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Journal of the Writing Equipment Society No 92 Winter 2011 www.wesonline.org.uk CONTENTS 2 EDITORIAL 24 BOOK REVIEW JOTTER: HISTORY 4 IMPORTANT DATES OF AN ICON FOR YOUR DIARY 28 BALLOGRAPH 6 CHAT FROM THE CHAIR THE WORLD FAMOUS IT’S GREAT TO BELONG SWEDISH BALL PEN 34 REFLECTIONS ON PEN VACUUM & PISTON REPAIR 38 WRITE here! SHREWSBURY GEM 8 LWES 2011 A PHOTOGRAPHIC 40 TRADE TALK RECORD OF THE GREAT DAY! 42 BOOK REVIEW LEARN WORLD 10 WHAT’S IN A NAME? CALLIGRAPHY MUDIE’ S SQUEEZER NIBS 44 ANDREWS TO ZOCCOLA THE 14 PARKER PEN 100 MOVERS OF THE ENGLISH REPAIRS IN PRAISE OF FOUNTAIN PEN INDUSTRY ELIZABETH MARY McCLUSKIE 48 ORIENTAL STAMP BOXES 16 PORTABLE INKWELLS: SPRING MEETING PART 2 INKWELL STUDY OF THE STAMP GROUP MEETING BOX SOCIETY 52 BOOK REVIEW STYLUS PEN ANNUAL 2011 Cover photograph Journal of the Writing Equipment Society No 92 Winter 2011 detail of a pen nib www.wesonline.org.uk dress designed by 20 EDELBERG A NEW STAR IN THE John Nussey and PEN FIRMAMENT Steven Tai. See page 41. 22 PEN PROFILE KELLY LAWRENCE 1 EDITORIAL Where do the years go? It seems only yesterday that we were planning the first LWEShow. And now we have just held number five, this time organized superbly by Graham Hogg, Gerald Harrison and their team of volunteers. Jeremy Collingridge www.wesonline.org.uk had a sabbatical this year, but the format he created is tried and tested and worked well with the PRESIDENT Trade Liaison Officer DESIGNED BY Charles Whitehead Teresa Shepherd new team. In spite of the untimely Dr Maureen Greenland Pastures Edge, Tregenna Road ) 01273 554378 closure of the High Street Cartledge Cottage Blisland, Cornwall PL30 4JS [email protected] 76 Cartledge Lane ) 01208 851990 Kensington tube station, the Holmesfield, Dronfield [email protected] PRINTED BY Derbyshire S18 7SB One Digital show was again a great success Advertising Manager ) 01142890669 54 Hollingdean Road Dr Mike West with an increased participation. I [email protected] Brighton BN2 4AA 9 Bell Lane, Monks Kirby, www.one-digital.com can only endorse Graham’s Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 0QY VICE PRESIDENTS ) 01788 832623 sentiments and thank everyone John Daniels [email protected] Norris Gilbert ISSN 1758-5406 involved for all their efforts. Arnold Greenwood Librarian/Archivist Jeremy Collingridge When our new Chairman was Alan Hobbs Back numbers of the WES 1 Coventry Road, Narborough Stephen Hull Journal can be obtained Leicester LE19 2GD elected a year ago the Society Geoff Roe through the Librarian who ) 01162 753310 was really electing ‘Team Hogg’. Harry Scharf can be contacted as shown [email protected] Michael Woods on this page. The real ‘power behind the Meetings Secretary throne or chair’, as we all know, Bill Linskey 32 Stockwell Green is of course Christine. Elsewhere London SW9 9HZ in the Journal, Graham has ) 0207 274 3835 [email protected] alluded to the fact that they are COUNCIL Journal Editor joined at the hip. What a good MEMBERS David Shepherd 60 Surrenden Crescent, Brighton Important reminder analogy. Following my recent Chairman East Sussex BN1 6WF Dr Graham Hogg JP Would members surgery I can recommend having ) 01273 554378 please advise 185 Preston New Road, [email protected] Southport, Merseyside PR9 8NS membership a partner who does all the work Webmaster ) 01704 225050 secretary Ian David Wells and allows me to take the credit! [email protected] Williamson of any 40 Mill Lane, Herne Bay May I take this early opportunity Secretary Kent CT6 7EB change to email to wish you a happy Christmas Gerald Harrison ) 01227 372987 address 57 Furlong Lane, Alrewas [email protected] and I hope you find some ideas Burton upon Trent DE13 7EE and inspiration for seasonal ) 01283 792365 Copyright © Writing Equipment [email protected] Society & authors. presents in the current Journal. Membership Secretary All rights reserved. No part of REPRESENTATIVES this Journal may be reprinted or and Marketing Officer OVERSEAS Ian Williamson reproduced in any form, or used in any information storage 79 Trent Valley Road USA Len Provisor and retrieval system, without David Shepherd Lichfield WS13 6EZ the written permission of the Editor ) 01543 415603 ) 00 1 847 566 3400 Writing Equipment Society and [email protected] [email protected] author(s). Opinions published in [email protected] Sri Lanka the WES Journal are those of the contributors, and do not Treasurer Dr Sam Hettiarachchi necessarily represent the views ) 00 941 717501 Amos Peek of the Editor, or of the WES [email protected] 7 De-Havilland Road Council. Advertisements are Upper Rissington South America published in good faith. The Cheltenham GL54 2NZ Hugo and Helena Castello Society cannot accept any ) 01451 810178 Based in Argentina responsibility for the goods or [email protected] [email protected] services offered. 2 Shop : 14 Fountain Court, Market Place, Epworth, North Lincolnshire, DN9 1EG /i\Êä£{ÓÇÊnÇ{{ÎÎÊÊUÊÊ >\ÊÃ>iÃJ«iLÝ°V°ÕÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊ © Penbox 25.08.10 3 IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 31ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday 26 November 2011 The Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club is in Alvaney Gardens off The Function Room, Lymington Road, which is itself off Finchley Road opposite the The Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club Camden Arts Centre. CAR : There is very limited on-street parking. The nearest large 25 Alvaney Gardens, London NW6 1JD car park is at the O2 Centre; its entrance is 50m north of the Finchley Road underground station down a service road Programme between the O2 Centre and the railway bridge. 