I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the ratings are for fountain pens. I would like to get one for my boyfriend for christmas, looking to spend about £100 - £250 (I know that won't get me a Mont Blanc...) I would like one that uses cartridges (sorry to the purist out there), for convience. Any ideas?
2006-12-01 03:52:19 · 7 answers · asked by BYT77 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
As a Fountain pen collector, I can tell you that £250, will buy you a good pen, you could choose from various makes such as Waterman, Parker, Conway Stewart, either new,or you could invest in a Vintage Pen, depending on the type of writing you want to do, and the nib you will need, there are some very nice pens out there and it is a gift that looked after properly will last a lifetime. You could get a Solid Silver Parker Sonnet for less than £200.00, this will take cartridges or a Piston filler which is normally supplied with the pen, there are so many to choose from,look on Ebay to give you an idea of the prices that they go for, it is easy to spend more than you need if you don't research first!. Good Luck.
2006-12-01 04:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mont Blanc is the best,but as far as cartridge pens go,
Shaeffer is a solid serviceable pen.Alot cheaper,don`t know if they`re available in the U.K..Do you have large office supply stores?That would be your best bet.
2006-12-01 15:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a teenager (40 + years ago) I had a Conway Stewart and it was fantastic. It couldn't have been as expensive as you are talking about or I wouldn't have been able to afford it.Anyway, it had a gold nib and whenever it rolled off the desk at school it always stuck into the wooden floor but it always wrote perfectly.
2006-12-01 12:18:17 · answer #3 · answered by dawleymouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used a Waterman for many years, it is one of my prized possessions. I would thouroughly recommend a Waterman fountain pen.
2006-12-01 19:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by Robert Abuse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parker are pretty good and reasonably priced. Cross pens are more than pretty good they can cost up to £1000.
2006-12-01 14:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd toss in a vote for Parker personally - they flow nicely when writing and last for years.
2006-12-04 10:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by SilverSongster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the brand parker, really good quality, bound to be in any stationary store or Bentalls
2006-12-01 12:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