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Very Impressive: Keith with a Capital K.

 

I thought you were a pen restoration expert, then I am told you were an Estie guru. I know for a fact you are an expert nib grinder. I saw your absolutely beautiful handwriting. Now it seems that you are also a pen historian.

 

I am totally impressed.

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There are companies that dominate regionally as companies like Borghini of Italy sell an immense number of pens throughout Italy and Europe as they too manufacture high numbers of inexpensive ballpoints and really target the business and school markets.

Keith,

great summary! One comment, though. It is true that Borghini manufacture lots and lots of pens for the OEM market, but I think you are mixing them up with Universal. Universal, based in Settimo Torinese, is the Italian equivalent of BIC and makes literally millions of ballpoint pens a day. Great pens, incidentally, that include the Revolution liquid ink ballpoint and the famous Corvina, Universal's answer to the classic BIC Orange FIne Point. The Corvina has been in production since the 1960s.

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Hi,

 

Doesn't Universal own Platignum?

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

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Hi,

 

Does Platignum still make pens? I do have a Platignum Silverline.

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

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"I thought you were a pen restoration expert, then I am told you were an Estie guru. I know for a fact you are an expert nib grinder. I saw your absolutely beautiful handwriting. Now it seems that you are also a pen historian.

 

I am totally impressed."

 

:blush:

 

Ray -

 

My feeling is that my skills and knowledge pale in comparison to so many people who are truly experts in regard to writing, Esterbrooks, pen history, restoration, and nib work.

 

Giovanni (tryphon) has probably forgotten more than I will ever know and is truly an expert on all things Italian as well as many others.

 

Anything I know about Esterbrooks (we don't call them Esties) I learned from our own Brian Anderson who really is THE Esterbrok guru.

 

Even after so much time spent studying and working on pens and improving things like my handwriting I still have a long long ways to go.

 

The compliments are appreciated and whenever we manage to match up our schedules I'll do my best to teach you the things I have learned and will probably learn a great deal more myself in the process.

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Please direct repair inquiries to capitalpen@shaw.ca

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