Chinese knockoffs are flooding the market, shaking up the community of enthusiasts still devoted to the old-timey instruments ...

Roger Cromwell buys and sells fountain pens. He repairs and restores them, knows their history and can speak at length on the various nibs, ink sacs, converters, pistons, barrels and pump fillers that ...

My mother had a special box for her letter writing pens. About the size of a cigar box, it was an exact fit for the treasures hidden inside. If Mom could have had a locked box for those sentimental ...

Kanwrite, a fountain pen manufacturer based in Kanpur, India, is producing high-quality musical nibs to maintain the market for these specialized nibs. They export over 6-8 lakh nibs to countries such ...

Fountain pens have been in use for a very long time, with the first patent registered all the way back in 1827. With the invention of word processors, writing has changed a lot since then but one ...

What do you get for your money? That’s the question everyone looking to buy a piece of tech asks themselves. It also happens to be the question this recurring feature will try to answer. Is it worth ...

In a world split over Miyazaki’s hand-painted masterpieces and AI’s cold replicas, the quiet but elegant resurgence of fountain pens is a moment to savour. From novices to collectors, loyal and ...

Last year, with a gentleness I didn’t know I was capable of, I coaxed my best friend into overcoming her lifelong fear of lipstick, helping her choose colors for herself, teaching her how to apply and ...

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