Legacy GoPens Blog

Another Use For Demonstrators

Demonstrator pens were usually clear pen models used by sales clerks to show customers how the insides of a pen works, to show off the parts of a pen, how a particular filling mechanism worked, and...

On Point With GoPens #20

What is an oblique nib? An oblique nib has a tip that is cut or ground at a slight angle, and the pen must be rotated slightly to achieve proper contact on the page. If you're unfamiliar wit...

Return of the Speakeasy

We have previously written about the Waterman 20S - a flask disguised as a pen. See the original post here! Visconti has just launched the Speakeasy - a modern take of that prohibition era pen, rep...

10% off Catalog #73

If anything in Catalog #73 still remains and it has caught your eye, now is the time to have a second look. There are about 40 items in the Catalog, and all are 10% off. Have a look here. Catalog #...

Handwritten Post - Do You Write?

There are so many reasons to use fountain pens over ballpoint pens, isn't there? For me, it feels more mindful because I have to pick the pen, nib, and ink, then the paper. Do you write?

Overfilling Piston-Fillers

If you ever find a few drops of ink in the cap of your piston-filling fountain pen after you have inked it, you have probably overfilled it. The combs of the feed hold ink, but that can leak into y...

On Point With GoPens #19

What's the point of the second inner cap inside the cap of my pen? This helps prevent the ink from drying out by making an air tight seal. In modern pens, you can see these quite easily on c...

Handwritten Post - Pen Or Ink?

What's more important to you? Which do you prefer? I used to love pens more in my collecting days - the days where I would explore pens - because I would buy just about any pen. When I realized wha...

Nib & Feed Paper Test

Sometimes with use, a nib may lift off from the feed. This can happen if pressure is applied to the nib in excess of what it can tolerate. If you slide a piece of paper between the nib and feed and...

On Point With GoPens #18

My vintage pen cap has some holes in it. Does it need repairing? If they are small, clean holes, they were intentionally drilled into the cap to reduce condensation. They should not be block...