Episode #39 – Specific Pens

In this episode of Currently Inked, I answer a few questions about specific pens and __pen brands, as we skip around between Nakaya, Waterman, Sheaffer, Marlen, and Pilot pens.

• 00:30 – Thoughts on Nakaya fountain pens
  • Leigh Reyes’ post on soft vs. elastic nibs
• 6:25 – Waterman Carène vs. Sheaffer Legacy II
• 11:05 – Marlen Pens
• 14:15 – What do I like about the Pilot Custom 823
  • Kaweco Palm Green

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Currently Inked 38 – Troubleshooting

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This episode is brought to you by Vanness Pens at http://vanness1938.com. When you order, please thank them for their generous support of The __pen Habit!

In this episode, we dive into a bit of troubleshooting on specific pens.

• 00:45 – Visconti Van Gogh with Ink Starvation
• 04:15 – Faber Castel Loom that leaks between the grip and the barrel
• 07:05 – Aligning Pelikan Nib Unit
• 9:45 – Converter leaking behind the piston

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Currently Inked #37 – All About Ink #1

In this episode, I answer (or pretend to answer) several of your questions about inks.

This episode is brought to you by La Couronne du Comte at http://lacouronneducomte.nl. Use the coupon code PENHABIT10 for 10% off your order (excluding Montblanc items.)

• 00:33 – What is the worst that can happen if I use an “unsafe” ink in my recently restored vintage pens. (For more about ink pH, see this article: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/care/ink_ph.htm)
• 03:15 – How vital is it that I use bulletproof inks?
  • Platinum Classic Inks
  • KWZ Iron Gall
  • De Atramentis Document Inks
  • Scribe’s Inks
  • Rohrer & Klingner Inks (Scabiosa, Salix)
• 6:50 – Diamine Autumn Oak vs. Noodler’s Apache Sunset
• 11:10 – Are the Diamine 150th Anniversary Inks going to stick around?
• 14:30 – Is Cross Violet the same as Pelikan 4001 Violet?

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Unusual Moores

I've been collecting Moores in my typically unsystematic way for quite a few years, putting away pre-lever-filler examples that catch my attention as interesting and unusual (OK, so it isn't as unsystematic as all that). This week two such pens turned up, shown above.

The top __pen is doubly unusual, in that it is an eyedropper-filling stylographic. Many fountain __pen makers also offered stylos, which are typically far less common than nibbed pens. Moore stylographics are rare indeed, with most made in the form of safety pens, the stylo tip retracting into the barrel in the same manner as in Moore's regular safeties (photo here).

A distinguishing feature of Moore stylographic safety pens is the orange dome on their caps -- just as is seen on the second recently-received pen. In this case, however, the pen is neither a stylo nor converted from one, for inside the cap there is the central safety post -- a feature lacking in Moore stylos, for obvious reasons. Aside from the orange dome, the pen is a normal Midget safety from the late 'teens or early 1920s, with a Moore rather than an American Fountain pen Co. nib.

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Currently Inked #36 – How I use my pens

In this episode, I answer questions about how I personally use my pens.

This episode is brought to you by Fontoplumo at http://fontoplumo.nl.

• 1:05 – Do you combine your other hobbies with your pens?
• 4:55 – My process for writing my novel.
  • Scrivener
• 11:00 – Some in-production alternatives to my favorite discontinued inks.
  • FAQ about favorite inks.
• 11:55 – Sponsor Spotlight – Fontoplumo
• 13:50 – What is your favorite sound of nib on paper when you write?

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Currently Inked #35

In this episode, we talk about a couple of green inks, whether or not mixing ink is normal, and how I organize my collection of ink swabs.

This episode is brought to you in part by __pen Chalet at http://penchalet.com. Use the coupon code PENHABIT for 10% off your order.

