A mechanical, not unpleasant buzz ran underneath the constant talk of vermilion ink and vintage Watermans. The sound came from grinding, as craftspeople shaped fountain pen nibs for customers.

He also manufactures a few models of ballpoint and rollerball pens for those who decline to dive into the retro era of refillable ink. The metal nib makes the fountain pen distinct from all other ...

The ink refills are smaller than those in a regular ... pens that you might keep at your desk. And though we love fountain pens, that’s a whole can of worms we’re saving for another time.

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

Fountain pen collectors don’t all go after super-expensive ... The only drawback would be for someone who prefers a traditional aesthetic or using ink cartridges. The TWSBIs are modern, but ...

“An absolutely beautiful ink,” Bernal said in a telephone interview. Long overshadowed by its ballpoint, gel and felt-tip rivals, the regal fountain pen, which has an internal reservoir for ...

Conventional dip pens typically had to be reloaded with ink by the end of each sentence. The fountain pen was invented in 1880 by an insurance salesman named Louis Edson Waterman. Before the ...

He bathes a nib in a bottle of blue-black ink and hands a fountain pen to a customer, who dashes off his signature. “Perfect,” the customer says. “It makes you want to write more.” ...