Red Fountain Pen Ink | 5 Best Sellers
Once the reserve of the examiner or school teacher, red ink has undoubtedly enjoyed a renaissance among the fountain pen community over recent years. Some of the best-selling red fountain...
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Red Fountain Pen Ink | 5 Best Sellers
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Fountain Pen Friendly Notebooks
To get the most out of your writing, fountain pen paper needs to be feather resistant and should not bleed. On suitable paper your writing won't show through the page...
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A History of Pelikan Pen & Ink Company
In 1832, chemist Carl Hornemann founded his own ink factory in Hanover, Germany. At Pelikan, though, they tend to consider the 28th April 1838 as the company's founding date, as...
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History of the Ball Pen
A ball pen works by a small metal ball baring moving at 360 degrees in a fitted socket distributing the oil based ink. Early inventions had a thin tube that...
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History of the Fountain Pen
Before the fountain pen there were quills or dip pens which had to be repeatedly dipped to replenish your ink. So something more practical was needed. Queue the development of...
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Fountain Pens for Beginners
If you have been thinking about starting on your fountain pen journey you may have done an internet search and felt a little overwhelmed by all the terms and especially...
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TWSBI Range of Fountain Pens
TWSBI have been making pens and parts for other companies for years but only more recently have they sold under their own brand name. Their products are hugely popular and...
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How to fill a Fountain Pen
If you are new to fountain pens or switching from cartridge filled fountain pens you may have wondered how to fill up a pen with bottled ink. It is not...
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Sailor: A History
Sailor's history starts in 1911 by Mr Sakata and his brother. They founded the 'Sakata -Manufactory' to produce solid gold nibs. By 1917 the factory relocated to the nearby town...
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What is the difference between a rollerball and a ballpoint pen?
Both hugely popular for their ease and convenience of writing but maybe you wouldn't know which is which? Well hopefully this can help. The way the pens work are not...
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Travelling with Fountain Pens
Just because you are away from home it doesn't mean you can't still enjoy using your favourite pens. This handy blog will give you a few tips on how to...
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What is an eyedropper pen?
An eyedropper fountain pen is a pen with an empty barrel that can be filled entirely with ink without the need for a converter or cartridge, the barrel itself essentially...
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How to: Pen Accessories
You may have come across our Pen Servicing Accessories page and wondered what some of the nifty little gadgets are for. Well this blog will hopefully give you a better...
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U.S Presidents and their Pens
Over the years the Presidents of American have used a number of pens but during the leadership of Bill Clinton in the 1970's A.T. Cross became the official supplier of...
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