• 2:30 – Mailbag: Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz, Montblanc Shakespeare Velvet Red
• 3:40 – How do Montblanc Irish Green and Monteverde Green compare to each other.
• 6:00 – I mix a lot of inks to find my perfect colors. Is this normal, or do I need to seek professional help?
• 9:40 – Sponsor Spotlight: Pen Chalet
• 10:45 – How do you organize your ink swab collection?
• 15:45 – Currently Inked: Omas Bologna Carmello with Monteverde Brown Sugar

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Currently Inked #34 | 29 March 2017

• 00:30 – How do I get ink trapped behind the seal of a Pilot Con-70 converter cleaned out?
• 4:20 – How can I avoid getting oils from my hand on the paper as I write?
• 6:45 – What would your perfect custom-made __pen look like?
• 8:30 – __pen with a fine nib that doesn’t skip with a price under $20?
• 9:50 – Currently Inked #1 – Eversharp Skyline (vintage) w/ Monteverde Capri Blue (I think…)
• 12:15 – What is a good replacement for Sheaffer Skrip Peacock?
• 13:45 – How much ink do you find “enough” to sample an ink, and do you have a process for determining whether or not to buy a bottle?
• 16:45 – Currently Inked #2 – Sheaffer Legacy Color Prototype w/ De Atramentis Document Blue
• 19:50 – Are handmade pens of a higher quality than mass-produced pens?
• 24:40 – If you had to pick a favorite manufacturer in Italy, Germany, and Japan, what would they be.
• 27:00 – What is your experience with / opinion on music nibs.
• 28:55 – Can you please make Inky Fingers notebooks with perforated pages? (And a digression about Inky Fingers notebooks in general).
• 34:10 – Has anyone ventured into cryogenic treatment of nibs?

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Currently Inked #33 | 15 March 2017

• 00:00 – Life overview, Inky Fingers Paper problems, 2017 __pen show attendance
• 3:20 – Matt’s 4th anniversary of fountain __pen users
• 4:40 – Does it matter if you store the converter with the pen, or if you use the same converter with the pen all the time?
• 7:30 – Have you noticed any variation on the green in your Nakaya Heki-Temiuri Decapod over time?
• 8:50 – Could you make a video comparison of different kinds of papers?
• 10:15 – Have you ever used Ogami paper?
• 12:10 – Currently Inked #1 – Platinum 3776 Chartres Blue with Parker Quink Blue-Black
• 14:55 – Thoughts about Visconti’s nib quality in the ’90s and early ’00s vs. today.
• 18:30 – Some inks stain clear demonstrators. Are there “rules” for what inks are safe and what inks to avoid?
• 21:10 – Aurora Optima vs. Sailor Optima Realo
• 24:30 – Currently Inked #2 – Aurora Optima Green Auroloide with Diamine Autumn Oak
• 26:05 – What type of reviews do you prefer making: Written or video?
• 30:40 – Shouldn’t we be able to store our pens with the nib down?

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So. Much. Ink.

I was recently asked to do a quick(ish) tour of my ink collection by a viewer, so I thought I’d whip out the iPhone and walk you through what 230 bottles of ink looks like. It’s no Taipei Ink Collector or anything, but still respectable enough.

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Cat seal

Nineteenth-century pencils often featured seal stones in their crowns. Sometimes these were glass, but better examples typically boast seals of bloodstone, moonstone, carnelian, and other semiprecious materials. And sometimes these seals are engraved, usually with initials. More elaborate engravings are unusual, and especially unusual is this engraving of a cat found on the bloodstone seal of a fine 15K gold Mordan pencil from between 1845 and 1860.

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Currently Inked #32 | 3 March 2017

• 0:45 – Do you have any suggestions for pens that pair well together (2 fountain pens plus a ballpoint)?
• 4:20 – Do you have another goal in mind for your ink collection?
  • Inquisitive Quill tour of Taipei Ink Collection
• 6:20 – __pen purchases as investments?
• 7:55 – What are your thoughts about Massdrop?
• 10:00 – Any news on updates to the Inky Fingers Notebook lines?
• 11:55 – What is your favorite ink per brand?
• 14:20 – Have you used a fountain __pen with a WA nib? How do they compare to standard nibs?
• 15:05 – How do you mentally get over not matching the ink to the pen body?
• 17:50 – I love the Aurora Optima Green Auroloide. Are there any other larger pens that use a similar material?
• 19:20 – What are your tea preferences?
  • Quangzhou Milk Oolong
  • Earl Grey Cream
• 21:15 –  What are the benefits and the disadvantages to modern vacuum-fillers filling systems?
• 24:20 – Currently Inked #1 – Homo Sapiens Bronze Age Maxi w/ Diamine 1864 Terra Cotta
• 27:20 – What is the best way to polish a pen?
• 29:30 – Am I better off getting a bunch of cheap pens with a Platinum Preppy or a slightly more expensive pen with swappable nibs?
• 31:10 – What are some of your other interests in life besides nibs and ink.
• 34:55 – I start to get pain in my back and shoulder are when I write. Any suggestions or tips?
  • Wobble Cushion
• 39:10 – What is your opinion about the pricing strategies of Italian nibs?

