I had several pens inked but none was a Swan so I thought I would amend that. I had a very pretty green marbled pre-war no-number Swan that I hadn’t used in a long time – if ever. I filled it...
Just skimming through eBay’s new vintage listings this morning and I am overpowered by all the Parkers! Good pens, of course, but so many of them, almost to the exclusion of other old brands. T...
I could have sworn I wrote about this pen before. I’ve owned a couple of them and I’ve known the story forever but, no, I didn’t write about it! If you think of Platignums as cheap and shab...
I’ve been presented with a free review copy of this book. Though I am extremely grateful to receive it – I would have had to buy it anyway – those of you who have read my previous book revi...
https://goodwriterspens.com/2024/03/30/smaller-english-pen-makers-1890-1930-2/
Once in a while an exceptional pen appears in eBay. Just such a pen is this beautiful – and very uncommon – Conway Stewart Dinkie Major. The Major is larger than the ordinary Dinkie. That mak...
https://goodwriterspens.com/2024/03/24/a-very-special-dinkie/
The second of April will be an exciting day for British pen fanciers (and others) as the eagerly-awaited Smaller English Pen Makers 1890 – 1930 by Stephen Hull and Andy Russell goes on sale the...
https://goodwriterspens.com/2024/03/23/smaller-english-pen-makers-1890-1930/
Yet another pen that I know very little about but it’s a beauty and well worth including here. From the general appearance and the ‘k’ for carat I take it that the Presto is American. It sh...
Often on a Saturday or Sunday I’ll have a look at the eBay listings and I’ll find a rarity or oddity to share and write about. Not today. There was nothing I hadn’t written about before. Al...
My friend Michael Dunn believed he had won this pen until it was snatched away in the last second of the auction. He saved the pictures for me. They’re not perfect, being oddly cropped and with...
With a single exception I have had poor luck with John Bull pens. This was partly the luck of the draw and partly that their quality was variable. My one really good John Bull was an eyedropper f...
https://goodwriterspens.com/2024/03/02/a-john-bull-lever-filler/