Legacy GoPens Blog

Handwritten Post - Writing Things Down

I've said it before: I am not a writer. I write things down because I write letters to friends, but my main daily writing tasks are necessary because if I don't, I'll forget everything I need to do...

Wahl Eversharp Fifth Avenue

This 1943 Wahl Eversharp Fifth Avenue Lever-Filler $64 pen in burgundy is a rare version of the pen, with 6$4 factory imprinted on the 14k cap. Martin L. Strauss bought the shaky Wahl Co. in 193...

On Point With Go Pens #54

I saw one of your previous On Point questions where someone asked about a semi flex nib. What's the difference between a semi flex and a rigid nib? A stiff nib is a nib that doesn't feel sof...

Handwritten Post - Good Writing

If I had any artistic skills, this would be a great concept to draw: "good writing is like a windowpane". What is good writing to you? Letters to friends? Love letters? Jokes in your kids' lunch...

Waterman Lady Patricia Sheraton

This 1929 Waterman Lady Patricia lever-filler is a small, lovely little pen. The Sterling Silver "Sheraton" pattern is pinstriped, and is among the hardest patterns to find. Indicia engraved “MM...

Catalog #79 Coming Soon!

Catalog #79 for June 2016 opens May 24, 2016 for paid subscribers and May 31 for the public. If you would like first access to the Catalogs, you can subscribe to a hard copy or digital only copy of...

Handwritten Post - Writing is Discovering

I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering. - Robert Frost I'm not a writer but sometimes I just ink up twenty fountain pens and scribble words down, because I...

Waterman Glass-Cartridge Filler

Catalog #78 shares a 1953 Waterman #3 size Glass-Cartridge-filler fountain pen in black. The gold-filled cap has alternating pinstripe and plain panels, although the top half of this cap is smooth....

On Point With Go Pens #53

Do you have any tips for someone new to semi flex nibs? Of course, and we're happy you asked. You've probably read up on flexible nibs and if it's the first in your hands, it takes some gett...

Handwritten Post - Good Pen, Bad Pen

Fountain pens make me want to write all sorts of magnificent, wonderful things. Often, it ends up as messy smudges or poor attempts at calligraphy. How about you? Do you create magnificent, wonderf...