Monthly Archives: May 2013

100 Years Young – Happy Birthday Sheaffer

100 Years Young – Happy Birthday Sheaffer

This month The Sheaffer Pen Company celebrated its centenary, the American pen brand has become one of the most well know across the world – a name synonymous with pens and in particular the fountain pen. In the beginning It all started in 1907 when jeweller Walter. A Sheaffer invented…
Sailor “Spring Under the Stars” maki-e pen

Sailor “Spring Under the Stars” maki-e pen

Japanese artists and master craftsmen are renown world-wide for their skill and artistry.  None more so than the Master Craftsmen that hand-craft the famous Sailor nibs, demand for which is currently exceeding their ability to manufacture and resulting in a waiting time for these hand-crafted masterpieces.  Unlike machines, the Master…