Goldspot Pens Fine Writing Blog

A Macabre History Proctor's Ledge, and the illustrated bottle label, is a memorial to the 19 innocent victims of the Salem Witch Trials that were hanged at this particular site. The ink is as...

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This is a guest post by Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D. You can find him on twitter @assistivetek and his blog assistivetek.blogpsot.com As much as I enjoy my digital tools there is just some...

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Van Gogh is quoted to have once said, > Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Creating a masterpiece is no small feat. Neither is being a world renown...

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Thank you to all who attended our inaugural Goldspot Pens & NJ Pen Club Pen-B-Q cookout and mini-pen show that was held last weekend on Saturday, August 27th. We appreciate everyone who was able...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/08/nj-pen-club-pen-b-q-2016-wrap-up.html

Burgers. Dogs. Drinks. Pens and Inks. Please allow us to introduce our inaugural Pen-B-Q, hosted by the NJ Pen Club and yours truly at Goldspot Pens . We cordially invite pen enthusiasts ...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-first-annual-goldspot-pen-b-q.html

In the week preceding our Nation's birthday, the all-American, Edison Pen Company debuted two new materials to their production line of fountain pens that are available to their network of estee...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/07/edison-pearlette-lapis-lazuli-fountain.html

You may have seen the Kaweco Supra and dismissed the pen as simply another Liliput design. There's a lot more to this fountain pen that meets the eye. This review will take you into the details...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/07/kaweco-supra-brass-fountain-pen-video.html

Fountain pen enthusiasts have come to embrace the craze that has become J. Herbin's 1670 ink collection with open arms. Every year, a new ink has caused upstanding pen lovers to geek-out over th...

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So, you want to try out a fountain pen, or two... The single most common question we get from intrigued fountain pen newbies is "which is the best, first fountain pen?" -- and this post sho...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/06/top-5-beginner-fountain-pens-and-risk-takers.html

BLUE, BLUE & MORE BLUE Looking over all the new pens that have been launched by the greatest pen-makers like Pelikan, Pilot, Conklin and more, we've noticed a great deal of blue this ye...

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So, we've got this little newsletter we do once a week called "The Write Stuff." This week, we're writing up issue #52, which means we've done this for about a year now. A GIVEAWAY IS IN ORDER! ...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-write-stuff-clairefontaine-notebook.html

Wowzas. This bright combo from Sailor sure is hard to miss! This 1911S is fitted with a 14kt gold Music nib so you can use it like a broad-tipped highlighter. Limited to 50 pieces br...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/05/sailor-1911s-highlighter-fountain-pen.html

A new year, a new J. Herbin Anniversary ink for pen lovers to get crazy about. One would think that after Diamine introduced their line of Shimmertastic inks in 2015, the excitement over anot...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/05/jherbin-caroube-de-chypre-sneak-peek.html

tl;dr... Pelikan has released the new Dunkelgrün Dark Green 4001 ink to replace the Brilliant Green, which is now discontinued. The Pelikan 4001 ink series stands as one of the most r...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/04/introducing-pelikan-4001-dunkelgrun.html

There are many blue pens that exist in the world of fine writing. Pelikan has not just made another blue pen, but the blue pen that separates itself from all others before it. The Souveran M80...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/04/pelikan-souveran-m805-vibrant-blue-review.html

The worldwide fountain pen community expressed a collective, solemn lament as news broke that Italian pen-maker OMAS, after celebrating its 90th anniversary last year, had become defunct. I...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/03/ciao-omas-farewell-party.html

Getting into fountain pens can feel like you've fallen down the rabbit hole. It's exciting to discover a world exists that flies in the face of modern technology. It's as if you've grown up...

http://goldspotpens.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guided-tour-of-modern-fountain-pens.html

The weather is getting warmer here in New Jersey. The last of our snow has melted away and the early birds can be heard tweeting away without using 140 characters. Looking at your year so far, h...

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] Ever since Noodler's Ink began their production of piston-fill fountain pens, I've wanted to get behind the brand's efforts in crafting an entry-level pen that spreads the pen-addiction bug t...

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Getting a brand new Filofax to start off the new year is only part of the plan in getting organized and making it effective for your own needs. The modular system of being able to sort, divide a...

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Some of us may not be so fortunate to start off our 2016 resolutions on the right foot. Your plate may still be filled with things left-over from 2015. To get a fresh start on our productivity, ...

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As you can imagine, Santa had quite a few letters to read. He was quite taken by the number of handwritten letters that came in this year. It was a welcome sight for his old eyes. Thank ...

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Lamy introduces the "Charged Green" AL-Star for 2016!!! Another green? Do we need another green in what seems like a never-ending procession of green Safaris and AL-Stars? Does Ger...

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Hi Pen Pals, If you've ordered from us in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a little surprise in your package of pen goods. The Goldspot elves have been toiling for many long hours pick...

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Waterman Ombres et Lumieres Pen Collection - 2015 Who is up for saving just a little bit more on your Parker & Waterman Pens ? Of course you are. Even if you've already purchased a Pa...

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