When I decided that my birthday present for this year was going to be a Nakaya pen, I immediately honed in on either the Decapod or the Decapod Twist. I am such a sucker for unique design, and these …
If you’re a pen person, you’ve probably had an experience where you’ve gotten a pen (either self-purchased or as a gift) and, despite your best attempts, you just couldn’t connect with that pen. For someone who doesn’t use fountain …
On March 23, 2014, I hit my 1-year anniversary of using fountain pens. As part of my anniversary, I decided it was time that I take stock of all of my pens and inks, get an overall value, and …
Sailor’s pens have been on my want-to-try list for a long time. I have had more than a couple of pen pals express to me that Sailor’s nibs are truly wonderful. I’m not entirely sure why I haven’t gone …
Material: Resin Nib: 14k Gold, Medium Appointments: Gold-plated Filling System: Converter/Cartridge (Platinum Proprietary) Length (Capped): 138mm Length (Uncapped): 119mm Length (Posted): 154mm Section Diameter: 10.5mm Barrel Max Diameter: 13mm Cap Max Diameter: 15.4mm Weight, Capped (with ink and/or converter): …
Width: Section – 9mm Barrel – 13mm Cap – 13.5mm Length: Uncapped (with nib) – 120mm Capped – 138mm Posted – 174mm Weight (with ink): 28g – Without Cap 40g – Capped/Posted Filling System: Cartridge/Converter When it comes to pens, I have …
I found this 1950s era Conway Stewart 14 several months ago on eBay. The pen had been fully restored, and arrived quickly from the UK (where the seller resides). Unfortunately, there were a couple of issues with the restoration that …
The Conway Stewart Marlborough is named after the Dukes of Marlborough, the family into which was born one Winston Churchill. And, like the pens namesake, the CS Marlborough has an air of refinement and class about it that I just …