Our hat is off to Dr. David Isaacson. Well known for his vacumania.com web site, and for his unabashed presence on fountain pen forums, David has quite generously released a huge archive of pen documents…
The early design history of the fountain pen is full of outstanding examples of innovation. Sometimes one glance is enough to tell you that you have found one of these gems. The Swan 4500 is…
Months of hard work are coming home to roost: Scriptus 2014, Toronto’s pen & writing show, is finally happening this Sunday, November 2, at the Toronto Reference Library. We will be there, with most of…
When you begin repairing other people’s pens, you start to see all sorts of damage; things you wouldn’t normally even imagine. Of course, then you do begin to imagine: what stories go along with what…
For a look at a loud conversation about the legal and ethical issues pertaining to these documents, go to: http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6174-public-domain-pen-documents-now-online It is always nice when someone decides to share. And when the thing shared is…
We get a lot of pens across the bench. Pens of all ages, and in all sorts of conditions. It’s always easy to remember the horror stories, and the warning examples. But when a good…
