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Hero 366 Fountain Pen Review (Spoiler: It Sucks)

I have been slacking with my review output recently and whilst I shan’t make excuses, the reality is that it’s all Platinum’s fault and not mine. I have been rocking the same pen over the…
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The “Jap” No. 2 Fountain Pen Identification? Update – Identified!

Update: Thanks to Leigh Reyes and David Nishimura, I have the following information; “English Syringe-filler with a cap from a Japanese pen. First decade or two 20th century. Made for retail by W H Smith”…
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De La Rue / Onoto “The Koala Pen” Fountain Pen Review

De La Rue is a legendary British (former) manufacturer of ink dispensing tools, famed for its Onoto (the original plunger-filler). It’s a pretty damn common sight amongst various auction sites and thrift stores in the…
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A Moleskine With Better Paper: Leuchtturm1917 A6 Notebook Review

When you consider something in the Leuchtturm1917 lineup, like their A6 Notebook, it’s super easy to point a finger at the company and say they are just Moleskine copycats with superior paper for inky fiends, but…
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An Inky Mess! Wing Sung 233 Fountain Pen Review

The Wing Sung 233 is in a lot of ways the quintessential Chinese “New Old Stock” fountain pen. Found on eBay at ridiculously low prices, it offers an interesting (albeit, plagiarized) aesthetic that doesn’t match…
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Pilot Penmanship Demonstrator Fountain Pen Review

The Pilot Penmanship is, for a lack of a better term, an odd duck. Reviewing this pen has proved a challenge because in a lot of ways, I am not reviewing a pen, but rather, just…
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