17 Friday Dec 2021
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What is better to most petrol heads than one Pininfarina designed car? Two Pininfarina designed cars. Perhaps the same may be the case with the products of their Segno subsidiary and perhaps I should be nervous if they expand their range of fountain pens, for having bought a PF Two on International Fountain Pen Day, come the Black Friday week and a PF One followed its way in to my collection.
Continue reading03 Friday Dec 2021
I musty admit I had been contemplating trying a Kaweco Student for quite a while, though always from afar as I knew no one who owned one (as far as I am aware) and at pen shows traders just brought variations on the Sport and Lilliput models. Fountain Pen Day and a discount at Cult Pens gave me the excuse I had been looking for and while the ‘music’ range was more expensive than the base two pens, the 20s Jazz ticked all the right boxes.
Continue reading26 Friday Nov 2021
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fountain pen, Italian, Pininfarina, Pininfarina PF2, Pininfarina Segno PF Two, Pininfarino Segno
It is an often mentioned convention that you can not be considered a true petrol head until you have owned an Alfa Romeo. Now you might be wondering why I have mentioned this and you may also be wondering if this in connection with me having previously described certain Italian fountain makers as being like Italian car manufacturers. Thing is I did own an Alfa, really enjoyed it, and like so many of that brand it was designed by the automotive studio and former coach builder, Pininfarina.
While there have been various high end collaborations over the years, in recent times Pininfarina have expanded out from the automotive world and now have a number of sister companies, one of them concentrating on writing equipment, Pininfarina Segno, working with a number of other Italian design brands.
Continue reading19 Friday Nov 2021
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Vazir Fountain Pens are a new small Indian company making lower cost fountain pens and either selling them online or through a number of national retailers. With a relationship to Constellations88 pens, it was Victor Racco from that company who posted about the coral on a number of Facebook fountain pen related groups.
Continue reading12 Friday Nov 2021
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I do actually have a review in the works, however a good friend has recently succumbed to cancer with the result of my mind being part else where and part on getting in touch with mutual friends not on social media.
05 Friday Nov 2021
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This is the 10th year of the International Fountain Pen Day, which is always on the first Friday of November. A great excuse to go out and buy more goodies, especially as many stores and vendors offer discounts.
Continue reading05 Friday Nov 2021
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Narwhal, Narwhal Islamorada, Narwhal Key Largo, Narwhal Key West, Narwhal Key West Islamorada, Narwhal Key West Key Largo, Narwhal Key West Las Coloradas, Narwhal Las Coloradas
A pod of Narwhals have been basking on my desk. Sun shining off their bodies. Alas the British weather means the last part might be more than a little stretched, however recently I have been using three examples of the new Key West model from this young pen company out of California.
Continue reading31 Sunday Oct 2021
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A number of you will know I enjoy going to pen clubs and meets, and may even know me from those. I was a regular at the London Pen Club before the Southern Pen Club started up and since then have been a regular at Fleet, Hampshire. Being up near Liverpool and knowing there are a few members of the FPUK Facebook group near by, I gave short notice of the option to meet up.
Continue reading22 Friday Oct 2021
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Scrittura Bolognese are keen to emphasise that while they have DNA from OMAS they are a new company with new products. After a number of successful years with their first consumer offering, the Feel, rumours started to emerge of a new pen that would again surprise us. In early 2021 the Piuma was launched in four limited edition finishes, offering a deceptively sized pen with some unique elements to the design.
Continue reading15 Friday Oct 2021
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In July it was back and the new style pen show worked well. This time we saw the benefits of people becoming more relaxed in the new post lock down world with the result of more vendors, more occupied tables, and more people.
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