Author: geoff
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Montblanc 232 desk pen
This pen is very similar to the Montblanc 34 pictured here, however, the piston knob is extended, and the logo is placed on the side instead of the end. Oddly,...
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Parker Arrow
Parker has made three different models of fountain pen named the “Arrow”; this is the last of the three, from the early 1980s. This is the variant of the Arrow...
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Ink Chromatography
Pandemics make you do funny things… I saw a nice video on the Jetpens website talking about things to do with kids stuck at home. One of the suggestions for...
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Silicone ink sacs
This page also has a lot of good information that accompanies the video.
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Parker Duofold Special
The Parker Duofold has a long history and many different incarnations. This particular example is a Duofold Special, made in Janesville, Wisconsin, probably sometime in the mid-1920s. There are two...
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Penol 3N
Penol’s N-series of pen, ranging from the 0N to the 3N were made in the early 1940s. This 3N, made in Denmark in either 1940 or 1941, is an example...
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Test before you buy!
Some really good advice here from Leigh Reyes. Personally, I always start by writing my name and signature, since that comes most naturally. The next thing for me is to...