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It strikes me as a little strange that - as far as I am aware - no pen company advertises their fountain pens through main media outlets. I've heard radio adverts for Bic's and various types of pencils. I've seen, perhaps less than five adverts in magazines for the likes of Montegrappa and Montblanc ballpoints and fineliners and there are still plenty of adverts for pens and pencils on television, the most recent being for the Bic four colour pen (the one with the blue and white body), but I don't think I've ever seen or heard and advert for a fountain pen. I presume that this is because when the ballpoint and biro became ubiquitous the impetus to advertise your latest fountain pen took a back seat in the marketing department, but that was then and this is now. The market seems primed to receive fountain pen adverts once again, but I haven't come across a single one. Is there an obvious reason for this I'm missing, or have you come across a fountain pen advert in the wild?

Just stumbled across this. I'm speechless.

Hi Everyone, Check out this vintage Wahl Eversharp Canada poster that I found hanging in my garage! The photography is not great but at least you can see it. If you like it, I'll put up a better version. The canoe even says "Canuck." I bought a Wahl Eversharp to celebrate this find. Julie R. Canada

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board, If you check the right hand side of the window, you may well see something new appearing. Yes, promised a few months ago: Advertising indeed. And what this all means to our visitors here, guests and members alike, is a bright future for our little fountain pen nut house on the digital prairie! Enjoy! Warm regards, Wim On behalf of the FPN Admin team