Community Chat

[PINKdogWOOD]

I love fountain pens because they so remind me of my Father.  And THIS COLOR I choose to write in was his favorite color! 

Dad never used a ball point pen.  Every Sunday he sat at his desk and wrote, actually printed a letter to his parents who lived in OH, we were in NJ.  He had a beautiful pen, a chubbier one that was a light chestnut color.  I don't know what it was made of. It had one of those little levers on the barrel you pulled back to fill it.  I have no idea where he found this color ink but he always had it.

[ROMARY]

Gee, what a nice idea!  Any suggestions re: where to buy them at decent prices?   If and when I do find a fountain pen and various ink colors, I'll start my Christmas card writing early, all during next year.  'Little by little'...........

[Poodlepet2]

Many office supply stores carry nice fountain pens.  There is a catalogue by a company that specializes in them called Levanger.  There are probably other companies out there, but I am familiar with Levanger and I have ordered from them before.

They have designer pens in the four digit category, but they also have far less costly pens.

Poodlepet2

[Blahblahvampemer]

I love them, use them and collect them.  My only problem is that after decades of using a medium nib, I've started to prefer the fine.  This will be expensive, but a store in Atlanta offers deep discounts on their finest pens.  Mont Blanc at 40% off makes my month.

[GCR18]

I had one at one point.  No idea where I got it.  I remember it leaking.  That's my only experience.

[Lucky Duck]

Growing up we would get one present for Christmas.  I asked for a Parker fountain pen when I was in the 8th grade.  I was so happy to find it under the tree.  I still have it.

[Poodlepet2]

Lucky-it's funny that you mentioned that because ever since I read Sooner's post, I thought about Ann Frank and her diary entry on her birthday. She was thrilled to get a fountain pen!

Poodlepet2

[ValuSkr]

A fountain pen near me is a disaster waiting to happen.  I play it safe with ballpoint pens.

[hennypenny]

In sixth grade we had to have a fountain pen. I remember going to the store to select mine. It was pink, and I chose peacock ink.  

I still have my antique childhood desk and it has peacock ink stains in two of the cubby holes.

[libbyannE]

I always used one in my career. I no longer do because I am not writing by hand much or signing letters and memos. I started using them as a kid-- remember the Schaefer cartridge pens? -- and kept using fountain pens much of the time.