Javier
@javolabor.bsky.social
Labor attorney, interested in economics, art, and other ways to waste time…
Fountain pen of the day (vintage):
An oddity, the Parker 180, from 1979. This is a special edition, the Gold Ecorcé. This strange nib is specially designed to write in both sides, as a medium and as a fine. It does! And is very smooth both ways.
An oddity, the Parker 180, from 1979. This is a special edition, the Gold Ecorcé. This strange nib is specially designed to write in both sides, as a medium and as a fine. It does! And is very smooth both ways.
December 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Fountain pen of the day (vintage):
An oddity, the Parker 180, from 1979. This is a special edition, the Gold Ecorcé. This strange nib is specially designed to write in both sides, as a medium and as a fine. It does! And is very smooth both ways.
An oddity, the Parker 180, from 1979. This is a special edition, the Gold Ecorcé. This strange nib is specially designed to write in both sides, as a medium and as a fine. It does! And is very smooth both ways.
Fountain pen of the day:
From past year, one of Hongdian’s year of the dragon models, the A24 this is a piston converter in resin covered brass. It was a variant of their N24, in wood, that cracked easily, so I decided for this very nice version. The nib is beautiful and smooth.
From past year, one of Hongdian’s year of the dragon models, the A24 this is a piston converter in resin covered brass. It was a variant of their N24, in wood, that cracked easily, so I decided for this very nice version. The nib is beautiful and smooth.
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From past year, one of Hongdian’s year of the dragon models, the A24 this is a piston converter in resin covered brass. It was a variant of their N24, in wood, that cracked easily, so I decided for this very nice version. The nib is beautiful and smooth.
From past year, one of Hongdian’s year of the dragon models, the A24 this is a piston converter in resin covered brass. It was a variant of their N24, in wood, that cracked easily, so I decided for this very nice version. The nib is beautiful and smooth.
Fountain pen of the day:
My last purchase, that I’m a little conflicted about. The Ranga Majestic model. I wanted a classic Duofold style, and thought that a classic ebonite pen would do. I received it, but it’s really a big red pen, 180 mm long! It’s lightweight and works well, but…
My last purchase, that I’m a little conflicted about. The Ranga Majestic model. I wanted a classic Duofold style, and thought that a classic ebonite pen would do. I received it, but it’s really a big red pen, 180 mm long! It’s lightweight and works well, but…
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
My last purchase, that I’m a little conflicted about. The Ranga Majestic model. I wanted a classic Duofold style, and thought that a classic ebonite pen would do. I received it, but it’s really a big red pen, 180 mm long! It’s lightweight and works well, but…
My last purchase, that I’m a little conflicted about. The Ranga Majestic model. I wanted a classic Duofold style, and thought that a classic ebonite pen would do. I received it, but it’s really a big red pen, 180 mm long! It’s lightweight and works well, but…
Fountain pen of the day:
The most Canadian pen ever seen, even if it’s Chinese, the Hongdian N8, a converter pen in brass, with maple leaf designs. It’s quite nice and solid, with smooth lines.
The most Canadian pen ever seen, even if it’s Chinese, the Hongdian N8, a converter pen in brass, with maple leaf designs. It’s quite nice and solid, with smooth lines.
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
The most Canadian pen ever seen, even if it’s Chinese, the Hongdian N8, a converter pen in brass, with maple leaf designs. It’s quite nice and solid, with smooth lines.
The most Canadian pen ever seen, even if it’s Chinese, the Hongdian N8, a converter pen in brass, with maple leaf designs. It’s quite nice and solid, with smooth lines.
Fountain pen of the day:
A fancy one, this is an Omas Ogiva Cocktail (Bloody Mary). A demonstrator in purple, with a very nice 18k gold medium nib. It’s a reliable and smooth writer.
A fancy one, this is an Omas Ogiva Cocktail (Bloody Mary). A demonstrator in purple, with a very nice 18k gold medium nib. It’s a reliable and smooth writer.
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A fancy one, this is an Omas Ogiva Cocktail (Bloody Mary). A demonstrator in purple, with a very nice 18k gold medium nib. It’s a reliable and smooth writer.
A fancy one, this is an Omas Ogiva Cocktail (Bloody Mary). A demonstrator in purple, with a very nice 18k gold medium nib. It’s a reliable and smooth writer.
Fountain pen of the day:
A very pink and shimmery pen, this is a Taiwanese PENLUX Concerto, the Rose Nebula. This has a wet and smooth Jowo nib. It’s funny, but although it looks like a very ladylike pen, I don’t refuse a nice pen. It even came with its own pink ink. And I like pink.
