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Month: October 2019 (Page 1 of 2)

Six more for sale

Conklin Mark Twain. Chased coral body. Crescent filler mechanism. Steel nib has bounce and writes a fine/medium line. £30. Clavijo 1920. Handmade for me in black Japanese ebonite. Piston filler, seamless body, silver rollstop. 18k Clavijo-branded nib, ebonite feed, fine cursive italic. Only a few days old — too light for me. £350. Sailor Shumibun… Continue reading

True grails

I love the term “grail pen”. It conjures such great mental images of cathedrals and warm-glowing gold, of Indiana Jones on a quest, of the ultimate sacrifice for eternal salvation. A Lamy 2000 doesn’t quite measure up, does it? Depending on your financial means, a Lamy 2000 may be your ever-out-of-reach ideal pen — but… Continue reading
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