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20-year anniversary

The last few months have been more than usually hectic. So much so, that I entirely forgot the twentieth anniversary of www.vintagepens.com, which went online at the end of January 1997 (first snapshot at the Wayback Machine is from June). It was one of the first __pen sites on the web, predated slightly by Jonathan Steinberg's www.vintagepen.com, and launched in parallel with friend and colleague Simon Gray's Battersea __pen Home site at www.penhome.co.uk (we shared ideas and software -- FrontPage, way back then).

Despite longstanding intention to give the site a complete revamp, it remains more of a palimpsest. The most recent major structural change was to the catalog and Pen Profiles sections to make them mobile-friendly. Carrying over those same changes to the rest of the site is on the to-do list, though a full redesign may arrive first.

Looking back, one of the biggest changes between then and now is the ease of online commerce today. Back then, we were turned down for a credit card processing account because we didn't have a bricks and mortar store. Assets, credit rating, established business -- none of that mattered. For the first months we processed online credit card orders (received by fax, for security) through the merchant account of a friend with a local antiques store. We were running more sales through his account than he was, but we couldn't get our own account until bank policy changed several months later. Not that that account was much of a deal, with all the added charges and surcharges and hidden charges and overpriced required processing equipment. It's all so much easier, cheaper, and more transparent now.

Then there was all the time spent on shipping. No online postage then -- we had to take our packages to the Post Office, waiting in line at the end of the day to mail them at the counter. We pretty quickly set up multiple printers to handle labels, including the multipart labels for Express Mail, Registered Mail, and customs (two different labels for the latter, large and small), but there was no getting around those lines. That was one reason we long maintained a rather high minimum order threshhold, so that we didn't get overwhelmed with small orders that would push our Post Office time to unacceptable levels. As I recall, I did look at postage meters, but at the time they were both expensive and insufficiently flexible, especially as regards international shipments.

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Currently Inked #31 | 26 February 2017

• 4:15 – How can you use a fountain __pen with lower-quality paper and still have a good writing experience?
• 6:30 – Is the Sheaffer Skrip ink on the shelves behind you still available in that packaging?
• 8:10 – Do you have recommendations on a good, really black ink?
  • Aurora Black
  • Sailor Kiwa-Guro Pigmented Black
  • Platinum Carbon Black
  • Private Reserve Velvet Black
• 9:35 – An exploration of ink starvation on a Pilot Vanishing Point
• 13:15 – Currently Inked #1 – Classic Pens LB3 Jupiter w/ Monteverde Yosemite Green ink
• 15:00 – What editing software do you use for your videos? Final Cut Pro vs. Adobe Premiere
• 17:20 – Are there people who can re-tip nibs?
  • Nibs.com (US – California)
  • Gregminuskin.com (US – California)
  • goldnibs.com – (Spain)
  • fpnibs.com – (Spain)
• 19:40 – Local stores in the Seattle area for pens
  • Silberman Brown Stationers
  • Kinokuniya
  • University of Washington Bookstore
• 22:10 – Currently Inked #2 – Scriptorium Pens Conway Stewart Wellington Homage – Robert Oster Melon Tea
• 23:55 – After the passage of time and with more experience, have you changed your experience of the Montblanc 149
• 26:55 – Have we reached “peak ink?”
• 32:50 – Have you ever considered taking on a partner for The __pen Habit?

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@FisherOfPens Apollo Giveaway

So, I’ve been meaning to get to this giveaway for a long time, and I know a lot of you have been desperate to enter it as well, based on the number of times people have asked me when the giveaway is going to start. So, it’s now time to give away this lovely Fisher of Pens Apollo. This is a wonderful pen, made by an excellent custom __pen maker, Carl Fisher. This __pen comes with your choice of a medium or extra fine steel nib. This giveaway will be accepting entries through 11:59PM on 25 February 2017

In addition to the pen, I will be providing the winner with an Inky Fingers Notebook Variety Pack in their choice of Pocket size or Traveler’s Size.

