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  • Lamy Linea Fountain Pen ReviewLamy Linea Fountain Pen Review
    The Lamy Linea is an aluminium-bodied fountain pen with an interesting herringbone pattern. It takes standard Lamy converters and cartridges and standard Lamy nibs. This pen has many similarities with the pur, the st and the Logo, so let’s start there before going on to the differences. All but the highest end of the Lamy range use ...
  • Parker 45 Harlequin Quick LookParker 45 Harlequin Quick Look
    In an article asking why vintage pens aren’t more popular, Jonathon Deans suggested the Parker 45 might be a good starter pen. I agree: they’re good value and easily found on eBay, they’re simply made and therefore reliable, and they use Parker’s cartridges and converters, still available to buy new. I have three and wrote about ...
  • OHTO Rook Fountain Pen ReviewOHTO Rook Fountain Pen Review
    OHTO make the pen that got me into all this in the first place and some decent mechanical pencils, too. Their fountain pens, though, have a mixed reputation. I was able to get this pen at a discount thanks to Cult Pens’ support of the site. These are my own honest opinions. Price: £9 (UK) $16.50 ...
  • Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment Drawing Pen ReviewFaber-Castell Ecco Pigment Drawing Pen Review
    Faber-Castell is better known for the Pitt drawing pen but if you look hard enough you can find this alternative: the Ecco Pigment Liner. I was able to get this pen at a discount thanks to Cult Pens’ support of the site. These are my own honest opinions. Price: £2.80 (UK) Tip size options: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, ...
  • Namisu Nova Fountain Pen ReviewNamisu Nova Fountain Pen Review
    The Namisu Nova was born of a successful Kickstarter and is now available to buy. Namisu are a British company and that, sadly, is rare when it comes to fountain pens, so I’ve been particularly interested in seeing what they’re doing. The Nova is Namisu’s second pen. It’s available with several barrel and nib options. I ...