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Endless Observer – ink tests of another kind.

On January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 By chawm

I have used fountain pens all my life. And when, unconsciously, you pick up your pen every time you want to write something, you end up being less finicky about complements like ink or paper. You do grow deep-rooted likes and dislikes, in your subconscious you may even grow antipathies

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Muhammad Ilyas Khan talks about his lifelong passion for the fountain pen and about the fountainpen loving community in neighbouring Pakistan

On March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 By chawm

I am Muhammad Ilyas Khan. I belong to Southern part of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa province (Distt. Lakki Marwat). I am a retired bureaucrat and am now settled in Pak Capital – Islamabad. I speak, read and write in more than seven languages including English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Dari and

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John Culmer – three decades of restoring masterpieces!

On February 5, 2022 By chawm

John Culmer has been repairing and restoring fountain pens for over thirty years, having acquired the skill from his father Charlie. John’s skill is such that his services are recommended by Parker and Waterman. Today, although the Peel Pen Shop (London) retail store location has now closed, John still repairs

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Sripal Jain, Makoba: Fountain pens, markets and the new normal

On October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 By chawm

Makoba feels that the best is yet to come, gets ready to reap the rewards on the other side of the pandemic Inked happiness: Before everything else, what does Makoba mean? How old is the ecommerce platform? What attracted you to the world of writing accessories? How has the journey

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Dilip Doshi and Lamy – match-winners from both ends!

On May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 By chawm

Dilip Doshi. The very name conjures staccato black and white images of a packed Eden Gardens, men in flannels battling it out against the visitors, with the tricolour fluttering far away in time, as if, on the giant screen of a cinema hall from a lost era. Images of a

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Fountain Pen Groups – have they lost their purpose of bringing FP lovers together? (Part 3)

On September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 By chawm

Fountain Pen Groups – what ails them? What medicine do you prescribe? The caveat up front. I am only trying to raise an issue that afflicts all of us. There is no intention of pointing fingers at any one Fountain Pen Group or person in particular, leave alone a desire