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 pen information, it is beyond nice: it’s a public service. We were browsing through our favourite host of online information, […]
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About Descriptions
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 a pen which writes with a high ink flow, and whose nib is extremely flexible. But there are some real […]
Cracked Wood: Problem, or No Problem?
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 made for the aristocracy: solid rosewood case, mahogany interior; mother-of-pearl inlay and pewter stringing; ebony moulding along the perimeter of […]
Book Review: The Richardspens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 1: Glossopedia
Richard Binder The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 1: Glossopedia 2013, self-published. $5.99; isbn-10: 0988407906, isbn-13: 978-0-9884079-0-9. 258 pages, illustrations; epub, iBook, Kindle. Richard Binder is a name well-known in the North American fountain pen community. A self-made pen repair and nib-modification guru, his Nashua Pen Spa recently ceased repair operations, causing many to […]
We’re Moving…
We are migrating our website to new servers, in an attempt to avoid irritating creeping slowness. So, if things look a bit strange, or completely inside out, over the next week or so, we apologize in advance. The end results will be worth it! update All of our files and postings have been successfully moved […]
Waterman’s “Ideal” Fountain Pen Ephemera
Ephemera—the various pieces of paper that are a part of everyday life—are, by definition, disposable. In many cases (thinking of my shopping lists), that is no great loss. However, there are times when it would be more than just idle curiosity to see what is on those old papers. Being the sharing types, when we […]
