Esterbrook Phaeton and Stipula Pasaporto Unboxing

It took the US Postal Service seven days to get this package from Goulet Pens to me once they had it in their local distribution center, but I finally got to unbox my latest pen mail order. You see it as I see it. I got a few pens for giveaway like a Lamy Safari, a Nemosine Singularity, and a Platinum Preppy marker. I also picked up a bunch of ink samples that were on sale. The main two items that I wanted to play with, however, were a modern Esterbrook Phaeton 300R and a Stipula Passaporto.

The Tool Pen by Monteverde

Today I show you the Monteverde Tool Pen fountain pen that my lovely bride gave me for Christmas. It has decent utility, is pretty indestructible, has some novelty, and writes well.

DC Pen Show 2017 haul

In this video, my eight-year-old son Matthew and I cover our pen show haul from the DC Pen Show 2017 this weekend. We got pens of all price ranges and quality, inks, notepads, samples, supplies, etc. We cover the Pay It Forward program for children and what they are now doing at pen shows for kids. Matthew ended up with six pens of his own added to his collection and I bought three.

More tips for fountain pen newbies and recent acquisitions

I had more tips for newbies to the fountain pen hobby that I never got to discuss but cover some in this video. Also, more great pens arrived in the mail recently, so I cover those.

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