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Anyone remember the Berol Fontaine?


Sailor Kenshin

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This was a disposable fountain pen they sold years and years ago, along with many other disposables like the Marvy somethingorother and the Pilot Varsity. Of these, I think only the Varsity survived.

 

The Fontaine was a slimline that came in many different colors: pink, peach, turquoise, sober blue, green, brown and probably black. Unlike the Varsity, you couldn't see its ink supply, but it seemed to write forever.

 

I just stumbled across a brown one and a pink one. Whadaya know! They both still write! Smooooooth.

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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This was a disposable fountain pen they sold years and years ago, along with many other disposables like the Marvy somethingorother and the Pilot Varsity. Of these, I think only the Varsity survived.

 

The Fontaine was a slimline that came in many different colors: pink, peach, turquoise, sober blue, green, brown and probably black. Unlike the Varsity, you couldn't see its ink supply, but it seemed to write forever.

 

I just stumbled across a brown one and a pink one. Whadaya know! They both still write! Smooooooth.

 

 

I just bought 2 1/2 boxes of them. They write great!

 

Here's a photo.post-50702-0-72563100-1291764016.jpg

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So it’s a super necropost, but I just remembered my teal and red Berol Fontaines and how much I loved that particular shade of teal and how long those pens lasted. I bought them in high school and had them in regular use for about 15 years. I don’t think they are hackable like the Varsity (out of production and hard to find, to boot), so I just wanted to pour one out for my Berol homies that served me well.

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I remember Joan, but I'm drawing a blank with Berol. :wacko:

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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On 6/22/2022 at 9:39 AM, Sailor Kenshin said:

F-C Black Forest Green?  InkVent Black Ivy?

I will check these out , thanks!

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I remember them too. Great little pens, and I was so disappointed when they were discontinued. I got them in 4-packs of blue, green, red and black. I may still have a few. 

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12 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

I will check these out , thanks!


Inky TOD (in an ink sub-forum) has color group swatches, too.

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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