi! I’m Beth. I bought my first fountain pen last summer and quickly became semi-addicted. In my lim … more →

Tags: Reviews, Western Pens, Lamy

A new free community for antiques, vintage & art object enthusiasts

Andrea Duni wrote 3 weeks ago: If you are a vintage objects lover, you should visit @Quid, a new free website built by a collector … more →

Tags: News, Collectors, vintage, Communities

Waterman’s Phileas1 comment

wtisaac wrote 1 month ago: It’s been too long since I’ve written anything here, so I need to get back in the game. … more →

Tags: Waterman

Esterbrook 9128 Nib Comparison10 comments

inkophile wrote 1 month ago: If you are not familiar with Esterbrook fountain pens, check out Vintage Pens Richards Pens Esterbr … more →

Tags: Western Pens, Esterbrook

Conklin Crescent 2009 Version

Julie wrote 1 month ago: I’ve always been curious about crescent filler pens because they can be filled using one hand. … more →

Tags: conklin, Crescent fillers

Things I Like: The Moleskine Saga Continues-To Pocket or Not

moscowdiaries wrote 1 month ago: I’ve had another thought about my moleskine. Yes, I can bond with the paper as I watch it ab … more →

Tags: General, writing, Moleskines, Pockets, Diary, Ink, paper

Hey, sucker, have I got a pen for you!2 comments

inkophile wrote 1 month ago: Buying online does have risks and sometimes I think of a smiling huckster in an alley opening his tr … more →

How DO you keep up with all those pens?9 comments

inkophile wrote 1 month ago: Warning: Pen geek stuff so skip unless you’d like to know intimate details about how to bathe … more →

Tags: Ink, fountain pen ink

Ring .. a .. Ling

pentiques wrote 1 month ago: It has finally happened!  We have designed our own pen and established Svabik Pen Co.  debuting our … more →

Tags: 1, Pentiques, kim svabik, aaron svabik, fountain pen, confluence, svabik pens. svabik pen co., pen collectors of america

A night with Haagen-Dazs

pentiques wrote 1 month ago: All the flavors stared me in the face.  Eight pints of lovely icecream to get me back on my feet.  W … more →

Tags: 1, kim svabik, aaron svabik, Writing Instruments, PCA, Haagen Dazs, Fountain Pen Repair, vintage, Icecream

Noodler's Apache Sunset

Daniel wrote 1 month ago: Noodler’s Apache Sunset fountain pen ink represents a new level in expressive writing. Readers … more →

Tags: writing, Reading, fountain pen, Thoughts, Random, noodler's ink, Noodlers