Kaweco Classic Sport, Maanjitender Sethi, picks up his favourite to write to the fraternity of fountain pen lovers! Hello! I am Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain Pen. My complexion is deep dark red, therefore I have been christened as ‘Bordeaux’ because my complexion reminds one of the finest wines of this
Esterbrook J, when it was released in its pristine form in 1943, did not give any indication, either of its longevity or its enduring appeal. To put things in the right perspective, the model was so popular, that Esterbrook had continued tinkering with its design all the way to 1948,
Many congratulations to Inked happiness on completing two glorious years. I remember the humble beginnings when Chawm put it in Black and White. Ever since he has never stopped taking his fountain pen for a walk, inking those emotions and powerful feelings with overflowing thoughts. His concentrated imaginative experiences about
An average Indian Fountain Pen (any pen for that matter) comprises of ten different parts: The Cap: Finial, Cap body & Lip, Clip, Insert (inner cap), Center band The Barrel: Body & Finial, Trim ring The Nib The Feed The Section The Converter Yes, I know that I am over
Pen World – there is only one God in the world of niche lifestyle magazines that deal with writing instruments and Nicky Pessaroff is His prophet. For the last three decades, the Pen World has highlighted the finer nuances of writing, featuring everything pens – new and vintage at all
The search for an “all-terrain” fountain pen made in India, by Indians, for Indians, and priced reasonably enough to attract Indian buyers, has been a long and arduous one, with very little hope of resolution. The hand turned Ebonite or Resin pens with imported feed, nib, cartridge and / or converters are
Howard Cunix is a well-known name in the fountain pen collector forums in the social media. As a matter of fact, such is his popularity that he has maxed out the number of friends he is allowed to have and one has to wait, hoping against hope that the extremely
PFM – are you “Man” enough for it? The year was 1959. The years leading to it had seen a move by most US fountain pen manufacturers towards the slender, longish pens like what were popularly referred to as the TM or the Thin Model Pens. Sheaffer was battling it
Hitesh Dodeja: of Parker Vectors and the art of gifting a-la Awadh! I have been collecting fountain pens for more than three decades now. And like all collectors I need just an excuse to rattle off even the most insignificant details about my pens – where they were acquired, the
Magna Carta Symbiocene, empowering the Anthropocene man to fight climate change. The World Environment Day came and went, as always, silently. There were sporadic posts in the social media wishing every one a “happy environment day” (whatever it means), there were some rustling of the leaves (or whatever is left
Conklin Duraflex where the twain meets Mark Twain Conklin, to me, is synonymous with three things – a writing legacy that is now more than a hundred and twenty years old; the credit of creating the first self-filling fountain pen; and off-course, the legendary author Mark Twain, who endorsed the
Shikhar – literally the summit of Indian penmanship, unboxed I had once asked Yusuf Mansoor, veteran pen collector, lover and restorer, which “one” India made fountain pen he would recommend that I must possess, if only to prove my love for fountain pens to myself? Without even batting an eyelid