A reminder about pen Habit Giveaways through Rafflecopter:

• You only have to do one of the types of entry listed below to be entered, not all of them.
• Each additional method (follows, emails, newsletter signups, etc) counts as 1 additional entry “ticket.”
• I verify every winner, so if you don’t follow instructions (e.g., when you post a comment you don’t answer the question, you don’t use the proper subject when you send your email entry, etc.) you will be disqualified. Usually every contest I have to disqualify the first two or three winners for not following the rules.
• Due to the volume of entries I get, I am unable to verify that entries worked or “went through” properly ahead of time.

And now for the Terms & Conditions:

Terms & Conditions: The prizes for this giveaway was provided free of charge by Fisher of Pens and Inky Fingers LLC. Giveaway ends February 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be selected at random by Rafflecopter.com and verified by The Pen Habit. Winner will have 72 hours to respond before prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for shipping all prizes to the winner. Neither Fisher of Pens nor The Pen Habit/Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for prizes that are not received by user. No purchase necessary to enter. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to The Pen Habit only. I do not share or sell personal information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner unless otherwise specified.

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Lamy AL-Star Pacific Giveaway from @GouletPens

The good folks at Goulet Pens have very graciously provided two sets of the new Lamy Special Edition Pacific AL-Star and ink. One __pen comes with a Fine nib, the other __pen with an extra-fine nib. The Pacific is a beautiful turquoise blue aluminum pen that is the the brand’s 2017 color. These pens usually sell out quickly, and they almost never come back again, so this is an exciting giveaway. This giveaway ends on 18 February 2017 at 11:59PM

In addition to the pen and ink, I will be providing each winner (there will be two) with an Inky Fingers Notebook Variety Pack in their choice of Pocket size or Traveler’s Size.

By way of reminder about pen Habit Giveaways through Rafflecopter:

• You only have to do one of the types of entry listed below to be entered, not all of them.
• Each additional method (follows, emails, newsletter signups, etc) counts as 1 additional entry “ticket.”
• I verify every winner, so if you don’t follow instructions (e.g., when you post a comment you don’t answer the question, you don’t use the proper subject when you send your email entry, etc.) you will be disqualified. Usually every contest I have to disqualify the first two or three winners for not following the rules.
• Due to the volume of entries I get, I am unable to verify that entries worked or “went through” properly ahead of time.

And now for the Terms & Conditions:

Terms & Conditions: The prizes for this giveaway was provided free of charge by Goulet Pens and Inky Fingers LLC. Giveaway ends February 18, 2017 at 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be selected at random by Rafflecopter.com and verified by The Pen Habit. Winner will have 72 hours to respond before prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for shipping all prizes to the winner. Neither Goulet Pens nor The Pen Habit/Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for prizes that are not received by user. No purchase necessary to enter. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to The Pen Habit only. I do not share or sell personal information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner unless otherwise specified.

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A hidden nib imprint

Slip-cap eyedropper-fillers are common enough in black hard rubber, and it's not unusual to see examples in mottled. Red hard rubber is another story.

When this __pen came our way, it seemed possible that its maker could be identified by its details of construction, even though it was unmarked and carried a plain warranted nib. The cap with its circumferential groove looked somewhat Waterman-like, while the feed was not inconsistent with Aikin Lambert. The material, however, pointed in a different direction, as it was not a bright, clean orange but somewhat darker with black specks.

Identification ended up coming in an unexpected place: the underside of the nib, shown above. The imprint references  US patent 772193, issued October 11, 1904 to De Witt C. Van Valer, and assigned to Frazer & Geyer. The patent describes a method of giving a gold nib resilience by compression using dies and a hydraulic press, rather than the traditional hammer-tempering.

