10 sats \ 8 replies \ @TNStacker 2 May \ parent \ on: Fountain Pens art
Oh, yes. There used to be a guy in New Hampshire that fixed, ground and smoothed nibs. I think he retired. Richard Bender. His wife wrote the most awesome notes on vintage post cards.
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21 sats \ 7 replies \ @Satosora OP 2 May
It is a dying trade. I know there are some guys who grind nibs at the pen shows.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 2 May
Dude, we don't teach cursive. Today's kids can't read the fucking Constitution or Magna Carta!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora OP 2 May
Yeah, I know. The younger generation knows how to use iphones though lol
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @TNStacker 2 May
Yeah, that is the connection now.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora OP 2 May
Have you ever gone to one? SO MANY PENS!
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 2 May
my mother uses her iPhone better, and more usefully than her construction engineering granddaughter. 🤣🤣🤣. And she knows old school shorthand!
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 2 May
used to go to the SF show. It was awesome!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora OP 2 May
Never seen so many beautiful pens laid out! And the stories some of the guys have on the history of their pens. wow
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