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NIBS: Which is the Best; Solid Gold, Stainless Steel or Alloy?

Is a Solid Gold Pen Nib Worth the Extra Cost or are or Modern Alloy Nibs Just as Good? For most people, including myself, the goal is an amazing writing experience rather than simply having a beau...

Matchbook - The Carter's Ink Company

Carter's History  - A Timeline  (Thanks mainly to Wikipedia) [caption id="attachment_3558" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Carter's Ink - Fountain pens Matchbook. Credit: eBay seller thepaperki...

Paper Mate Pens - Matchbook

How did the Paper Mate Ballpen come to be? Read on... In 1943 the Biro brothers set up a ball pen manufacturing plant in Argentina. Their first design failed because it relied on gravity to feed...

Huge Waterman Poster in Paris

[caption id="attachment_2798" align="alignnone" width="600"] Huge Waterman Poster in Paris[/caption] A monster poster, 48 feet wide and 32 feet high, was erected by M. Jules Fagard in the late 1...

REMMIE LeROY ARNOLD - on a Matchbook

You ask, "Why include Remmie LeRoy Arnold running for Governor of Virginia in a fountain pen blog?" Well, read on, by the second paragraph you will know. Read more and I’m sure you’ll say to yo...

Matchbooks - Bruno's PEN and Pencil

[caption id="attachment_2335" align="alignleft" width="360"] Bruno PEN and PENCIL Matchbook Front[/caption] Bruno’s Pen and Pencil was located on "Steak Row" in New York City, at 205 East 4...

Matchbook Advertising

[caption id="attachment_2305" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Sheaffer Ballpen Matchbook[/caption] Matchbook Advertising  A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover" is a thin cardboard...

Montblanc #8 Rouge et Noir Safety Vintage Pen

This is a 1920 Montblanc #8 Rouge et Noir Safety eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. “Rouge et Noir,” introduced in 1909, was the first line of pens produced by the Simplo Pen Company. Their seco...

Cartier Louis Cartier Limited Edition Fountain Pen

This is a 2005 Cartier Louis Cartier Limited Edition No. 6 cartridge/converter-fill in solid 18K gold in Godron (heavy fluted) pattern. Three sapphires and two emeralds set into the clip. Black cab...

Ancora Lusso 38 Vintage Pen

This is a 1947 Ancora Lusso 38 Large PIF in Black with Blue Marble veining (unique and beautiful!). Lusso was Ancora’s prestige line at the time. GFT. Visualated barrel. Fine, extra-flexible nib. O...