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Fountain pens today 2007-11-10 03:16:52 Despite the perceived heightened prices in the modern niche, good quality steel and gold pens are available inexpensively today, particularly in Europe and China, and there are even some “disposable” fountain pens available. There are many fountain pen users around the world, even today. The main reasons people seek fountain pens in recent times are [...]
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Fountain Pen : Cartridges 2007-11-10 03:13:30 Most European fountain pen brands (for example Caran d’Ache, Faber-Castell, Michel Perchin, DuPont, Montegrappa, Stipula, Yard-O-Led, Pelikan, Waterman, Montblanc, Monteverde, Sigma, Delta (brand) and Rotring) and some pen brands of other continents (for example Bexley, Retro51, Tombow and Acura (disambiguation)) use so called “international cartridges” (AKA “European cartridges” or “standard cartridges” or “universal cartridges”), in [...]
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Fountain Pen : Filling mechanisms 2007-11-10 03:10:41 The reservoirs of the earliest fountain pens were mostly filled by eyedropper. This was a relatively awkward and messy process: consequently very few eyedropper-filling pens are made today. However, the absence of complicated mechanisms meant that an eyedropper-filler could hold much more ink than could a self-filling pen of comparable size.
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Fountain Pen : Nibs 2007-11-10 03:07:57 The nib of the fountain pen was introduced by the German inventor Friedrich Soennecken. Today, the nib is usually made of stainless steel or gold, with the most popular gold content being 14 karat and 18 karat. Gold is considered the optimum metal for its flexibility and its resistance to corrosion, since fountain pen inks [...]
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Fountain Pen : History 2007-11-10 03:04:28 The earliest historical record of a reservoir pen dates back to the 10th century. In 953, Ma’?d al-Mu’izz, the caliph of Egypt, demanded a pen which would not stain his hands or clothes, and was provided with a pen which held ink in a reservoir and delivered it to the nib via gravity and capillary [...]
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Fountain Pen : Introductory 2007-11-10 02:52:34 A fountain pen is a pen that contains a reservoir of water-based liquid ink.
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The $160,000 fountain pen 2007-11-09 02:04:03 London Jewelers features the Montblanc $160,000 fountain pen. 4,810 diamonds set in a platinum case. Only eight are made. A close look at this unusual writing instrument.
Fountain Pen Collector : Mont Blanc’s classic Meisterstuck 2007-11-08 20:57:25 Anyone with a taste for the finer things in life including writing instruments and musical instruments will simply love this gift. Mont Blanc’s Hommage a Frederic Chopin classic Meisterstuck pen is, with out a doubt, a work of art.
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fountain pen origin : debatable 2007-11-07 23:07:56 The somewhat debatable origin of the fountain pen can be traced back to Walter Sheaffer in 1907. He’s the one that’s credited with perfecting a pen that sucked up ink through the tip, in place of reloading the pen with ink with a cumbersome eyedropper. This made the fountain pen vastly neater than older-style pens [...]
Some list of fountain pen collectors 2007-11-06 11:29:03 Two names stand out in pen collecting, Waterman and Parker. In the 1880s, Lewis Edson Waterman developed the first practical fountain pen. As you might imagine, pens carrying his name are valuable. A few years after Waterman, came George S. Parker. In 1894 he patented a pen called the “Lucky Curve.”
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FOUNTAIN PENS CAN BE PRICELESS, INKING THE DEAL 2007-11-06 00:51:44 Lewis Edson Waterman was a believer in the old adage that necessity is the mother of invention in the 1880s.Waterman, an insurance man, had just convinced a customer to purchase a policy. As the man leaned over to sign the contract, the pen flooded the papers.By the time Waterman prepared new papers, his customer signed [...]
FOUNTAIN PEN MEMORIES : HONUS WAGNER, GRANDFATHER AND BASEBALL LEGEND 2007-11-02 04:33:26 When Honus Wagner turned 80 in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent him a note proclaiming Wagner as his boyhood idol. “I venture to say that your name and the records you established are as well known to the boys of today as they were to me…You are truly one of baseball’s immortal heroes.”
A hero [...]
Fountain Pen : Environmental Luxury, Find How 2007-11-01 05:34:36 Did you know that you can pamper yourself and be environmentally conscious?
I can hear the chorus of “Huh?” from here.
For some reason, most people think that being environmentally conscious requires sacrifice, discomfort, belt-tightening, effort, and time.
Not true!
All right, some environmentally-sound actions do involve a little work, or at least some thought, on your part. For [...]
