Well, this is certainly a surprise, especially after reading Joe Van Cleave’s blog post where he discusses his reasons for liking his old Alphasmart Neo. I’ve had a pair of Alphasmart Danas for a few years and have liked them quite a lot, but they tend to eat through batteries faster than I’d like when […]
Category: Thrift Store Fountain/Dip Pens
The Joy of Vintage Fountain Pen Daily Drivers…
Surprises in a $1.99 Bag-O-Pens & Pencils: Mont Blanc?
Pencast: 99 Cent Mont Blanc Ink and 1920’s Conklin Endura
Pencast: 1920’s Conklin Endura, My Great-Grandfather’s Fountain Pen
A Steampunk DJ Desk, Adventures in GPS Hacking and a Pen & Ink report
New Print-Friendliness at the Typewriter Database, plus recent finds.
From the $3.99 Bag-O-Fountain Pens: 1960’s Platignum “Silverline”
Other stuff I photographed today, which is why my good camera is at the Press Room right now. :P
Thrift store Gods provide inky goodness, and the Ghosts of The Past.
Here’s the links: http://www.pnas.org/content/95/26/15861.full http://www.google.com/patents/US3951134
Jackalopes, Yashica Electro 35 G and Ink Sacs & Shellac
I’ve been on the lookout for a couple of specific Rangefinder cameras lately: specifically an Olympus PEN half-frame 35mm (NotAgain has one, it’s a fantastically tiny and handy), and a Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder. Today I found one for lunch money in practically factory-new condition at Goodwill. I about fell over when I saw it […]
Pencast 2: New feature at the Typewriter Database
Pencast: 1950’s Esterbrook J “Double Jewel” Fountain Pen
http://www.esterbrook.net/j3.shtml http://www.richardspens.com/ref/repair/sac_replacement.htm http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/84932-how-to-clean-a-fountain-pen-fully/