A very pink and shimmery pen, this is a Taiwanese PENLUX Concerto, the Rose Nebula. This has a wet and smooth Jowo nib. It’s funny, but although it looks like a very ladylike pen, I don’t refuse a nice pen. It even came with its own pink ink. And I like pink.
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A very pink and shimmery pen, this is a Taiwanese PENLUX Concerto, the Rose Nebula. This has a wet and smooth Jowo nib. It’s funny, but although it looks like a very ladylike pen, I don’t refuse a nice pen. It even came with its own pink ink. And I like pink.
A very pink and shimmery pen, this is a Taiwanese PENLUX Concerto, the Rose Nebula. This has a wet and smooth Jowo nib. It’s funny, but although it looks like a very ladylike pen, I don’t refuse a nice pen. It even came with its own pink ink. And I like pink.
Fountain pen of the day (vintage):
From between 1926 and 1934, this is a Sheaffer Flat top, their first model in Celluloid (called Radite). A very nice pen with good weight and a superb 14k gold Lifetime nib. The pen uses a lever filling mechanism.
From between 1926 and 1934, this is a Sheaffer Flat top, their first model in Celluloid (called Radite). A very nice pen with good weight and a superb 14k gold Lifetime nib. The pen uses a lever filling mechanism.
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Fountain pen of the day (vintage):
From between 1926 and 1934, this is a Sheaffer Flat top, their first model in Celluloid (called Radite). A very nice pen with good weight and a superb 14k gold Lifetime nib. The pen uses a lever filling mechanism.
From between 1926 and 1934, this is a Sheaffer Flat top, their first model in Celluloid (called Radite). A very nice pen with good weight and a superb 14k gold Lifetime nib. The pen uses a lever filling mechanism.
Fountain pen of the day:
A classic model from a less known German brand (less than Kaweko, Lamy or Montblanc, that’s it). The Diplomat Aero, in Stripes Black. It’s an interesting design in aluminum,with a solid and smooth nib.
A classic model from a less known German brand (less than Kaweko, Lamy or Montblanc, that’s it). The Diplomat Aero, in Stripes Black. It’s an interesting design in aluminum,with a solid and smooth nib.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A classic model from a less known German brand (less than Kaweko, Lamy or Montblanc, that’s it). The Diplomat Aero, in Stripes Black. It’s an interesting design in aluminum,with a solid and smooth nib.
A classic model from a less known German brand (less than Kaweko, Lamy or Montblanc, that’s it). The Diplomat Aero, in Stripes Black. It’s an interesting design in aluminum,with a solid and smooth nib.
Fountain pen of the day:
A Hongdian 1845 brass fountain pen, chromium plated. It’s a heavy model, with good quality and nib. Better than the current models of well established brands, but not the best from this Chinese manufacturer…
A Hongdian 1845 brass fountain pen, chromium plated. It’s a heavy model, with good quality and nib. Better than the current models of well established brands, but not the best from this Chinese manufacturer…
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A Hongdian 1845 brass fountain pen, chromium plated. It’s a heavy model, with good quality and nib. Better than the current models of well established brands, but not the best from this Chinese manufacturer…
A Hongdian 1845 brass fountain pen, chromium plated. It’s a heavy model, with good quality and nib. Better than the current models of well established brands, but not the best from this Chinese manufacturer…
Fountain pen of the day:
From Ferris Wheel Press, this is a curious design, the Bijou in Capitain Earl Grayson. This model has a very simple model, leaving all the detail to the grip section and the nib. It’s comfortable to use and with a good quality nib.
From Ferris Wheel Press, this is a curious design, the Bijou in Capitain Earl Grayson. This model has a very simple model, leaving all the detail to the grip section and the nib. It’s comfortable to use and with a good quality nib.
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From Ferris Wheel Press, this is a curious design, the Bijou in Capitain Earl Grayson. This model has a very simple model, leaving all the detail to the grip section and the nib. It’s comfortable to use and with a good quality nib.
From Ferris Wheel Press, this is a curious design, the Bijou in Capitain Earl Grayson. This model has a very simple model, leaving all the detail to the grip section and the nib. It’s comfortable to use and with a good quality nib.
Fountain pen of the day:
A nice piston filler from China, this is a Hongdian N7 in blue. The pen has a peacock motive. It has a good and smooth nib and good ink capacity. A little on the heavy side by very reliable.
