Archive for the ‘FountainPens’ Category

February and March Ink Notes

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

If the fountain pen folks are following this, they might be curious about the inks used.  And I might care later.

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Pen Arrival!

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

I failed my saving throw against shiny things, and picked up a vintage pen.  Teri at Peyton Street Pens is very nice and helpful, and I appreciated all her replies to my vague questions.  Her sale on older Shaeffers got me looking, and I picked up a pen.

I actually picked up two.  I bought a Shaeffer Statesman Snorkel, and the Parker Vector.  The Statesman is a vintage pen, from the 1950’s, with a neat and tidy filling mechanism.  The Vector is the pen I used in junior high, and to have one again was nostalgia, and a case of, “Did this work the way I thought it did?” (more…)