So there are some pens that are real cult classics in the fountain pen world, pens that most of us either own or are seriously considering owning. The Pilot Vanishing point/Capless is most definitely one of them. One of a limited number of truly practical retractable fountain pens I think the Pilot Vanishing Point offers … Continue reading Review: The Pilot Vanishing Point →

I generally try to avoid owning pens just because I fancy owning one, I normally try to have a couple of reason why I think I'll like it rather than just jumping down the rabbit hole because of some vague feeling of wanting a particular pen. However when faced with an Omas I might actually … Continue reading Review: The Omas Tokyo →

The Pelikan M800 is one of those pens that is pretty often raved about, in fact I think Peter Twydle even called it the perfect modern fountain pen, certainly for many it is a grail pen worthy of the status. Until quite recently I had only tried the smaller pens in Pelikan's line up but … Continue reading Review: The Pelikan M800 Demonstrator →

So my journey into fountain pens was not exactly how most people start. I started out with vintage, unusual, I know. So this has meant that as my collection is missing most of the tradition starter pens, no Safaris, Metros or TWSBIs. That was until about three weeks ago when semi on a whim I … Continue reading Review: The TWSBI Eco T →

So I recently had a work trip to an archive, archives almost always have a no pens rule, so I decided to leave my big pen case at home and just take two pens with me. One was an easy choice, my Graf Von Faber-Castell Guilloche, it goes everywhere with me. However the number two … Continue reading Review: The New Dunn Pen →

So this is my first review of what you might call a vintage pen, although I'm aware that opens an unintentional can of worms as to what is and isn't a vintage pen. At any rate it's a pen that is no longer in production. Obviously reviewing a pen which may well be 50 years … Continue reading Review: The Parker 75 Sterling Cicelé →

The Faber-Castell Loom is one of the more neglected entry level fountain pens, which is a bit of a shame as in the two and a half months I've had mine I've been firmly convinced it has one of the best steel nibs I've come across, and at a very reasonable price. This is a … Continue reading Review: The Faber-Castell Loom →

The Pelikan M120 is an interesting little pen, for lots of reasons, it's also a pen I'm rather fond of and both of those reasons seem like as good a reason as any to review it. As is the case with a lot of my pens, I bought this one second hand, although it had … Continue reading Review: The Pelikan M120 Iconic Blue →