Author: geoff
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Modern Flex from Fountain Pen Revolution
A friend recently asked me to make him a pen with a flexible nib, capable of being used for writing copperplate. I have tried putting Comic G dip-pen nibs in...
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Cutting quill pens
Time to go pluck a goose…
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Dip Pen modification
Two lines are better than one…
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The Petley
It has a slight translucence – enough to let the light shine through so that you can just barely see the shadow of the nib in the cap. ...
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Skribent 7
Skribent was a sub-brand of the Chr. Olsen factory, better known for the Penol and Parker pens in Denmark. The origins of the name “Skribent” are debated, although it is...
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Pelikan 100
The 100 was Pelikan’s first fountain pen, and was the first to use a differential piston system, patented by the Hungarian engineer, Theodor Kovacs (see this page for more details)....
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Montblanc 206
This Montblanc 206 was made in Denmark between 1950 and 1954. As with many Montblanc’s of the era, it is coral red celluloid This pen is a button filler and...