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Fountain Pens for a Fiver Revisited

01 Friday Oct 2021

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cheap, Cheap Fountain Pens, Cheap fountain pens uk, Cheap Pens, fountain pen, musings

Back in April I did a piece on fountain pens for a fiver. The idea being to look at what you could find on the British high street at that time with a price point so low that for many people the fountain pen could be bought on a whim. Once that article went live I came up with a new plan for the collection.

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Kaweco Sport Orangina

15 Sunday Sep 2019

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cheap, fountain pen, German, kaweco, kaweko

I must admit I’ve tended to overlook Kaweco pens in the past and while I saw that the Sport and it’s derivatives were really just pocket pens, being (in my mind) too small for practical use even as a pocket/handbag pen.  Who would have thought my near addiction to a French fizzy drink would result in my purchasing and using a limited edition version of one. Continue reading →

Italix Parson’s Essential

07 Sunday Apr 2019

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cheap, English, fountain pen, Italix, MrPen, Parsons's Essential

Continuing with my cover of English pens, it’s time to look at a modern ‘oldie’ and stalwart of the industry.  The Italix Parson’s Essential from Mr. Pen.  Back when I first started going to the London, UK Fountain Pen Club about three years ago this was still a ‘must have’ pen within the community, and for good reasons as it was cheap, good value for money, and with the availability of a very large number of hand ground and tested nibs (Peter Ford from Mr. Pen being the nibmeister).  I tried one at the time, actually I tried this specific one at the time, and decided that maybe I would get one further down the line.

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Faber Castell Loom (Matt Gunmetal)

22 Thursday Nov 2018

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cheap, faber castell, fountain pen, loom

To most in the UK, Faber Castell produce art supplies, the fact they also produce pens (and are possibly the oldest surviving pen manufacturer) passes the average person by as few high street stores stock their fountain pens.  Even then they are often over looked as the Ambitions and eMotions tend to be the only options and price wise start in the mid £60s, where as those few shops selling them will also have Parkers, Cross and Lamy pens starting around the £15-20 mark and many of their models for less than the cheapest Ambition.
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