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  • Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Fountain Pen ReviewVisconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Fountain Pen Review
    I change my mind too often to have a true grail pen but a posh Visconti of some kind has been consistently on my wish list. None of them are cheap and I had to sell quite a few pens to be able to afford this one. Despite having gathered the funds by selling other ...
  • Silvine Exercise Notebook ReviewSilvine Exercise Notebook Review
    Silvine is a ubiquitous brand in the UK and has been for years. I remember having stacks of red Silvine notebooks as a kid. More recently than that ancient past, Silvine have brought out a series of high quality notebooks that pay homage to what turns out to be six generations of notebook making. The ...
  • Cleo Skribent ‘Skribent’ Fountain Pen ReviewCleo Skribent ‘Skribent’ Fountain Pen Review
    The Skribent is Cleo Skribent’s premium pen. It comes with an 18k gold nib and a premium price tag. This pen has been lent to the United Inkdom team by Write Here. Thank you to Write Here for their generosity. These are my honest opinions. Price: £299 Filling method: cartridge/converter Barrel options: black with gold trim (this one), black ...
  • Pelikan M805 Fountain Pen ReviewPelikan M805 Fountain Pen Review
    The (relatively) more affordable Pelikan fountain pens have long been a favourite of mine. The M205 is a lovely pen, particularly with the gold nib upgrade. This caused me to long for one of the significantly less affordable models. I was lucky enough to be lent a blue M805 and immediately fell in love with ...
  • BN Works Twiist Pen Review and GiveawayBN Works Twiist Pen Review and Giveaway
    BN Works are a Taipei based company that makes ballpoint and rollerball pens. They asked me if I’d like to review their new Twiist pen and I said I would. These are my own honest opinions on this pen. As always, I don’t keep review samples and so am giving this away. Details at the end ...