touched by excellence

A William Henry pocket knife appears to be birthed whole, so perfect is the assemblage of materials. Metals, wood, stone and fossil ivories, among...

DOMINIQUE BROWNING

Have you ever clipped off part of a philodendron plant and then put that clipping into a bowl of water in a new location? It is a bit of a violent...

Hands Across the Water

Last fall, the Florentine pen maker Visconti and Coles of London, based in Florida, joined forces: On September 1, Coles officially became the...

Slow Communication

It is estimated that by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. This is an astounding bit of information when one considers that the first...

On your Desk Top

While I’m not sure why I began buying old fountain pens and most things related to them in the first place, I do know that my interest was...

“Unlike any pen in this world…or any other!”

Looking back, 1956 was a tough year to introduce a new fountain pen, even for Parker. Ballpoints were outselling fountain pens, their market share...