A nice piston filler from China, this is a Hongdian N7 in blue. The pen has a peacock motive. It has a good and smooth nib and good ink capacity. A little on the heavy side by very reliable.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A nice piston filler from China, this is a Hongdian N7 in blue. The pen has a peacock motive. It has a good and smooth nib and good ink capacity. A little on the heavy side by very reliable.
A nice piston filler from China, this is a Hongdian N7 in blue. The pen has a peacock motive. It has a good and smooth nib and good ink capacity. A little on the heavy side by very reliable.
Fountain pen of the day:
Avery recent addition to my collection, this a Wancher World Tree, in red sandalwood. The pen is quite light and good looking, with an special Keryu nib, artisanal adjusted. It’s buttery smooth. Kudos to Wancher for the attention to detail.
Avery recent addition to my collection, this a Wancher World Tree, in red sandalwood. The pen is quite light and good looking, with an special Keryu nib, artisanal adjusted. It’s buttery smooth. Kudos to Wancher for the attention to detail.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
Avery recent addition to my collection, this a Wancher World Tree, in red sandalwood. The pen is quite light and good looking, with an special Keryu nib, artisanal adjusted. It’s buttery smooth. Kudos to Wancher for the attention to detail.
Avery recent addition to my collection, this a Wancher World Tree, in red sandalwood. The pen is quite light and good looking, with an special Keryu nib, artisanal adjusted. It’s buttery smooth. Kudos to Wancher for the attention to detail.
Fountain pen of the day:
From Hongdian, this is one of my favorite models from the brand. The N6 in black metal with a red cap ring. It’s a shorter piston filler with a long blade nib, that gives naturally line variation. Very good quality and feeling, with an original design.
From Hongdian, this is one of my favorite models from the brand. The N6 in black metal with a red cap ring. It’s a shorter piston filler with a long blade nib, that gives naturally line variation. Very good quality and feeling, with an original design.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From Hongdian, this is one of my favorite models from the brand. The N6 in black metal with a red cap ring. It’s a shorter piston filler with a long blade nib, that gives naturally line variation. Very good quality and feeling, with an original design.
From Hongdian, this is one of my favorite models from the brand. The N6 in black metal with a red cap ring. It’s a shorter piston filler with a long blade nib, that gives naturally line variation. Very good quality and feeling, with an original design.
Fountain pen of the day:
From Nahvalur, a classic design, the Bautilus. This is a red and black ebonite pen, the Stylophora Berry. An original design, with a piston filler system and 3 ink windows. My only peeve is that it doesn’t posts, but is comfortable enough. Has a good medium nib.
From Nahvalur, a classic design, the Bautilus. This is a red and black ebonite pen, the Stylophora Berry. An original design, with a piston filler system and 3 ink windows. My only peeve is that it doesn’t posts, but is comfortable enough. Has a good medium nib.
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From Nahvalur, a classic design, the Bautilus. This is a red and black ebonite pen, the Stylophora Berry. An original design, with a piston filler system and 3 ink windows. My only peeve is that it doesn’t posts, but is comfortable enough. Has a good medium nib.
From Nahvalur, a classic design, the Bautilus. This is a red and black ebonite pen, the Stylophora Berry. An original design, with a piston filler system and 3 ink windows. My only peeve is that it doesn’t posts, but is comfortable enough. Has a good medium nib.
Fountain pen of the day:
From Taiwan, this is a Laban, the Rosa Blue Marble edition. It’s a nice blue cracked acrylic, with a fine, smooth steel nib. The pen is very comfortable. It’s a little expensive for the materials. More than double the price of an Asvine P20, but it’s a good quality pen.
From Taiwan, this is a Laban, the Rosa Blue Marble edition. It’s a nice blue cracked acrylic, with a fine, smooth steel nib. The pen is very comfortable. It’s a little expensive for the materials. More than double the price of an Asvine P20, but it’s a good quality pen.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From Taiwan, this is a Laban, the Rosa Blue Marble edition. It’s a nice blue cracked acrylic, with a fine, smooth steel nib. The pen is very comfortable. It’s a little expensive for the materials. More than double the price of an Asvine P20, but it’s a good quality pen.
From Taiwan, this is a Laban, the Rosa Blue Marble edition. It’s a nice blue cracked acrylic, with a fine, smooth steel nib. The pen is very comfortable. It’s a little expensive for the materials. More than double the price of an Asvine P20, but it’s a good quality pen.
Fountain pen of the day: (vintage)
One of my oldest pens, this is a Parker Duofold junior, the jade pearl, from 1931. The body and filling system were as good as new, even if it has no nib. The seller replaced it with a 1936 Parker Vacumatic. It holds a good amount of ink, and the nib is smooth.
