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Vintage Indian ebonite – isn’t it time we celebrated our legacy?

On March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 By chawm

Vintage Indian ebonite fountain pens, anyone? “What is your greatest regret as a fountain pen collector?” asked the young lady who had come to take my interview. “Regret”? I heard myself mumbling far away, for her question had hit me straight in the solar plexus. “Fountain pen collecting, on