…lift your pen in the body of a word Note the compound curve Correct your slant This drill requires more practice Pay more attention to the upward under curve Watch…
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…lift your pen in the body of a word Note the compound curve Correct your slant This drill requires more practice Pay more attention to the upward under curve Watch…
…was the pinnacle of design, construction, and materials. Waterman compared their pens to long standing wonders like the Pyramids and the Sphinx, suggesting they have stood the test of time…
…for pens and or parts that are damaged in the repair and restoration process because of their age, the brittleness of some materials and the difficulty in finding replacement parts….
Petrache Poenaru. from Everything Romania [http://www.wonderful-romania.com/index.php/component/k2/item/45-petrache-poenaru-the-romanian-outlaw-who-invented-the-first-modern-fountain-pen] This is a question that many fountain pen lovers have asked themselves at some point. Who invented these wonderful writing instruments? Many think it’s…
…Challenger BF in Silver Herringbone. GFT. Fine point. Near mint++ $ 300 24 1939 Royal Challenger BF in Gold Herringbone. GFT. Medium, flexible nib. Near mint. [Also available with medium/fine…
…for only two years (in 1917 Waterman completely revised their numbering system and the 1x PSF became the 5x series – for example the 412 PSF became the 452). One…
In a recent post, we shared an ad about the Conklin Self-Filling fountain pen. It was a celebrity endorsed ad, in a somewhat comical way, where Mrs. Grover Cleveland suggests…
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…
…most convenient for portability because there is the chance ink can ”burp” from the feed. Lever-fillers and vacuum-fillers require more maintenance and care, because if your ink dries out in…
…a special “coin” to use with these pens. In the side of the barrel is an open rectangular shaped slot under which is a press bar. Once depressed by the…