Category Archives: lamy

review of J Herbin 1670 anniversary ink – iron oxide is the way to go

Posted on 1 April 2010 by lady dandelion

The cap is covered in real, red lacquer – that according to penandco is applied by hand. I was lucky and managed to open and close it without cracking all the  lovely red lacquer. Click on photos to view them … Continue reading →

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nib choices – now and then

Posted on 1 April 2010 by lady dandelion

Buying the Lamy 27 – which happened to have a medium oblique nib – made me fall in love with this kind of streamlined design from the sixties and the oblique that it was equipped with. An stubbish/italic kind of … Continue reading →

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