The world of mechanical pencils isn’t what it once was. If you visit a stationery or office supply store today, you will generally find two sorts of mechanical pencils: click, and clutch. A click pencil…
When it comes to describing antique and vintage items, there are no standards. This is both a blessing, and a curse. For example: the term wet noodle. This term is used by some to describe…
Over the next little while we will be doing some site maintenance (actually, a full thematic overhaul). So, if things look a bit strange, don’t panic. Update We’re happy to say that much of the…
The other day, we came across a lovely writing box. We’ve seen all kinds, and sometimes we take them on, sometimes we don’t. But this one was nearly perfect. Around two hundred years old, and…
We are pleased to announce the Scriptus Toronto Pen and Writing Show, to be held November 2, 2014. It is exciting to have a pen & writing show in Toronto again, the first since 2010.…
Oxidation is often our enemy. When oxygen contacts metals, it reacts with the surface atoms to form what is known scientifically as an oxide, but more commonly as rust, or tarnish. While in the case…
