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This post is second in a series about the technical aspects of fountain pens. — by Tracy McCusker
In an effort to educate readers about fountain pens, I have embarked on a series of articles about their technical aspects. In last week’s article, I listed the three factors that affect the writing experience with . . . → Read More: An Examination of Feeds and Ink in Fountain Pens For the next several posts we will be featuring guest blogger Tracy McCusker.Tracy is an avid pen buff & unrepentant word-slinger. Fascinated with pens from a young age, she converted to fountain pens in 2000 after being introduced to the Parker Frontier and Parker Vector. Today her pen collection numbers in the hundreds. Tracy is . . . → Read More: Tis the Season — A Penaholic’s Gift Guide to Luxury Pens Montblanc John Lennon Pen It’s Halloween and that means tricks, treats and getting dressed up as your favorite character. As the father of two small children, I understand the value of a well conceived and executed costume. I understand the amount of thought and ingenuity it takes . . . → Read More: Montblanc, Cross, Acme and Visconti Present: Costume Ideas Year of the Dragon Fountain Pen Every craftsman needs great tools to perform, create, design and produce. This is true of all professions from musicians to carpenters. And although high quality tools cannot make an untrained craftsman an immediate success at their craft, it does allow them to move about in their field unhindered and . . . → Read More: Rickenbacker and Cross Year of the Dragon Pens Roughly two weeks before Christmas in 1963 the evening news reported on a musical phenomenon that was keeping the residents of the United Kingdom jumping and dancing all day and all night long. It was a musical group of 4 young men from Liverpool who had cut their musical chops on skiffle and transformed into . . . → Read More: Acme Beatles Pen Collection The Namiki pen company is the original name of the company that would eventually become Pilot. However, the company re-emerged under the name Namiki to produce a different line of high quality pens. The company is named after the founder Ryosuke Namiki. Namiki designs and pen products are made out of the Pilot factory in . . . → Read More: Namiki Pens Montblanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Fountain Pen Stainless Steel II When you talk about fine writing instruments it’s hard to find any quality better than Montblanc Writing Instruments. These phenomenal pens come from a company that rewrote the book on what a fountain pen should embody. Their designs are famous for their versatility and artisanal qualities . . . → Read More: Montblanc Fountain Pens Viscontti Declaration of Independence Fountain Pen On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee, a Virginia delegate, stood up in the Continental Congress and proposed to his peers a resolution that would contain three distinct ideas; to declare the colonies independent; to prepare a plan to join all the states under one law and to . . . → Read More: Red, White and Blue Memorial day is a great holiday. Not only is it a day of remembrance for those who have died in the service of the United States of America, but its also a three day weekend, reserved for family and friends. In my part of the county, Memorial Day Weekend means outdoor grilling, story-telling, lawn-darts and . . . → Read More: Parker Pens: Trifecta of Excellence If you’re looking for gift ideas for your soon to be graduated college student then let me be the first to tell you that you have come to the right place. Over the last few weeks, Executive Essentials has gathered some of our favorite pens and talked a little about the unique qualities they contain. . . . → Read More: College Graduation Gift Ideas : For Him, For Her. |
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