What experience does a cheap Chinese fountain pen provide in the field of major brands?
Tag: Fountain pen
Montblanc Meisterstück anniversary.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Montblanc's iconic Meisterstück series. On this occasion, we will review the first 50 years of the model family’s history.
From a collector's perspective: these are the most disappointing fountain pens.
A subjective journey into the world of fountain pens, or quality is not necessarily a matter of price…
Memories of the Christmas „pen caress” New Year.
This is how the December meeting of writing instrument collectors took place, or many good people can fit in a small space…
I attended the I. Hungary Pen Show.
The Lurdy House hosted the I. Hungary Pen Show, where various writing instruments, inks, and papers took center stage alongside friendly gatherings.
Pelikan Hub 2023
Join me for a virtual tour at this year's Pelikan Hub location in Budapest and get to know the organizers and participants through the eyes of an enthusiastic amateur!
Remembrance of a hundred-year-old Waterman fountain pen
…or how a non-functional Waterman fountain pen started a connection between generations for a pen collector?
The soul of fountain pens
In groups dealing with writing instruments, the ballpoint pen is often said to have no „soul.” Does that mean the fountain pen does?
We visited Papeterie in Berlin
On-site report from Berlin's legendary stationery shop, Papeterie, which has been in operation for over a hundred years.
Time travel: remembering the GEHA office and writing instrument brand
In the ’70s and ’80s, Geha was Pelikan's major competitor in the fountain pen market in Germany.
„Incredible things could be put on paper if they could write their own story…”
Interview with László Falusi, a fountain pen collector from Szolnok, who researches the history of domestic fountain pen manufacturing alongside building his collection.
Fountain pens around the world
Journey across the sea of ink with a paper boat and fountain pen paddles
Pilot Custom 74 fountain pen – the golden mean
Under the microscope: the entry-level gold-nib fountain pen of the legendary Custom series, the Pilot Custom 74
Pendors Cyclone Ebonite fountain pen test
More of a prototype than a mature concept
Houston! We have a fountain pen! – The Capillaris story
A tale of the birth of the Capillaris fountain pen, or where can an aircraft designer find a challenge 50 years after the moon landing?
A tale of the Parker fountain pen that was thrown out of an airplane
The unconventional advertising campaign of the Parker Duofold fountain pen from 1926