Fountain pen

While doing some dusting , I came across an old Parker fountain pen that I brought over with me to Thailand , it was a birthday gift from Eleanor my dear departed mother , so I fitted an ink cartridge and gave the pen a test run . I had forgotten what pleasure can be had from writing with a real ink pen, there's some thing strangely pleasing about constructing a hand written letter , or just jotting down a note in your own hand writing . With the advent of technology the fountain pen seems to have been firmly relegated to a dusty draw .

When was the last time you personally used a real fountain pen , may be years ago or never . :)


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This morning.

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Originally Posted by Daft Old Cat

This morning.

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Hand on your heart , is that really true :)

At school, got to admit i do miss the quality of a well made fountain pen, bit of the old blotting paper next to your writing pad, shame my writing is so terrible, but I would have made a good Dr, we also learnt to use the slide rule, remember, I am under 50 years of age believe it or not, funny old school I went to, damn posh though, even had elocution lessons for those with awful northern accents, it was either that or beat it out of them.

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I had forgotten what pleasure can be had from writing with a real ink pen, there's some thing strangely pleasing about constructing a hand written letter , or just jotting down a note in your own hand writing

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a couple of months ago i was given an old montblanc fountain pen, also an old family heirloom, and rediscovered the joys of using a fountain pen.

Montblanc Meisterstück 149 Fountain Pen - Writing Instruments - Montblanc.com

the last time i used a fountain pen was in school, an osmiroid, i also had a sheaffer with a snorkel attachment for filling, present from my dad, but i lost or broke it.
Sheaffer Snorkel 1952-1959

the montblanc is a large pen, with a pleasing heft to it, and my handwriting is immediately improved by the use of it. i use it all the time now. it was difficult to find a shop that stocked blotting paper, the sales assistants looked at me as if i was mad.

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This morning.

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Hand on your heart , is that really true :)

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Yes, I wrote a cheque.

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but I would have made a good Dr,

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competition

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we also learnt to use the slide rule,

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yes, the slide rule, log tables, we even had pens and inkwells in our desks when I was 10 (biros were banned)

I was working at TI when the first calculators came out - they let us have some at a discount - £55 quid each!

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I would have made a good Dr

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What kind of doctor?

I use a fountain pen on a daily basis. I also had to use one at school and never really got out of the habit. I have several, both cartridge and reservoir although I prefer reservoir with the piston filler. I had a Sheaffer for my 21st and a Mont Blanc for my 50th.

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I would have made a good Dr

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What kind of doctor?

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Trainee gynocologist? :)

Lets just say he wrote a lot of reports where "male urethritis" was the main diagnosis.

Funny you should bring this up.
I recently bought a fountain pen, it's a pleasure to be brushing up on my cursive writing.

An interesting choice of words on this forum. Even though the word has nothing to do with cursing.

picked up quite a nice Mont Blank(fake) FOR 250 THE OTHER DAY

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picked up quite a nice Mont Blank(fake) FOR 250 THE OTHER DAY

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250 what?
You know the fakes are just that, they don' perform the duties.
You're better off buying a reasonably priced local brand that's not trying to be something it isn't.

I won a Shaeffer at School and had it until a decade ago when ink became harder to find than wifi

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I recently bought a fountain pen, it's a pleasure to be brushing up on my cursive writing.

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Becoming a lost art. First pens I used in school were dipped into an inkwell. Later came the fountain pens.

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I recently bought a fountain pen, it's a pleasure to be brushing up on my cursive writing.

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Becoming a lost art. First pens I used in school were dipped into an inkwell. Later came the fountain pens.

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And you're not even dead yet.
Must be soon theough eh?

I can still feel the coolness of the chisel in my hand. It was a really calming feeling in the stifling heat and pressure of the exam hall.


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And you're not even dead yet. Must be soon through eh?

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Week from Tuesday. You wouldn't happen to have a bit of cash to spare would ya.?

Long time since I've used a fountain pen. Might has well have been a quill on parchment. I hardly write much with a pen at all these days, just graffiti mainly. :mid:

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Week from Tuesday. You wouldn't happen to have a bit of cash to spare would ya.?

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Sure mate, I'll drop it around a week from wednesday, OK.

Hi,
i like fountain pens especially Parker vector:bananaman::bananaman:

Many years ago I bought my father glass pen. Like most of my purchases it was on a whim. Just saw it one day and....

It is clear and not tacky green like this one and has a glass inkwell to go with it.

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A required skill prior to being allowed to use a fountain pen .


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sandpaper block to smooth the lead to a chisel suitable for italic writing.

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That brought a smile to my face. An italic nibbed fountain pen was part of my primary school equipment.

and mine after the pencil had been mastered .