Articles Written By: Alan Gill

When we started selling pens on-line, James, Tom and I decided that we wanted to give potential customers as much information about the products as we could.  On the understanding that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, we thought that it would be a good idea to provide as…

Japanese artists and master craftsmen are renown world-wide for their skill and artistry.  None more so than the Master Craftsmen that hand-craft the famous Sailor nibs, demand for which is currently exceeding their ability to manufacture and resulting in a waiting time for these hand-crafted masterpieces.  Unlike machines, the Master…

To those of us used to a fountain pen and the standard nib, the Sailor Naginata nibs are a revelation, and none more so than the Naginata Cross Emperor. Instead of the standard two prongs or tines, with a slit between as with a normal nib, the writing tip of…

Lamy have always been quite reserved on the colour front, tending to stick with blacks and grey metallics in the main. Occasionally they bring out something different and often rather good, but usually only as a ‘limited production’ item, such as the yearly Safari fountain pen in it’s limited production…