http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/bdty/PTL12000starterMakiCranes_18.jpg A Platinum Maki E with 18kt gold nib for only 105 . Thhis is a deal that will not return. Paypal to registered email 10, EMS 22 and paypal fee 2.9% I'm offering this and others on special pre chicago sale...

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Can anyone provide me with the names of fountain pen manufacturers other than Bock and Muetscher? I'm familiar with those two, but I wonder if there are others, especially non-German companies, such as Spain, France and Italy. Thanks, Chas

Hi, It's so great to find a place with people who love their pens and pencils (i've been trying to find one for so long : / ). I currently have a staedtler 780 and am looking into getting a 2nd leadholder for different color leads. It's very hard to find user comments on these leadholders and was...

Fellow Collectors, 1. We are running a Mother's Day 10% off promotion (Mother's Day is May 14): 10% off selected items in addition to our regular prices for our mailing list members. You can sign up on the front page of our web sto http://www.PenHeroStore.com/

It will happen this Saturday, April 29. Where? The message board at PenTrace (www.pentrace.net and click on message board). When? At 11 a.m. Eastern US, 4 p.m. in the UK and 5 p.m. in continental Europe!!! Be the we have lots of great prizes! At least three pens will be given away to the solvers...

Hi, Being new to this site I am a retired fire fighter and I have lost some of my sight. Well as I was loosing my sight and not being too computer literate, I was going to throw the towel in and pack it in all together. But one day as I was in church I was told about a video e-mail system called...

Hi -- I have a couple of questions related to pens that I've inherited from elderly neighbors. - What's the difference (or relation) between "Waterman" and "Watermans"? I'm familiar with Waterman, but I have a retractable ballpoint with the latter stamped on the clip, and I've seen posts on the...

Hello, Does anyone know what the Parker nib widths are? I'm thinking of buying a Parker 100 and I'm not sure what width I want. Thanks, Hugh

Does anyone know where the ``relief'' style of fountain pen nib come from? Or what handwriting style it's meant to be used for? I can't find anything helpful in my references --- I'm guessing it's for Palmer script and other mono-line copperplate successors? It's a chisel (or stub?) tip cut at a...

About 10 years ago I started this news group. I haven't looked at news groups for years and decided to see if this group was still going - what with the Zoss list and other alternatives. Glad to see the group is still here and there are some posts!

Interesting, not sure what to make of this one. ;-) http://www.lifehacker.com/software/gift-giving/online-service-for-handwritten-cards-169488.php Chris http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com

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Which fountain pen inks looks like dried human blood after they are dried? Should I buy Noodler's Ink Widow Maker or Tiananmen? Or should I buy them both and mix them? Do you know any other blood-like fountain pen inks? -- Juhapekka "naula" Tolvanen * http colon slash slash iki dot fi slash...

Hi all...have a mint, uninked, brand new Sheaffer Targa Slim Feather pattern FP for sale. Perfect, flawless, broad 14K nib. Paypal preferred, cashiers check or money order OK too. $75 shipped. Questions, email me at . Thanks! Scott

http://www.pendemonium.com/pens_namiki.htm "The Namiki Falcon features classic styling, but it's most extraordinary feature is its flexible nib that gently yields to the user's writing angle." "A note about the Falcon's flexible nib. As a long time aficionado of vintage flexible nibs, I was most...

I have a few bladder pens that blot when refilled, especially in cooler weather. I recently noticed that if I lift the lever slightly and drip out two or three drops of ink after refilling, the blotting problem is pretty much solved. There is still 15-18 drops left, plenty for the day. I seem to...

Here is some pic of some ink test I scanned many weeks ago: http://iki.fi/juhtolv/writing/pelikan/PelikanFountIndia.01.png I just wrote something to paper with these inks and then flushed it with water: - Pelikan Fount India - Aurora Black - Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black

Strange preconceived notion from outside the pen world. The assumption behind all of this seems to be that MB rollerball (or any MB ink) is better than G2 gel ink simply because the former is in much more expensive pens. The irony of course is that most of us are always loking for a way...

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