Frazer & Geyer (also referred to as "Frazer Geyer" in contemporary records) manufactured fountain pens under their own name, the "Lincoln" being one of their best-known models. But not all Frazer & Geyer pens were so marked. Most notably, Frazer & Geyer became the maker of  A. A. Waterman pens by 1901, when William G. Frazer and Hobart W. Geyer formed a separate partnership with Arthur A. Waterman, as A. A. Waterman Co. (see Chapman v. Waterman, 1917). Although some have written that Arthur A. Waterman was  forced out of the company by his partners in 1905, more recent research has shown that the dissolution of the partnership in May of that year was due instead to his partners' financial and legal issues. The Chapmans, who had been lending money to Frazer and Geyer, ended up taking over their interests in settlement, including both the Frazer & Geyer Company, and Frazer and Geyer's position in the A. A. Waterman Co.

So how to classify our pen? While it is closely connected with A. A. Waterman, calling it one is more than a bit of a stretch. Frazer & Geyer it will have to be -- though there is no telling whether it was made before or after the Chapmans took over the company. I'm inclined to after, however, judging from the contours of the cap and barrel. The __pen is clearly modeled on the market leader, the Waterman 12, but on the version made towards the end of the decade and later, with flatter and less domical ends. And while we are discussing A. A. Waterman's copying of Waterman designs, I should also mention a couple of Waterman 20 clones that Dick Johnson sold many years ago, both of A. A. Waterman (Frazer & Geyer) manufacture.

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Currently Inked #30 | 7 February 2017

This episode of Currently Inked is sponsored by Vanness Pens at http://vanness1938.com. Head there for all your fountain pen, ink, and paper needs. Now featuring specialty nib sizes of the limited edition Aurora 88 Sole and the new Lamy AL-Star Pacific Blue.

• 5:04 – How do you find vintage pens online, and what warning signs do you look for to avoid duds?
  • Flexinibpens.com
  • PeytonStreetPens.com
• 8:30 – Have you ever used Twiss pens?
• 9:10 – Currently Inked #1: Stylo-Art Negoro w/ Franklin-Christoph Urushi Red
• 11:30 – Currently Inked #2 – Parker Vacumatic Oversize Golden Pearl w/ Waterman Inspired Blue
• 13:45 – My wooden __pen case came with packets of activated carbon and silica gel. Would you keep these? Would they hurt the pens?
• 15:55 – My handwriting quality varies based on the pens and inks I use. Have you noticed the same thing?
• 18:00 – Sponsor Spotlight – Vanness Pens
  • Lamy AL-Star Pacific
  • Aurora 88 Sole
• 22:00 – Currently Inked #3 – Platinum 3776 Celluloid Jade w/ Caran d’Ache Grand Canyon
• 23:20 –  Currently Inked #4 – Mango __pen w/ Robert Oster Fire & Ice
• 25:15 – A bit of self-promotion – Pens for Sale, Inky Fingers Notebooks
• 27:05 – Can you recommend some pens with wider grips?
• 29:50 – What makes paper fountain pen friendly?
• 34:25 – My Monteverde Impressa won’t fill up properly. Any idea why?
• 36:05 – Currently Inked #5 – Franklin Christoph 45 Italian Ice w/ F-C Philly Show Orange
• 37:35 – Currently Inked #6 – Montegrappa Linea NeroUno w/ Montblanc Lucky Orange
• 42:30 – What’s your preference for storing inked fountain pens?
• 44:15 – What is your opinion about Lamy Inks, particularly considering the price difference between different inks?

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Xezo Eternal Flame Giveaway

I’m very excited to be kicking off what promised to be a veritable flurry of giveaways here on The __pen Habit.  The first __pen up on the block is this lovely Xezo Eternal Flame fountain pen. You can read my review of it here. This pen was provided by the good folks at Xezo USA for review and giveaway and comes with a lovely fine steel nib and its original packaging. This giveaway will be active through 11:59PM PST on Valentine’s Day: February 14, 2017.

The winner will also be receive their choice of an Inky Fingers notebook variety pack in either Pocket Notebook or Traveler’s Notebook size.

As a reminder about Pen Habit Giveaways through Rafflecopter:

• You only have to do one of the types of entry listed below, not all of them.
• Each entry type (follows, emails, newsletter signups, etc) counts as 1 additional “ticket.”
• I verify every winner, so if you don’t follow instructions (e.g., when you post a comment you don’t answer the question, you don’t use the proper subject when you send your email entry, etc.) you will be disqualified. Usually every contest I have to disqualify the first two or three winners for not following the rules.
• Due to the volume of entries I get, I am unable to verify that entries worked or “went through” properly ahead of time.

