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The first (available as a rollerball or piston-fed fountain ... opening in the pen's barrel reveals its filling mechanism and the ink “fuel.” Armstrong’s Journal And in case you’re ...

A mechanical, not unpleasant buzz ran underneath the constant talk of vermilion ink and vintage Watermans. The sound came from grinding, as craftspeople shaped fountain pen nibs for customers.

The Pelikan Grand Place Special Edition M800 fountain pen is an homage to the eponymous square in Brussels. And like its namesake, it is an example of culture—in this case, writing culture—at ...

These early pens failed not in their mechanical design, but in their choice of ink. The ink used in a fountain pen, the ballpoint ... pens makes a much stronger case for the role of the ballpoint ...

“An absolutely beautiful ink,” Bernal said in a telephone interview. Long overshadowed by its ballpoint, gel and felt-tip rivals, the regal fountain pen, which has an internal reservoir for ...