Hello from Chester

[RWS]

Hello from the beautiful Roman city of Chester in North West England.

I have always been interested in fountain pens, going back to when my family ran a stationery shop in the 1970s. My interest has been re-awakened recently and I have made a few purchases.

My collection runs to around 70 pens, and like a lot of people I don't get enough oportunities to use them in everyday life. At the start of this year I started to change pen every week, photographing and cataloguing the new pen as I fill it. So it will take me over a year to record all my pens, not counting new arrivals.

Currently favourite writer - Lamy 2000
Most cherished pen - Jack Row Mirage
Most surprising pen - Jinhao 993 Shark - it really is a good pen for £3