Category: Pen review

Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Fountain Pen Review

30 May 2018 By ian

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 […]

Cleo Skribent ‘Skribent’ Fountain Pen Review

9 May 2018 By ian

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 […]

Pelikan M805 Fountain Pen Review

2 May 2018 By ian

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 Giveaway

25 April 2018 By ian

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 […]

Divine Design Eyedropper Fountain Pen Review

18 April 2018 By ian

Divine Design have been around since 2003 but I only heard of them recently when Scribble offered to send me their Eyedropper pen to try. Their tag line is ‘Presents with future’ which is a lovely concept. Price: €33 plus VAT if you’re in the UK (about £34 as of April 2018) – nib not […]