The fountain pen’s yellow gold-coated clip is designed in the shape of a sheaf of wheat, and the handcrafted 18-karat gold nib is embellished with an apropos engraving. The pattern on the top ...

For collectors and enthusiasts at the London Pen Show, the finest writing instruments can cost thousands of dollars. As one ...

Joseph Gillott, an English inventor, developed a machine in 1831 to produce steel pen nibs which could be inserted into a wooden handle. By 1850, one of his factories alone was producing 180 ...

It is the love for fountain pens that made me replicate alpona — an art form intrinsic to Bengal’s cultural heritage — on paper. It is fascinating to know the several types of metals used to make the ...

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At which point, in the mode of 20th-century American Judaism, he received a fountain pen. Yes, such was the importance ...

The XP-Pen Magic Drawing Pad impresses with a beautifully textured screen, pleasingly charge-free stylus and tempting price tag.

This tablet comes with six customizable shortcut keys, a battery-free stylus and digital eraser, and eight replacement pen nibs. Consider this student-friendly tablet if you are taking an art ...

to calligraphers looking to breathe new life into the ancient art of letter writing – countless individuals still prefer using a classic fountain pen to a ballpoint or biro. With the nib ...