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I generally love pocket-sized ebonite pens. These pens are generally ED filling and non-fussy which make it a very good EDC pen. I came across Sreekumar's work in FPN and liked some of his models. The present model is a pocket-sized model from the Kim & Co , which he calls "Small". I will present the review by comparing it with another of my favourite pen- ASA Genius:

 

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DESIGN:

 

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The pen is traditional Indian design with a barrel which tapers gently. The cap is not flush with the barrel and the section is the traditional hourglass section. The hourglass section is more pronounced in this pen. The section is a bit small for my liking. The threads have a tight tolerance and comes pregreaesed with liquidised rubber and rosin.

 

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NIB AND FEED:

 

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The nib is a standard IPG nib which is tuned for extra smoothness and better flow. The nib is very smooth with no feedback and is a pleasure to write with. It lays down a fairly Indian F/M line, a shade thinner than my JoWo F. The feed is slightly different than the traditional Christmas tree design. Here the design is more like the sheaffer no nonsense design. This is good for the user as the pen will not burp.

 

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WRITING SAMPLE:

 

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VERDICT:

For INR 500, this pen is worth all the money. You are getting a tuned nib with a ED pen which wont burp. I give it 5/5.

 

Edit: Some corrections added due to S-K's updates

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Hi

Thanks for reviewing this here. But the pen is " Kim & Co" as this design

is made by my master who works for Kim pens, Calicut and the

whole credit goes to him only. Ofcourse I tuned this nib for you.

And the sealent is liquidised rubber plus rosin - not silicone.

Regards

Sree

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One Day I'll Grow Up Like My Master.

 

 

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Thanks for reviewing this here. But the pen is " Kim & Co" as this design

is made by my master who works for Kim pens, Calicut and the

whole credit goes to him only. Ofcourse I tuned this nib for you.

And the sealent is liquidised rubber plus rosin - not silicone.

Regards

Sree

Thanx for the update

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Here is some more info, I found about this pen:

 

FPN member Hari already has a review on it:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/203865-kim-and-co-pens/

 

And other page about kim pens:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/253458-some-untold-stories-about-calicut-pens/

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Where can one buy this pen?

 

PM S-K for the pen. He has some more in his collections that you might like

 

 

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The usp of this pen is its' feed infact. Any idea whether Kim and co sells these feed separately?.

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The usp of this pen is its' feed infact. Any idea whether Kim and co sells these feed separately?.

I bought this from Sreekumar. I think he might sell you the feeds separately

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The usp of this pen is its' feed infact. Any idea whether Kim and co sells these feed separately?.

look for spare wing sung feeds.

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look for spare wing sung feeds.

Ah..I see. I thought it was an ebonite feed.

I do have two spare feed of wing sung conical nib pens.

 

Thanks Hari...

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Ah..I see. I thought it was an ebonite feed.

I do have two spare feed of wing sung conical nib pens.

 

Thanks Hari...

 

I don't know about the newer ones, but the older wing sung conicals all had ebonite feeders.

 

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I don't know about the newer ones, but the older wing sung conicals all had ebonite feeders.

 

HTH

I have no clue about older ones. Mine are only 15 years old and these are all plastic.

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I have no clue about older ones. Mine are only 15 years old and these are all plastic.

I have never seen a plastic feeder inside a wingsung conical, I will be grateful if you could share some pictures of it.

 

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I have never seen a plastic feeder inside a wingsung conical, I will be grateful if you could share some pictures of it.

 

Thanks!

Just checked it to verify my claim; yes, it is plastic.

I will share its' picture tomorrow. I have to get it clicked by my friend. I have no camera and I hate smartphones:)

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Just checked it to verify my claim; yes, it is plastic.

I will share its' picture tomorrow. I have to get it clicked by my friend. I have no camera and I hate smartphones:)

Thanks Binod, also a pic of the pen if possible.

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After reading your post got interested regarding Ebonite Pens. So planning to buy Kim Small from Kim & Co. One of my students is from calicut so I have asked him to get me from the shop itself. Hope he would go by second half of October

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Anyone know where I can find the Sheaffer-style ebonite feeders use by Kim and Co?

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