Lamy – is it red?
Lamy have always been quite reserved on the colour front, tending to stick with blacks and grey metallics in the main. Occasionally they bring out something different and often rather good, but usually...
View ArticleThe Sailor Cross Emperor – Amazing!
To those of us used to a fountain pen and the standard nib, the Sailor Naginata nibs are a revelation, and none more so than the Naginata Cross Emperor. Instead of the standard two prongs or tines,...
View ArticleLamy Safari 2013 Special Edition – Neon Yellow?
Originally produced as a school pen, the Lamy Safari fountain pen soon found favour with the grown-ups. It’s spare functionality designed for schoolroom use, which includes the triangular grip section...
View ArticleWhy Celluloid?
Celluloid is widely hailed as the resin material for pens, but why? Celluloid and hard rubber or ‘ebonite’ were the first plastic materials to be used in pen making. Ebonite is natural latex rubber,...
View ArticleSailor “Spring Under the Stars” maki-e pen
Japanese artists and master craftsmen are renown world-wide for their skill and artistry. None more so than the Master Craftsmen that hand-craft the famous Sailor nibs, demand for which is currently...
View ArticlePhotographing pens: a journey into product photography.
When we started selling pens on-line, James, Tom and I decided that we wanted to give potential customers as much information about the products as we could. On the understanding that ‘a picture is...
View ArticleThe relentless rise of Amazon – a small business point of view
The relentless rise of Amazon has undoubtedly changed the nature of retailing, both in the high street and online. As a partner in a small family business with both an online and high street presence,...
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