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FOUNTAIN PENS ARE FUN AND FEEL GOOD IN YOUR HAND 2007-11-01 04:29:53 An insurance salesman finally persuades his client to sign on the dotted line. As he hands the prospect a fountain pen, ink gushes out all over the papers. By the time the salesman gets a new policy ready, the prospect has signed with somebody else. It’s an age-old dilemma with one exception. This dilemma inspired [...]
Another articles about fountain pen history 2007-11-13 22:51:26 I read this from www.amazines.com. Maybe this can explain something for you. Enjoy.
The urge to write and draw can be dated back to the early ages of human civilization. Caves discovered by archeologists are proof of the attempts of the primitive men to draw and write. From engraving on stone plates and cave walls [...]
precision quality and elegance fountain pen 2007-11-18 23:00:25 NICE PEN, ISN’T IT ?
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The Fountain Pen, another interesting explanation about it ! (Part-5) 2007-11-18 22:28:07 Manufacturing the Nib
Today, pen nibs are produced by mass flow production. The process can be broken down into several stages.
1. The gold ingot is rolled to 10 to 20mm thick, dependant on the thickness required by the manufacturer. The ingot is annealed to ensure the nib is flexible. It is re-rolled to a thickness of [...]
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The Fountain Pen, another interesting explanation about it ! (Part-4) 2007-11-18 22:24:03 The Development of the Fountain
Pen
The period 1880 to 1900 saw many fountain pen inventions. Most of these were not practical, but over 400 Patents were granted. The first practical and workable version of the fountain pen was designed by an American salesman, Lewis E Waterman. To sign a valuable contract Waterman decided not to [...]
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The Fountain Pen, another interesting explanation about it ! (Part-3) 2007-11-18 22:20:39 The Development of the Reservoir
The different ways in which reservoirs were filled proved to be one of the most competitive areas in the pen industry. Several different patents were issued as each designer sought different ways in which to fill the reservoir:
* 1903, THE SELF-FILLING PISTON
The self-filling piston replaced the re-loading eyedropper.
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The Fountain Pen, another interesting explanation about it ! (Part-2) 2007-11-18 22:16:55 Early Fountain
Pens
Pens manufactured in metal were known in Classical times, but were rarely used. For example, a bronze pen was found in the ruins of Pompeii. The 16th century Spanish calligrapher, Juan de Yciar in his 1548 Writing Manual, mentioned using brass pens. At this time, wealthy individuals owned pens with gold or silver [...]
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The Fountain Pen, another interesting explanation about it ! (Part-1) 2007-11-18 22:10:21 From many introductory about fountain pen mechanism, this is one of the most special one. Please enjoy.
For many people, the fountain pen is the most sophisticated pen to use. There is something very sensual about writing with a pen that uses liquid ink. Indeed, when writing with a fountain pen, the nib seems to positively [...]
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Part of Fountain Pen : Using & Managing a Cartridge Pen 2007-11-18 21:54:55 To add our knowledge about cartridge pen and fountain pen, please read this information briefly. It is nice to know what the difference between fountain pen and cartridge pen, especially for hobbyist and newbie. Please enjoy !
Using Cartridge
Pen
Cartridge pens are a form of fountain pen. The difference between conventional fountain pens and this class [...]
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Choosing A Fountain Pen 2007-12-06 04:02:04 This article below is a tips for you all. It’s a very very useful from the master, that’s why i choose it. Read it and you know why !
Many years ago, in the days when we owned a chain of specialist pen shops, our policy was to let the customer try as many different styles [...]
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Fountain Pens and Bad Spelling Equal Huge Bargains 2007-12-14 08:28:43 Fountain pen bidding, and get one that you love it. But that’s something bad could happen to you if you make a mistake, and your target is gone. See why on this article. Don’t do this mistake, please!
Most fountain pen seekers take a stroll through eBay looking for great deals. However, one secret to huge bargains are fountain pens up for an [...]
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Dictionary of fountain pen 2007-12-13 01:51:33 I found dictionary that explaining to us about fountain pen. Maybe it’s usefull to you.
Fountain Pen : A pen filled from an external source and containing an ink reservoir that automatically feeds the writing point.
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Tips for improving your handwriting 2007-12-10 21:41:02 This is all the tips you need to improve your skill in handwriting, especially using fountain pen. The explanation is so easy to understand. Let’s see how good is yours after read and practicing.
You've decided you want to improve your handwriting and you're probably hoping [...]
Fountain Pen Makes a Comeback in Scotland 2007-12-09 20:48:09 It’s a fact in Scotland
about fountain pen, according to the article below. I’m glad of this situation, it’s give younger to know about our history in writing. It’s about exclusively and elegance sense in writing.
Students at one elementary school in Scotland are
learning to write in an old-fashioned way. They are
being taught to write using [...]
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