Author: geoff
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Hanji: Traditional Korean paper making
An excellent article – well worth reading!
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Pocket dip pen
In the days before the fountain pen was invented, people used dip pens. In the days before the Kaweco Lilliput and the Pilot pocket pens, people needed a pen that...
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Waterman catalogues
This page on Archive.org has scans of Waterman catalogues from 1885 to 1947.
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Penol No. 1 N
Penol introduced its economy line “N” series in November of 1940, with a range of 5 models. The 1 N, shown here, was one of the smaller models. This particular...
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Waterman Taperite Crusader
Like many other manufacturers, Waterman introduced a new model, the Taperite, in 1945 as a response to the popularity of the hooded nib of the Parker 51. There were various...
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Montblanc 204
The Montblanc 204 was made in Denmark from 1950 to 1954 and was available in two colours: coral red and black. It’s a button filler made of celluloid, and (as...
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Penol Ambassador #5
Penol’s top-of-the-line pen was the Ambassador series, which started production in 1942. The third series in the line was started around October of 1946 and lasted less than a year....
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The Avondale
This was the first pen I’ve made using cumberland ebonite, so I decided to make it a little homage to the Waterman 7. The curves on the cap are more...
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Parker Service Manuals
Archive.org has a small collection of Parker Service manuals from 1920 to 1960.
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Sheaffer’s Crest Deluxe 1500 / 600 set
This is a Crest Deluxe 1500 vacuum filler fountain pen with a 500 mechanical pencil made by Sheaffer in the early-to-mid 1940s. The barrels of both are brown striated with...