Re: What got you interested in fountain pens?
- From: "me, the name i call myself" <chgosatrap@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:26:34 -0600
The nuns, and Sheaffer Peacock Blue ink with that awful pen in the blister
pack. 99 cents when I was growing up.
diane
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Bruce Grembowski <grembowski@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> My interest in modern fountain pens began after reading an article about
> them in Cigar Afficianado. My first pen was a Waterman Expert II in black
> lacquer and gold, purchased around 1996. It cured my cramps from writing
> problem reports while I was in mini-computer operations.
>
> I was exposed to vintage fountain pens after reading a copy of a Zoss list
> post from my boss. In it, Tom was telling someone, in great detail, how to
> unsubscribe from the list. It went on for about three or four paragraphs
> and was quite humorous. However, it did let me know about the existence of
> vintage fountain pen collecting, and I've been hooked since 2006.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Grembowski
>
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