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Hello everyone! I'm very stoked to have found FPN.

 

My interest in fountain pens began (and stalled) when I was a teenager and owned a set of Osmiroid pens - now long lost, sadly.

 

Fast forward to when I inherited my mother's lovely old Waterman celluloid 301-V fountain pen (photo attached). I was very lucky to find someone locally who could restore it to working condition again.

 

Since then I've accumulated a few other (used) pens - nothing fancy, but enough to make me curious, and (let's admit it) addicted.

 

My first order from Wonder Pens in Toronto is on its way to me now. And so it begins...

 

Anyway, this site looks fantastic and I'm excited to have discovered you all. No doubt I'll have many questions for you. Thanks in advance for your patience :)

 

P.S. Somehow I locked myself out of updating my profile picture, so apologies for the silhouette. Maybe my first question is, how do I unlock it?

 

 

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!! Avatar is not available till you are Bronze plus member. That takes seven days as member. Again Welcome!

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Thanks for the explanation, PAKMAN! Good to know I didnt break anything. I appreciate the reasoning behind gradual rollout of privileges. Anyway a week gives me lots of time to think of a fun avatar.

 

Incidentally, I had a wonderful surprise today - the cap to my rOtring ArtPen had gone missing so I emailed the rOtring international office to ask if it might be possible to obtain a replacement. Long story short, they are sending me a complimentary one via UPS from France. A PEN CAP. Im blown away by their customer service and generosity.

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Welcome! You will find lots of great information here and many suggestions to expand your collection.

And expand and expand...

Cheers,

Ozzy

None of us knows how long he shall live or when his time will come. But soon all that will be left of our brief lives is the pride our children feel when they speak our names.

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Hello and welcome to FPN.

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous  Who taught by the pen

Taught man that which he knew not (96/3-5)

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