San Francisco Pen Show 2024 Highlights (via Olive Octopus). Lisa has an excellent, and very comprehensive, recap of the 2024 San Francisco Pen Show. I had wanted to get there to peruse the glass pens myself, but life intervened.
2024 Commonwealth Pen Show (via Line Variation). This month, the Commonwealth Pen Show reconvened after a year off, in a new venue and with a two-day schedule.
Visit to NBC Stationery and Gifts (Raffles City outlet) in Singapore (via Inkredible Colours). Stationery travelogue alert!
Pelikan’s TintenTurm Open Day 2024 (via Bleistift). Pelikan has an “Ink Tower”? And it’s periodically open? Bucket list.
An Accidental Montblanc Addition (via A Gathering of Curiosities). Yes, modern Montblanc is pricey, but you can still find amazing value (and excellent nibs) in the older not-quite-yet-vintage pens.
Industrial Strength Storage from NFP Design (via Figboot on Pens). NFP Design makes excellent storage options at reasonable price, but this one might be a bit overkill for my needs. :)
Modern Capless… The New Nahvalur Eclipse (via Figboot on Pens). David does a fairly extensive walkthrough of the latest Nahvalur release, a capless pen with a unique design.
I Like Mechanical Pencils, Too (via Rachel’s Reflections). There’s a strong mechanical pencil contingent out there in the fountain pen community.
White Bear Pens Echo Fountain Pen Review (via Pen Addict - Sarah). I have yet to pick up a White Bear Pen by Mikayla, but I have it on the list for next year’s pen show circuit!
Pen Review: Teranishi Guitar Glass Pen with Cap (Aurora Long in Jelly Blue) (via Well-Appointed Desk). Another shout out for glass pens, whose popularity is increasing in the U.S. after really taking off in Japan.
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog I reviewed a couple of newly arrived products, including the Kakimori Object Index Cedar Pocket Pen, which is a new take on the woodcase needle-tip ballpionts in a more compact size. I also did a comparison post between the Kakimori Metal Dip Nibs and the Tom’s Studio One-Dip Nib.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
Most of the Object Index product line arrived this week, along with the Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pens in the new Clear finish and the Pilot E95s pocket pens in Black. We’ve also fully restocked on all colors of Pilot Iroshizuku inks in both bottles and cartridges, and have some remaining stock of the recently re-released T.G.S. x Sunderland Machine Works pens, with the matte black bead-blasted finish, red section, and DLC Clip. Finally, Many thanks to everyone who visited us in the shop this weekend! Every week we see more new faces. Please keep checking this page for updated hours and details on how to visit by appointment if you can’t come by Friday and Saturday.
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