Greetings all, Just a brief note that the Dollar piston pens from Pakistan are now back in stock in all six 'flavors', and I've also received a 2nd order of the Camlin retractable pens from India. On the blog....'Painting' the line and Best Friends ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~in this issue * Camlin retractables restocked * Dollar pens restocked * On the blog...'Painting' the line...and Best Friends ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Camlin retractables restocked http://www.hisnibs.com/images/Indian/Camlin/CamlinRetractingGroup3.jpg These sold so quickly that I had to place a second order within a week...which has now arrived. The Camlin retractable fountain pen from India is a conversation starter the moment you take it out in public. The fun starts when you remove the cap to reveal....well....nothing! Not unlike the Monteverde DIVA in design, it's a bit more conventional in it's appearance. It's a slightly undersized pen that travels easily in pocket, purse or organizer, measuring 5" capped, 3-1/4" retracted, 4-1/2" with nib extended, and a full 5-3/8" with the cap posted. The design of the pen hearkens back to the turn of the last century, when safety fountain pens with retractable nibs were all the rage. Actual safety pens filled and sealed quite differently, but the retracting nib remains in the Camlin. Read more here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/camlin.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dollar pens restocked http://www.hisnibs.com/images/Indian/Dollar/DollarSolid717iGroup2.jpg "Got the pen! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!! P.S. The more I wander your site the more I like it. :) " M. R., Kokomo, IN "Norm -- just as note to let you know I received the burgundy Dollar pen and the black ink. The pen exceeds my expectations and lays ink to paper like a much more expensive pen. Its writing quality matches that of my more expensive pens: Pelikan, Parker, Namiki, etc." J. K., Evergreen Park, IL "Hi Norman, today I received the Dollar pens I ordered. What a great service: within one week, carefully packed! Nothing can beat this! I filled one of the pens with Private Reserve Sonic Blue....it gives smooth, wet lines and writing with this fountain pen is just pleasure all the time. Thank you for the nice note you enclosed and this marvelous writing material. When world economies would act the way you do, there wouldn't be a lack of confidence!" P. B., the Netherlands See them here.... - http://www.hisnibs.com/dollar.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the blog...'Painting' the line...and Best Friends If you ever wondered what was involved in creating the yellow line in a football broadcast, here's the answer. Unfortunately, my pleas to the video center to move the line a few inches went unheeded yesterday. My beloved Giants will not repeat as World Champions. (sniffle) Another blog entry from January 12th is a short video of two unusual Best Friends. See them both here... - http://hisnibs.blogspot.com Regards, Norman Haase His Nibs.com http://www.hisnibs.com Blog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.