One of my oldest pens, this is a Parker Duofold junior, the jade pearl, from 1931. The body and filling system were as good as new, even if it has no nib. The seller replaced it with a 1936 Parker Vacumatic. It holds a good amount of ink, and the nib is smooth.
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Fountain pen of the day: (vintage)
One of my oldest pens, this is a Parker Duofold junior, the jade pearl, from 1931. The body and filling system were as good as new, even if it has no nib. The seller replaced it with a 1936 Parker Vacumatic. It holds a good amount of ink, and the nib is smooth.
One of my oldest pens, this is a Parker Duofold junior, the jade pearl, from 1931. The body and filling system were as good as new, even if it has no nib. The seller replaced it with a 1936 Parker Vacumatic. It holds a good amount of ink, and the nib is smooth.
Fountain pen of the day:
From India, this is a more known brand, but not as fancy as Magna Carta (I can’t get one) or Ranga (I got plenty from them), this is a Kanwrite Legacy in dark solid blue. It feels a little cheap with thin resin, and comes with a very thin flex nib and a medium. It’s good.
From India, this is a more known brand, but not as fancy as Magna Carta (I can’t get one) or Ranga (I got plenty from them), this is a Kanwrite Legacy in dark solid blue. It feels a little cheap with thin resin, and comes with a very thin flex nib and a medium. It’s good.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From India, this is a more known brand, but not as fancy as Magna Carta (I can’t get one) or Ranga (I got plenty from them), this is a Kanwrite Legacy in dark solid blue. It feels a little cheap with thin resin, and comes with a very thin flex nib and a medium. It’s good.
From India, this is a more known brand, but not as fancy as Magna Carta (I can’t get one) or Ranga (I got plenty from them), this is a Kanwrite Legacy in dark solid blue. It feels a little cheap with thin resin, and comes with a very thin flex nib and a medium. It’s good.
Fountain pen of the day:
An exotic one, at least from Mexico, this is a Turkish pen, the Kilk Epigram. It’s a nice resin pen in blue and white swirls and a silver ring with the legend “Vincit Omnia Veritas” (Latin for truth conquers all) very smooth writer and an original design.
An exotic one, at least from Mexico, this is a Turkish pen, the Kilk Epigram. It’s a nice resin pen in blue and white swirls and a silver ring with the legend “Vincit Omnia Veritas” (Latin for truth conquers all) very smooth writer and an original design.
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
An exotic one, at least from Mexico, this is a Turkish pen, the Kilk Epigram. It’s a nice resin pen in blue and white swirls and a silver ring with the legend “Vincit Omnia Veritas” (Latin for truth conquers all) very smooth writer and an original design.
An exotic one, at least from Mexico, this is a Turkish pen, the Kilk Epigram. It’s a nice resin pen in blue and white swirls and a silver ring with the legend “Vincit Omnia Veritas” (Latin for truth conquers all) very smooth writer and an original design.
Fountain pen of the day:
A more modern take from Pilot economy line, the Pilot Explorer, in silver. It is a plastic pen, with the same nib as the Metropolitan. This is a lightweight and reliable model, and I suspect that the metallic box is more expensive than the pen. Anyway, cool design.
A more modern take from Pilot economy line, the Pilot Explorer, in silver. It is a plastic pen, with the same nib as the Metropolitan. This is a lightweight and reliable model, and I suspect that the metallic box is more expensive than the pen. Anyway, cool design.
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A more modern take from Pilot economy line, the Pilot Explorer, in silver. It is a plastic pen, with the same nib as the Metropolitan. This is a lightweight and reliable model, and I suspect that the metallic box is more expensive than the pen. Anyway, cool design.
A more modern take from Pilot economy line, the Pilot Explorer, in silver. It is a plastic pen, with the same nib as the Metropolitan. This is a lightweight and reliable model, and I suspect that the metallic box is more expensive than the pen. Anyway, cool design.
Fountain pen of the day:
A two for one, this pens are quite similar in the shape, from two reputable brands, even if the final experience is very different. The Montblanc Meisterstück 144 and a Sailor 1911 S. A longer description in the caption…
A two for one, this pens are quite similar in the shape, from two reputable brands, even if the final experience is very different. The Montblanc Meisterstück 144 and a Sailor 1911 S. A longer description in the caption…
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A two for one, this pens are quite similar in the shape, from two reputable brands, even if the final experience is very different. The Montblanc Meisterstück 144 and a Sailor 1911 S. A longer description in the caption…
A two for one, this pens are quite similar in the shape, from two reputable brands, even if the final experience is very different. The Montblanc Meisterstück 144 and a Sailor 1911 S. A longer description in the caption…
A very late fountain pen of the day:
A very nice design by Hongdian, the 660, in ebony. This wooden pen feels great and has a good nib and design. I like how Chinese manufacturers use different materials for their models. It’s an smooth writer.
