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Hi FPN,

My name is Tim and I have been a fountain pen fanatic for a few months and still looking to fall off the wagon any chance I get.

 

Between this forum, Amazon reviews and Goulet pens I think I deserve some sort of certificate in fountain pens learning, but I am nowhere near a fountain pen PhD like some folks are here at FPN. You guys are truly amazing.

 

My quick story is, after seeing the How It's Made segment on fountain pens, I started looking for a fountain pen I had about 25 years ago, a Parker Vector. I found the Parker and also found I had a Sheaffers Snorkel that was handed down to me by my Dad along with a Camlin 47. I bought some new cartridges for the Parker and used it a while before stumbling on some clearance Yafa Icona's at Office Depot. At $2, I bought a few figuring I would give them as gifts. Say what you will about the that pen, which I found was really a Borghini V110s thanks to FPN, it worked for me until I loaded the black cartridges. That's when my fountain pen journey really started. For the full story you can visit www.timbrown.us.

 

I hope to learn more and meet many new friends here on FPN.

 

Tim Brown,

Cary, NC USA

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Hello and welcome from Indiana!

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Hello from Idaho and welcome to the addiction.

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm sure you will enjoy your time here Tim.

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Welcome, Tim !

 

Thanks for sharing your story.

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Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hello and welcome from Georgia! I hope you find all the knowledge you need here!

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Welcome to FPN, Tim, from Charlotte. I enjoyed your blog post describing an intensive couple of semesters of fountain pen study, and look forward to meeting you at the Triangle Pen Show in June.

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