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How to clean a fountain pen?

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:29:05 +0000

As we know, the performance of the pen depends upon its conditions. The condition primarily denotes its cleanliness. Several pen performances can be made better by proper cleaning. If you're going to change the color of the ink that you're using, then you too desire for proper cleaning for your pen. Hence, some of the [...]

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What is my Fountain Pen worth?

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:59:24 +0000

This is the first question that arises among various people who intend to sell their Fountain Pen. You can find your best answer by visiting eBay, Penbid or some other similar venue, where you can gain maximum knowledge about the prices that comparable pens have sold for in past auctions. You can also take the [...]

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Common Fountain Pen Repairs and Adjustments

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:46:30 +0000

Rebuilding fillers A frequent process of repair done on vintage pens is renovating its pen fillers. Refreshment of filler is the first and foremost repair schedule for your vintage pen. Basic sac fillers Only by removing the barrel from the pen, you can verify its sac. After exposing sac, you should be able to fond [...]

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Esterbrook Fountain Pens – History

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:51:39 +0000

R. Esterbrook & Co. started producing fountain pens during early 20th century but it's true that they were popular for their dip pens and points, which they had been manufacturing since before the U.S. civil war. Few believe the Esterbrook as a high-priced pen but that's greater mistake. Esterbrook provides the outstanding service to students, [...]

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Lamy Fountain Pens – History

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:28:45 +0000

C. Josef Lamy left Parker, where he was an executive, in the 1930th to go into the Fountain Pen business for himself. The company also produced Duofold-inspired button fillers under the Orthos name. Lamy introduced a new line of cheap pens under the Artus name after Second World War. These were among the very first [...]

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Montblanc Meisterstueck Fountain Pen

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:31:47 +0000

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Montblanc Boheme Fountain Pen

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:50:52 +0000

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Best Fountain Pen Ink

Fountain Pen Nerd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:31:09 +0000

Advertising propaganda notwithstanding, the fountain pen inks sold today are basically the same as those sold 75 or more years ago. The trade names Quink (Parker) and Skrip (Sheaffer) of the two most popular inks on the market. It is also assumed that it is started at 1920s. At 1992, $2.8 billion in production among [...]

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Montblanc Fountain Pens – History

Fountain Pen Nerd — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:19:49 +0000

Montblanc is the one brand that plenty of pen buffs love to hate because of its variety of reverse snobbery. Historically, Montblanc is one of the few survivors among the large and diverse German fountain pen industry after two world wars. Montblanc Fountain Pens are thoroughly representative of German pens: conservative in style, heavily built, [...]

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Waterman Fountain Pens – History

Fountain Pen Nerd — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:34:25 +0000

History of the Waterman Fountain Pen: Since the late 19th century, Waterman was one of the "big four" U.S. pen makers. However at the end of the 1950s, Waterman failed in the the raise for new fountain pen technology and design and as a result disappeared as a U.S brand. Corporate myths sees L.E. Waterman [...]

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