It’s totally tempting to use a fountain pen. These throwback writing utensils carry a promise of a slower time, when people had hours to write — and when the main writing tool wasn’t a $1,000 computer ...

Considering adding a fountain pen to your communications? Start with a reliable but moderately priced brand -- and if you find yourself smitten, the sky's the limit in terms of styles, nib varieties, ...

Roger Cromwell buys and sells fountain pens. He repairs and restores them, knows their history and can speak at length on the various nibs, ink sacs, converters, pistons, barrels and pump fillers that ...

FOND DU LAC - You know that old fountain pen in the back of the desk drawer? The one behind the box of paper clips and Swingline stapler? Don’t throw it away. Old fountain pens have value, and new ...

I've always appreciated a fine writing implement. At Popular Mechanics, my starting rotation features a Tetzbo ballpoint pen from Japan, a Koh-I-Noor mechanical pencil from the Czech Republic, and a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When I was 19, I spent a semester in the Northern English city of York. Every Monday, a professor ...