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The Fountain Pen Convert: A Cautionary Tale

Messy stainsfingers Leaky scratchy Bleeds-through-the-paper Old-fashioned To me, that was the fountain pen. Dip pens were worse. When I was a teenager, I was into calligraphy, and had a beautiful old dip pen with many nibs. Although I did enjoy using it, I found it frustrating because of the lack of quality paper. It was […]

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The Toronto International Pen Show

We are happy to be attending the Toronto International Pen Show this year, for the first time. The show runs from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday October 23, 2010, at the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites. We have booked an eight foot table, and will easily fill it. Amongst our inventory will be […]

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