Considering adding a fountain pen to your communications? Start with a reliable but moderately priced brand -- and if you find yourself smitten, the sky's the limit in terms of styles, nib varieties, ...

Probably no field of collectibles is as organized as that of the pen people. In a relatively short period of time, two decades or so, they've formed clubs, a network of shows, launched magazines and ...

I first heard about the existence of fountain pen lovers’ gatherings from Marc Pelletier, of Castine, Maine, a family friend whom I met recently on a trip to Maine. He had written my daughter’s name ...

With the kids back to school, equipped with their compute disks, some collectors are drawn to writing supplies of another era: fine fountain pens. They’re discovering that others share their inkling ...

Semi-retired businessman Eugene Lee has amassed over 100 one-of-a-kind, mainly Japanese fountain pens. He shares his advice for young novice pen collectors.

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the digital age, some prefer to write using pen and ink, even if only when signing documents. Be it lawyers seeking an ostentatious ...

(Bloomberg) -- “We’re in New York City! First time ever!” bellows Crazy Alan. “I’m here to sell, you’re here to buy!” It’s 10:14 a.m. on Saturday morning, and the inaugural Empire State Pen Show is ...

Can you imagine applying for a loan to buy a fountain pen? Or using a pen as collateral for a personal loan? Ashok Jain from Delhi has a collection of over 1,400 pens. He also started the Pen Club of ...

The world of collectors, if you look around, is largely male-dominated; which is to say that those who show off watches or rare editions of books or stamps accumulated over the years are invariably ...

Melvin S. Strohminger — a retired Social Security Administration analyst whose interest in vintage fountain pens from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s took him across the world and resulted in a world class ...