Category Archives: j herbin

two gentlemen from the same era – pelikan 100n & montblanc 136

Posted on 1 February 2013 by

Simple, refined beauty from the time fountain pens were cherished tools. Very few adornments – just exquisite shape, materials and attention to function. Both come from, roughly, the same era and were probably made in the mid-1940s and came to … Continue reading →

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Professor Jung & Ms Moore

Posted on 1 September 2012 by

Nightly writings with Ms Moore – the pen equivalent to the little black dress. Springy nib suitable for letters and poetry. The ink is J Herbin Ambre de Birmanie.

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