Legacy GoPens Blog

Handwritten Post: Soft-, Springy-, Extra-Flessible-Flex Nib

If you're looking for a flexible nib in a modern or vintage pen, you probably see a lot of nibs described as soft, springy, or extra-flessible. Although these offer some line variation and snap bac...

Handwritten Post: A Simple Pen

I have a Waterman 12 that is a simple, straightforward pen. It doesn't have a fancy, complicated filling system or an ornate nib. It's as simple as a cap and barrel, a nib, and a feed. Fill the bar...

Handwritten Post: Sheaffer Skrip King's Gold

I have read conservative recommendations on the life span of an ink: one year. Wow. I have definitely used inks longer than one year, and own inks that are much older than one year old! If it doesn...

Handwritten Post: Vintage Pen Brands - Flexed!

I thought this post would be fun to show some flex while listing a few of the pen brands. My favorite happens to be Waterman, because my first vintage pen was a red ripple Waterman 52V with a F-BBB...

Handwritten Post: Calligraphy

Why not have some hand written posts? Some posts will be hand written using vintage pens with mostly flexible nibs because that's the best part of gopens.com, isn't it? Aside from producing line va...