Reviewing this memento from history has been a tricky proposition for me. Reviewing vintage pens that are not focused on aesthetic presentation (Conway Stewart Dinkies for example), but rather performance, is always tenuous. Do I…

The Sheaffer NoNonsense line has been around since the 1980’s and has been a mainstay of budget conscious students everywhere. I snapped up my own NoNonsense eons ago. Absolutely fell in love with its austere…

The Platinum Carbon Desk Pen is a mainstay of the artistic world: inexpensive and predictable. It’s found in the pencil cases of illustrators worldwide. Personally, I am not much of an artist, and whilst I…

I absolutely love snapping up budget pens in the under $25 range because they universally have at least one feature that is super impressive, while having so many downsides that are so easily avoided, I…

Before we dig into this review, I should mention that I have owned quite a few Indian fountain pens in the past and have always been left feeling a smidgen indifferent towards them. The price…