Fountain Pens?

[chasingtides]

Does anyone know a store (preferably that would be vaguely nearish to me in MA) that sells fountain pens? I know Staples does, but Staples is a bit out of the way here. Do craft stores sell fountain pens? (On that same note, I ought to break down and get a real fountain pen and quit these disposable ones that dry up eventually. But... money. It might be worth it though. I could even get different kinds of ink... I also might want to look at places other than Staples for my pen needs...)

Comments

[jeanniemac.livejournal.com]

Some place like Michaels or JoAnn's might have fountain pens in their calligraphy section, but I don't know if they will have standard nibs or not. Both stores will certainly have ink in a variety of colors and should have it in both bottle and cartrige format.

[meanfreepath.livejournal.com]

I have purchased fine writing instruments at levenger.com. My current fountain pen, a Parker Insignia (which I admittedly have not used so much this semester), was purchased from there on sale.

[surrealdreamer.livejournal.com]

barnes & noble carries a nice fountain pen set (usually found near the journals), but it may be a bit more pricey than staples.

[brni.livejournal.com]

just got this in my email, thought you might find it interesting:

http://www.philadelphiapenshow.com/

and, related:

http://www.bertramsinkwell.com/