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We recently updated our collection of Noodler’s Ink fountain pens on the Knight’s Writing Company website. Although we don’t have a vast selection to choose from, what we have are popular with customers.Noodler’s Ink produces fun fountain pens that have their place in the world, but they are a different beast compared to Kaweco, Waterman, … Read more
One of the new brands of ink that we stocked in recent times was Monteverde. The 30ml bottles come in a range of bright and vivid colours and are packaged in attractive bottles. Being a fan of blue-black ink I filled up with exactly that and was happily surprised with the performance of the ink. … Read more
IntroductionI’ll be the first to admit that I keep dropping the ball on the blog over the last couple of months. We’ve been very busy since the beginning of the year (the chess store as well) and my blog schedule keeps getting pushed back. I’ve resolved to try to change this and I certainly have … Read more
IntroductionWe finally stock Lamy! For me this is quite a hefty statement. It’s taken us over a year to be able to have these wonderful pens and inks in stock and the biggest problem I have is stopping myself from stealing them off the shelf. We have bottled inks as well as Safari, Vista and AL-star fountain … Read more
IntroductionIn late 2016 we started to shop around for new fountain pen brands to bring to Knight’s Writing Company in the New Year. We had discussions with several manufacturers and distributors. We were researching the possibility of bringing in Conklin when a strange turn of events re-introduced us to a company we had approached around two years … Read more
There is nothing like using bottled ink with your fountain pen! Cartridges are easy and convenient but at the end of the day you should still clean and maintain your pen to give you a great writing experience.Using cartridges won’t guarantee ink free hands so don’t be afraid to try bottles. It doesn’t have to be … Read more