A very nice design by Hongdian, the 660, in ebony. This wooden pen feels great and has a good nib and design. I like how Chinese manufacturers use different materials for their models. It’s an smooth writer.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A very late fountain pen of the day:
A very nice design by Hongdian, the 660, in ebony. This wooden pen feels great and has a good nib and design. I like how Chinese manufacturers use different materials for their models. It’s an smooth writer.
A very nice design by Hongdian, the 660, in ebony. This wooden pen feels great and has a good nib and design. I like how Chinese manufacturers use different materials for their models. It’s an smooth writer.
Fountain pen of the day:
From Hongdian, this is a not so hot looking model (even in a hot pink color), this is the N10, a piston filler pen, with an ebonite feed and a smooth number six steel nib. This is a great quality model and although I don’t like much the pattern, de design is quite good.
From Hongdian, this is a not so hot looking model (even in a hot pink color), this is the N10, a piston filler pen, with an ebonite feed and a smooth number six steel nib. This is a great quality model and although I don’t like much the pattern, de design is quite good.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
From Hongdian, this is a not so hot looking model (even in a hot pink color), this is the N10, a piston filler pen, with an ebonite feed and a smooth number six steel nib. This is a great quality model and although I don’t like much the pattern, de design is quite good.
From Hongdian, this is a not so hot looking model (even in a hot pink color), this is the N10, a piston filler pen, with an ebonite feed and a smooth number six steel nib. This is a great quality model and although I don’t like much the pattern, de design is quite good.
Fountain pen of the day (and fountain pen day!):
This is a simple, but well designed model, and also my first fountain pen, the Cross ATX, in matte black. 20 years ago, I found a nice pen shop in Mexico City downtown, and got hooked on…
This is a simple, but well designed model, and also my first fountain pen, the Cross ATX, in matte black. 20 years ago, I found a nice pen shop in Mexico City downtown, and got hooked on…
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Fountain pen of the day (and fountain pen day!):
This is a simple, but well designed model, and also my first fountain pen, the Cross ATX, in matte black. 20 years ago, I found a nice pen shop in Mexico City downtown, and got hooked on…
This is a simple, but well designed model, and also my first fountain pen, the Cross ATX, in matte black. 20 years ago, I found a nice pen shop in Mexico City downtown, and got hooked on…
Fountain pen of the day:
A Hongdian 1845 Navigator, a variant of their famous Black Forest series. This one is an aluminum pen in brown, with a smooth fine steel nib. Hongdian is a very reliable brand, that dares to make original models. The Black Forest line is a solid choice for a beginner.
A Hongdian 1845 Navigator, a variant of their famous Black Forest series. This one is an aluminum pen in brown, with a smooth fine steel nib. Hongdian is a very reliable brand, that dares to make original models. The Black Forest line is a solid choice for a beginner.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Fountain pen of the day:
A Hongdian 1845 Navigator, a variant of their famous Black Forest series. This one is an aluminum pen in brown, with a smooth fine steel nib. Hongdian is a very reliable brand, that dares to make original models. The Black Forest line is a solid choice for a beginner.
A Hongdian 1845 Navigator, a variant of their famous Black Forest series. This one is an aluminum pen in brown, with a smooth fine steel nib. Hongdian is a very reliable brand, that dares to make original models. The Black Forest line is a solid choice for a beginner.
Fountain pen of the day: (vintage)
A 1949 Sheaffer Crest Deluxe. This is a curious fountain pen, with the famous Triumph nib and gold cap, with the touchdown filling system. It’s a smooth and reliable pen, light and elegant.
A 1949 Sheaffer Crest Deluxe. This is a curious fountain pen, with the famous Triumph nib and gold cap, with the touchdown filling system. It’s a smooth and reliable pen, light and elegant.
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fountain pen of the day: (vintage)
A 1949 Sheaffer Crest Deluxe. This is a curious fountain pen, with the famous Triumph nib and gold cap, with the touchdown filling system. It’s a smooth and reliable pen, light and elegant.
A 1949 Sheaffer Crest Deluxe. This is a curious fountain pen, with the famous Triumph nib and gold cap, with the touchdown filling system. It’s a smooth and reliable pen, light and elegant.