This undated photo provided by the Goulet Pen Company shows a LAMY Vista fountain pen and drawing made with the pen by Adam Schultz. In our computerized age, the old-fashioned fountain pen _ all ...

At a nondescript store in Kolkata, India with worn-out glass cabinets flaunting elite fountain pens, Shahbaz Reyaz is busy with a surgery of sorts. He gingerly unscrews a fountain pen, then removes a ...

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. "The last time I looked at his online list, it said my order would be ready in 95 weeks," the ...

The increasing intrusion of all things digital into our lives could well be killing off many old crafts and objects that once were considered vital. Yet, it is the increased connectivity and ...

FOND DU LAC - You know that old fountain pen in the back of the desk drawer? The one behind the box of paper clips and Swingline stapler? Don’t throw it away. Old fountain pens have value, and new ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A former Arkansas art teacher turned his hobby of pen-making into a full-time passion and career. Shawn Newton, president of the Arkansas Pen Club, showed off his limited-edition ...

I have been a fan of the piston ink-filling system since I first discovered the pleasure of fountain pens. I will use an ink cartridge for ease—particularly when traveling—but my preference is for the ...

Valentine’s Day prompts an explosion of red in local retail stores, from candy boxes to fresh flowers, greeting cards to lingerie. Red, traditionally used for matters of the heart, also exudes a ...

While no longer objects of functional necessity, mechanical watches and fine writing instruments still appeal to those who appreciate obsessive craftsmanship and sophisticated style. Now, designer ...

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. "The last time I looked at his online list, it said my order would be ready in 95 weeks," the ...

"The last time I looked at his online list, it said my order would be ready in 95 weeks," the Indian-born author, most recently, of Gun Island, told me. Ghosh is willing to wait for his pen to arrive ...