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New Pen Corrects You As You Write

New Pen Corrects You As You Write

February 9, 2013 ♦
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Learning to write is a challenging time in a child’s life which is full of trial, error and often the time and dedication of several adults too. Innovative parents Falk and Mandy Wolsky gave this whole process much thought whilst helping their own son on his writing journey, and have…
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Why Celluloid?

November 15, 2012 ♦
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Celluloid is widely hailed as the resin material for pens, but why? Celluloid and hard rubber or ‘ebonite’ were the first plastic materials to be used in pen making. Ebonite is natural latex rubber, which has been mixed with sulphur and heat-treated so that it loses it’s ‘rubbery-ness’ and becomes…
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The Sailor Cross Emperor – Amazing!

The Sailor Cross Emperor – Amazing!

November 2, 2012 ♦
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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…
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Lamy – is it red?

Lamy – is it red?

November 2, 2012 ♦
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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…
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Monthy Prize Draw Results

July 30, 2010 ♦
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Each month we run a prize draw for anyone who has been kind enough to write a review of us on reviews.co.uk. One reviewer is randomly chosen to win a £50 voucher to spend on thepencompany.live Winners in reverse chronology: November 2018: V walker October 2018: F Reid September 2018:…
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