“Since its beginning, the Maiora company has been licensed to use the Nettuno 1911 trademark, the oldest Italian trademark for fountain pens, registered back in 1911,” Marino explains about ...

A fine fountain pen is a lifetime companion, but even a well-engineered, low-cost refillable rollerball should be desirable enough to make you want to keep it around. Here’s our guide to the ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

Seeing demand for fountain pens shrink in the commercial market around the mid-1980s, Yamamoto’s father, now 81, hit upon the idea of producing tailor-made items to survive. Yamamoto initially ...

Fountain pens are a joy to write with and a chance to show off your penmanship. They demonstrate a passion for tradition and craftsmanship and certainly aren’t just for elderly, rich ...

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. "The last time I looked at his online list, it said my order would be ready in 95 weeks," the ...