And now for the Terms & Conditions:

Terms & Conditions: The prizes for this giveaway was provided free of charge by Xezo USA and Inky Fingers LLC. Giveaway ends February 14, 2017 at 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be selected at random by Rafflecopter.com and verified by The Pen Habit. Winner will have 72 hours to respond before prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for shipping all prizes to the winner. Neither Xezo USA nor The Pen Habit/Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for prizes that are not received by user. No purchase necessary to enter. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to The Pen Habit only. I do not share or sell personal information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner unless otherwise specified.

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A re-imprinted Duofold Senior

The Parker Duofold Senior shown above has several unusual features, all of which would seem to be old and original. Capped, the __pen appears to be a completely standard Mandarin from around 1927.

The nib, however, is a Lucky Curve #7 of the sort found on Senior-sized non-Duofold pens of the pre-streamline era. It sits atop a Vacumatic-era comb feed. Comb feeds are often found retrofitted to Duofolds originally equipped with "spearhead" Lucky Curve feeds, but with either an original Duofold nib, or with an arrow-imprint nib marked on the heel with a star to denote the Duofold guarantee. One just doesn't see #7 Lucky Curve nibs used as replacements.

This all makes more sense upon examination of the barrel, which bears two imprints. One is the expected later 1920s Lucky Curve imprint, which has largely been polished away. The other is the typical 1930s one-line generic Parker imprint with no model name, which only shows modest wear and is clearly legible. The __pen can best be characterized as a downgraded Duofold Senior, assembled from surplus parts to be sold without the Duofold name or guarantee. Given the comb feed and the lack of a date code on the barrel, this assembly likely took place around 1933-34.

Other downgraded Duofolds are known; a pristine Lapis Blue Senior set was sold at an Ohio pen show auction a few years ago, if I remember correctly, though that pen bore but a single barrel imprint, with the Lucky Curve banner but without the Duofold name. And a double-imprinted Big Red was the topic of discussion some years back in one of the online forums. Such pens are rare, though, so this Mandarin is a welcome discovery.

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Xezo Architect / J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre Giveaway

For the first giveaway of 2017, we have a trio of prices.

First, thanks to the good folks at Xezo, we are giving away this lovely Architect Azure Blue FM fountain pen. Featuring a lovely octagonal design highlighted with a guilloche base and a rich, Mediterranean blue lacquer finish, this limited edition __pen features a smooth, steel medium nib, and comes with a converter.

Next, thanks to the wonderful folks at Execlair, the US distributor for J. Herbin, Rhodia, Clairfontaine, and several other fine stationery brands, we have a full, unopened bottle of J. Herbin’s 1670 ink, Caroube de Chypre. This lovely chocolate brown ink is loaded with gold shimmering particles.

Finally, we’ll be including an Inky Fingers notebook variety pack in either Pocket Notebook or Traveler’s Notebook size.

As a reminder about __pen Habit Giveaways through Rafflecopter:

• You only have do one of the types of entry listed below, not all of them.
• Each entry type (follows, emails, newsletter signups, etc) counts as 1 additional “ticket.”
• I verify every winner, so if you don’t follow instructions (e.g., when you post a comment you don’t answer the question, you don’t use the proper subject when you send your email entry)
• Due to the volume of entries I get, I am unable to verify that entries worked or “went through” properly ahead of time.

And now for the Terms & Conditions:

Terms & Conditions: The prizes for this giveaway was provided free of charge by Xezo USA, Exaclair, and Inky Fingers LLC. Giveaway ends January 29, 2017 at 11:59 PM PDT. Winners will be selected at random by Rafflecopter.com and verified by The Pen Habit. Winner will have 72 hours to respond before prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for shipping all prizes to the winner. Neither Xezo USA, Exaclair, nor The Pen Habit/Inky Fingers LLC will be responsible for prizes that are not received by user. No purchase necessary to enter. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to The Pen Habit only. I do not share or sell personal information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner unless otherwise specified.

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