armando simoni was born in 1891 near bologna. after completing primary school he went to bologna where he worked in a watchmaker's shop and for three years attended evening drawing classes. shortly afterwards he worked as toolmaker for a small company which manufactured machine for...

From the Christian Science Monitor: "By Lenore Skenazy NEW YORK - Yeah, yeah, this is the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "Miracle Year" - the year he figured out everything from relativity to atoms to e=mc2. So how come Mr. Genius never bothered to explain the deepest physics mystery of all:...

The greatest feature of this 14" long Giant Pencil is that it's a real pencil. And in that capacity, it functions in all the great ways that a real pencil does. The lead writes, the eraser erases and it's perfect for making your desk look tiny or for doing huge crossword...

Greetings, Offered for sale Sterling Silver Aurora Ipsilon in like new condition, filled once with broad nib. Reasonable offers. TIA, Mark

only use distilled water or a cleaning solution from an authorized dealer. NEVER use tap or bottled drinking water. floride and other treating chemicals can cause your ink to bead in the barrel and/or disrupt ink flow. if you have used tap water in your pen, remove the ink and i would...

"Johannes Grubber" wrote in message ... I'm very happy with my Waterman Kultur. Now I want a second pen - one with piston mechanic. First I thought about Waterman, because I'm very satisfied with my Waterman pen. I...

I'm looking for comments on the best green ink to use in my Parker 51 Special (aerometric fill), fine nib. My current ink is Private Reserve Sherwood, and it's a nice color, but the pen seems to skip and clog more often than it should. The writing will be a bit scratchy until something seems to...

Johannes Grubber wrote: Ok, today I filled my new M200 with ink and wrote some pages. The piston mechanism works very well. But the nib keeps annoying me. It is a M nib. No matter what paper I use the pen keeps skipping. Especially with letters like A F S E C G a c b f t l or at the...

Hello all! I have seen quite a few mentions in this group of Noodler's Verdun Green, but alas, it seems I am too late! I can't seem to find a single website that still sells it, or even mentions it! Can anybody prove me wrong so that maybe I might acquire a bottle? Thanks in advance!! Marina.

i have a M400 PELIKAN IN GRN/BLK great condition, no scratches or anything. looking for a PELIKAN M600 IN THE SAME COLOR AND CONDITION. go to my site, look at the gallery page, you will see it listed there. http://www.pens-more.com

Are the Pelikan M-200 and M-400 pens the same exact size? Also, anyone have one of the new Pelikan M-420s? If so, how do you like it? Sincerely yours, Ron Spam filter in place: -1 for the real thing.

My adventures at the National Stationery Show, recounted on my weblog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com/2005/05/stationary-stationery.html -- Regards, Norman Haase His Nibs.com www.hisnibs.com

I have a M1000 with a fine nib which writes flawlessly and silky smooth on nearly all types of paper. On the other hand I have a M800 with a medium nib which was/is "coarse" and scratchy from the get go. I sent it back to Chartpak and it came back somewhat improved but it is still no match for...

for a short time this pen will be listed at more than half off. it is available in F or M nib. go to the namiki link at: http://www.pens-more.com

Nathan Tardif has come up with a way to turn the cartridge fill Kaweco Ink Rollers into reliable Eye Droppers. He has added an O-ring to the section where it connect to the barrel and has also sealed the feed so there won't be any leaks. He recommends using the Noodler's Eel and the...

I noticed that Noodlers Ottoman Rosé was listed in Swishers closeout section. Does that mean that it will be getting a Swishers label, Swishers in not going to carry it, or that it is being discontinued? I like the color a lot and would hate to see it "go away". Ken. -- All incoming and outgoing...

:-D i got a parker 88 place vendome. its matte black. writes great too :-)

I have a pelikan M400 blk cap/green barrel. it is in perfect condition, no scatches or nothing, i am looking for the same in a M600 BL cap/green barrel. -travis A PICTURE IS LOCATED IN MY GALLERY AT MY WEBSITED LISTED BELOW http://www.pens-more.com

my last cutomer worked me. i sold a pen $100 less then the asking price. want to be next? got to ask, got to push. i turned out to be more flexible than i thought. make your offer and you might get it. try your luck at: http://www.pens-more.com -travis

Do you know any ringtop fountain pens that are still manufactured? I have found just these pens by Taiwanese company called Laban: http://www.laban.com/ http://www.laban.com/index_en.cgi http://www.laban.com/index_en.cgi?exact_match=yes&product=Chain_Pen Here is an article about ringtops and...