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[Saint Klaus]

Have found these to be great fountain pens for the money.


I tend to lose pens so I wanted to find some that were on the cheaper side and heard about these. I love them and they are cheap enough they if I lose one its not the end of the world. They work really well and are available in a number of different nib thicknesses (all are “ball end” nibs; no chisel or calligraphy type points as far as I know); my favorite is “fine” as the Japanese “superfine” is too scratchy for my taste.

The come with and take cartridges but I usually use a converter and bought jars of ink to fill with.

Available on Amazon and elsewhere.

 

[Gaius Marius]

Got one and a converter so I can write using my favorite ink, Vert Empire at work.

I sometimes wonder where did the fountain pens all go? I know that ball point replaced them but they were the standard writing implement for decades and millions upon millions of them were made all over the world. I never see fountain pens at antique stores or thrift stores and im left wondering: with so many made, why aren't they more commonly found nowadays?

 

[Saint Klaus]

Got one and a converter so I can write using my favorite ink, Vert Empire at work.

I sometimes wonder where did the fountain pens all go? I know that ball point replaced them but they were the standard writing implement for decades and millions upon millions of them were made all over the world. I never seen fountain pens at antique stores or thrift stores and im left wondering: with so many made, why aren't they more commonly found nowadays?

I think the advent of the cheap disposable ballpoint has caused a complete shift in consciousness.The majority of the general public simply equates pens with a disposable product now (and for quite some time too). Couple that with the fact that fountain pens are an increasingly small share of the market and you get a recipe for scarcity.

How many kids and grandkids threw out beautiful old Parkers and what not when the older generation passed just because to them pen=disposable?

That ink looks beautiful btw. I may have to hunt some down.