Crónicas Estilográficas

Some time ago I spoke about the obscure brand Hifra. Thanks to fellow stylophile Kostas K we could guess it was a South African operation. ...

Yes, I am back in town after some weeks away from these Chronicles. Unexpected hectic times happen now and then… My apologies to all those r...

Nibmeister Kato Kiyoshi died in January of 2010. His former apprentice Onishi took over his legacy, or his remaining stock, to continue prod...

Last week I described the case of the nibs made by the company Ishikawa-Kinpen Seisakushô for Ferme and how those nibs were labeled with th...

Introduction: In 1968, Pilot gave another turn to the idea of a capless pen by creating the Capless without any pushing (or pulling) mecha...

When writing the Chronicle on the actual origins of the nibs of many pen manufacturers, my intention was only to provide an introduction fo...

Introduction: In 1965, Pilot had released the cheapest ever Capless model. For JPY 1000 the customer could buy a basic writing tool with t...