A penchant for pens and inks
Pilot’s iconic Capless pen has spawned many copies, some blatant, others with a slightly different take. This review compares the Pilot Capless pen with the copycats Majohn A1 and Jinhao 10. The capless pens I chose were a Pilot Capless 2021 LE Black Ice (F), a Majohn A1 Black Fishscale (EF), and a Jinhao 10 Gradient Blue (EF).
October 14th was my bi-annual pilgrimage to the London Pen Show. These days, having so many pens and inks, I mostly go for the social, catching up with friends and fellow pen enthusiasts. But, temptation is never far away at the LPS. Stopping by John Sanderson’s stall, Silverburl Pens, I succumbed. Of course I did! Why wouldn’t I? John makes lovely pens from beautiful materials, so I fell at virtually the first hurdle (I had been there, oh, all of 15 minutes) and picked up this beauty.
I am shocked to note that it’s been quite a while since I wrote a post here, Life has been rather busy of late and, as I’m sure you know, things tend to fall by the wayside as a result. Anyway, I’m back and I am reviewing the widely acclaimed Platinum #3776 Century. which has been in production since 1978. The #3776, as you probably know, refers to the height of Mount Fuji in Japan.
The Shibui North Kitsune pen is a new model from Ruth Bolton. This cylindrical aluminium rod featuring a geometric pattern pays homage to Japanese design. The Kitsune is named after the mythical Japanese nine-tailed fox, for reasons that are not immediately clear. There does not appear to be anything vulpine, mythical or nine-tailed about the pen itself. However, the Shibui North logo does feature a fox, so the name is not totally off the wall. Continue reading “A Fox in the Hand”
Cult Pens Coronation ink is a surprising choice of colour. You will be familiar with Royal Blue and Imperial Purple, but Coronation Red? That’s a new one, especially with a blue shimmer. What is one to make of that?
Kaweco Sport pens come in a wide range of colours, with special editions released regularly. These two recent offerings are from the limited edition Kaweco Collection 2022, both in blue. The first is a turquoise, aluminium AL Sport model in “Iguana Blue”. The other is the pastel, plastic Classic Sport in “Mellow Blue”.
The Lamy 2000, or Lamy 2k as it is frequently known, is highly regarded amongst pen connoisseurs and widely considered to be an essential part of any respectable pen collection. To be fair, this model would not still be available on the retail market after over 55 years if wasn’t a good pen.
The Kaweco Original is the subject of today’s review, well, two of them, in fact. The 060 and the 250, which whilst they look almost identical, they are subtly different. The Kaweco Original 060 has a dainty Bock #5 EF nib and the 250 came with a heftier Bock #6 B. Finished in a stealthy matte black and supplied in a black and grey tin box, these do look like a class act.
The Notorie Notebook is an A5 ring bound, lined notebook made with premium recycled paper. It has a colourful and eye-catching card cover and 140 pages (70 sheets). It is the latest review item to land on my desk so let’s see how it performed…
The Stipula Etruria is made from a rather beautiful golden brown resin, which has a pleasing quality of depth and variety of tone. This review model is fitted with a 1.1mm Italic nib. Continue reading “Honeyed Words”
