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The rare and coveted Montblanc Compressor - demystified! Well to some extent at least :) The compressor had a pneumatic filling system that was made...

Awww... it's not so fun when the shoe's on the other foot, is it?

No, its a Waterman blue

Thanks for, not just verifying, but actually being the cause of what a waste of time this subforum is. You should watch the Monty Python skit......

You would think that wouldn’t be a challenge for a politician with almost 5 decades of experience, and his hand picked seasoned staff, pitted against...

Thanks for the insight, Ron Z. I had thought to include medium nibs so that my search would be wider. In my case I was looking for a specific...

Don't forget that Trump obstructed Biden's ability to hit the ground running by blocking his (and his staff) access to many meetings/briefings. I...

Baystate blue?

You could also take whatever size nib and have it retipped and reground. Not an inexpensive proposition, but not horribly cost prohibitive either.

Double sigh :( My mini collection of myus (including a white stripe gifted to me a long time ago) were stolen, I suspect by someone who had no idea...

Plenty of very cheap Mentmores on ebay UK at the moment - you could just get a junker pen and swap the nib in? It's usually the most effective way to...

Whilst thrashing around in search of these particular rare Jotter Harlequins………. ( I spend most of my time hunting down the rarest of Parker...

Pen is still available

Due to the pandemic I finally got round to reading Agatha Christie's "10 Indians". A great detective story like any other written by Christie :) Also...

Welcome. :)

Thanks! They should use them more.

It may be simplistic but my thinking is that if you know how things go together you have a little more sympathy as to how they work.

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

Very interesting. Thanks for posting