ARTICLE: India’s fountain pen history continues to be written by vintage shops, young fans seeking ‘a touch of elegance’

[misquitas]

An interesting article here:

 

India’s fountain pen history continues to be written by vintage shops, young fans seeking ‘a touch of elegance’

 

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3235465/indias-fountain-pen-history-continues-be-written-vintage-shops-young-fans-seeking-touch-elegance

 

Regards

 

[tommym]

Thanks for the link; Interesting article.

 

I wonder how many of us actually follow the advice given in the article?

 

"A fountain pen with blue ink should have its parts washed separately with water every 15 days, while a fountain pen with black ink should be washed every 10 days."

 

Tommy

[txomsy]

Not me, and that's for sure.

 

Thanks for the link to the article.

[matteob]

Looks interesting but paywalled…

[tommym]

1 hour ago, matteob said:

Looks interesting but paywalled…

 

The following link is not the same article but related, hopefully not paywalled.

 

The Pen Hospital in Kolkata will nurse your broken fountain pen back to full health | Vogue India

 

Tommy