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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA – At the second meeting of the Philly Pen Circle, attendees signed their names in a ledger from the 1800s and compared custom fountain pen nibs. Over the course of the evening, their ...

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 ...

In a world split over Miyazaki’s hand-painted masterpieces and AI’s cold replicas, the quiet but elegant resurgence of fountain pens is a moment to savour. From novices to collectors, loyal and ...

The discussion over minute details at a Manhattan Beach hotel ballroom seemed endless: Is the ink chamber filled with a pump, a button or an eyedropper? Was the pen exposed to heat or humidity, which ...

The popularity of journaling and letter writing is a big driver of the resurgence of more elegant writing instruments ...

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 ...

CHENNAI: The dawn of a new millennium marked the dusk for fountain pens — only almost. Fountain pens are now regaining their lost glory and the ink is back in trend, thanks to a bunch of youngsters ...

An enthusiast tries out a fountain pen at the Pen Mahotsav held in Kolkata recently In a world split over Miyazaki’s hand-painted masterpieces and AI’s cold replicas, the quiet but elegant resurgence ...