I haven’t read FPN for years but I’m still a reader of Fountain Pen Geeks though even it has become less relevant for me. There’s much less discussion of vintage pens than there used to be and that’s my area of interest. We vintage people seem to be in decline everywhere. Why complain about the lack of vintage articles when you could write them yourself you say? The short answer is been there, done that, on several boards over many years.

This blog, though will always be predominantly about vintage matters. If I can advise you about your old pens, just ask. It occurs to me to remind you that there are restoring and re-saccing guides here, for lever, button and leverless fillers. It’s the kind of thing that most people can tackle themselves with a minimum of materials and equipment. If this is the one and only re-saccing you’re ever likely to need, save yourself the investment and send it to an expert. The same goes for more complicated repairs. I recommend Eric Wilson in the UK and Ron Zorn (Main Street Pens) in the US.