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Introduction In 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 … Read more
I think of all the fountain pens we currently stock at Knight’s Writing Company, Kaweco are among my favourite. While I love the awesome feeling of writing with an amazing Staedtler Lignum, not everyone has $280 to spend on a fountain pen. Kaweco are extremely good value for the price and I always carry an … Read more
It’s been a few weeks since I managed to write any new blog posts! I have been travelling through western USA and now I’m in U.K. on business. Rest assured we will be back to normal within the month and we will also be at Scriptus Toronto on October 30th. We hope to see you there! The Waterman Expert … Read more
Kaweco’s AL Sport and DIA 2 premium fountain pens hit the spot as far as I’m concerned! But there is one of their pens I have been wanting to take a look at for a long time. The Brass Wave Liliput. Kaweco’s Liliput fountain pens are touted as being some of the smallest fountain pens … Read more
The Waterman Pen Company was founded in 1884 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman. Waterman was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen that we love so much and use to this day. The patent for his fountain pen design was given in 1884 and he worked on the design for ten … Read more
Having a leaky pen is one of the most frustrating problems that a fountain pen enthusiast can have! But equally as annoying is bad ink flow. It’s happened to me, a few customers and it’s bound to happen to you at one time or another. Your perfect pen ceases to write the way it used … Read more