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This is an unusual, even special, pen. It features a skeletonised sterling silver overlay on both cap and barrel, created by the late Henry Simpole.
Overlay pens are not common nowadays, and to me they are strongly associated with vintage pens: you find overlay pens on… Continue reading
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If you want a sterling silver pen, your options are limited — and they’re mostly pricey.
Pilot makes a range called ‘Silvern’, which is very nice, but I’m excluding those models from here because there is no way they’re solid silver: they’re simply too light.
So your options are some of the silver pens from… Continue reading
Even as I write this review, I’m not quite sure how I feel about the Otto Hutt designC. Over the time I’ve spent with it, I’ve had moments where I think it’s an absolutely blinding pen, and others where I’ve found it deeply frustrating.
A pricey designer pen. Heard it all before?
In case you’ve… Continue reading
Eureka Pens is a one-man-band run by a guy called Dovidu from South Korea. He posted up a thread on FPN a couple of months back introducing two entirely new fountain pen designs, fabricated entirely in-house except for the ink converters.
The specs were interesting and Dovidu made bold claims about the quality and design… Continue reading
First impressions count
Onoto sure know how to create a sense of occasion. I purchased this Onoto Magna Classic prototype from the London Pen Show, but I wanted it with a gold nib and the optional brass weight added to the barrel — so it went away to the workshop instead of home with me.… Continue reading
The Yard-o-Led Viceroy Grand Victorian (from now on, the Viceroy) was sent to me for review by a loyal reader. I was jumping up and down with excitement to get my hands on it.
It’s easy to see why, because Yard-o-Led makes pens like nobody else, and you don’t see them around very often. The… Continue reading