10am Registration Tea/Coffee will be served. UNDERGROUND: The nearest station is Finchley Road, on the 11am Annual General Meeting Metropolitan and Jubilee lines, from which it is about a ten- 1pm Lunch Hot buffet (vegetarians catered for) with minute walk. Alternatively, Hampstead station on the Northern choice of main courses and desserts. Price: Line is not much further to walk. Please note: in recent years £18 without wine (house wine will available to the underground has suffered from disruption due to planned buy on the day: £8 white & £10 red per bottle). engineering works at the weekend. We generally only find out If you wish to make your own arrangements about any disruption on the Thursday before the weekend. We for lunch there are plenty of eating places in will try to email members who use email, but everyone is Finchley Road. advised to check before travelling. For London travel information 2.30pm Exchange and mart of writing antiques and )0843 222 1234 (24 hours a day). collectables. OVERGROUND: Finchley Road & Frognal station is on the North London Line and only a few minutes’ walk away. 3.30pm Afternoon tea will be served until 4pm NB This meeting is for members only and for security reasons 5pm Meeting closes members will be asked to sign in. If you wish to have a buffet lunch please return the enclosed booking slip with your cheque (payable to The Writing Equipment Society) to: Bill Linskey, 32 Stockwell Green, London SW9 9HZ before 19 November 2011. Sorry but no bookings can be accepted after this date. SPRING MEETING THE BLUECOAT ROOM THE GUILDHALL GLOUCESTER SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 It has been the tradition even started the Olympics year and of our spring meeting to already it seems to me somewhat base it around a theme, hackneyed – let me have your sugges - giving people the oppor - tions. tunity to bring items from Put the date in your diaries. I’ll have a their collection to talk reminder and further details circulated by Apart from the AGM, our next meeting about which fit the theme, no matter what email in the New Year. If you are not on will be held on Saturday, 31 March they collect. This year we had items made email but may wish to come, let me know 2012 in Gloucester. from animal products. We have not yet by letter or phone and I will ensure you We will be in the Bluecoat Room of decided the theme for next year’s meeting receive the information. Gloucester Guildhall, where we had our and I am open to suggestions. The meeting last year. This proved to be a Olympics and Sport occurred to me but Bill Linskey, Meetings Secretary very good venue; in the heart of the City I’m not sure that there are enough 32 Stockwell Green, London, SW9 9HZ but easily accessible both by public commemorative items out there to make ) 020 7274 3835 [email protected] transport and by car. it a good topic. In any case, we’ve not yet 4 1 1 The W 1 1 riting E Frank Hull 1918 –2011 quipment Soci ety ww w.weson line.org.u k 0 0 Frank Rowland Hull, Lt Col (Retd), 2 2 died peacefully at his home P P in the south of France on I I 3 October, aged 93. PEN SHOWS USA H H sfountainpe S S ns lsquillspape R R r Frank was one of the original 20 –22 January 2012 kchatela E E ines members of the Writing Equipment Philadelphia Pen Show tandsbl B B otters Society and along with several Sheraton Philadelphia sinkstands others, such as Arnold Greenwood, Center City Hotel M M writingslo E E pes Bernard Pearl, Andy Lambrou, www.philadelphiapenshow.com seph Geoff Roe, Dominic Nudd and emera M M Jonathan Steinberg, specialised in 16 –19 February 2012 S S the collecting of fountain pens. Contact Ian Williamson Los Angeles Pen Show E E [email protected] Manhattan Beach Marriott W W His son, Steve, WES Hon VP, Boris Rice will provide a longer tribute to www.lapenshow.com Frank in the next Journal.
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  • Multi-Functions Pen

    Multi-Functions Pen

    Use and Care Guide MULTI-FUNCTIONS PEN http://www.pilot.co.jp/ PILOT 2＋1, 3＋1 and 4＋1 Series-a combination of mechanical pencil and ballpoint pen, all in one. Total of 4 kinds of PILOT 2＋1, 3＋1 and 4＋1 Series are available : Revolving type, Retractable & Twist type, Retractable & Button and Lever Slide type. Revolving (4 +1 . 3 +1 . 2 +1 ) ●How to use the ballpoint pen (1) Turn the upper barrel to make the tip come out. Lower Barrel Upper Barrel Eraser Cap (2) To retract the tip, turn the upper barrel to the opposite direction. ●How to use the mechanical pencil (1) Turn the upper barrel to make the mechanical 2+1 (Mechanical pencil, Black ink ballpoint pen & Red ink ballpoint pen) 3+1 (Mechanical pencil, Black ink ballpoint pen, Red ink ballpoint pen & Blue ink ballpoint pen) pencil come out. Press the eraser cap to make the 4+1 (Mechanical pencil, Black ink ballpoint pen, Red ink ballpoint pen, Blue ink ballpoint pen & lead come out. Green ink ballpoint pen) (2) To retract the lead , press the lead onto the paper while pushing the eraser cap down. (3) To retract the writing unit to its original position, turn the upper barrel anticlockwise. (4) Unscrew the eraser cap off to use the eraser. Retractable & Twist Type ( 3 +1 . 2 +1) ●How to use the ballpoint pen (1) While seeing the indication mark, press the eraser Lower Barrel Upper Barrel Eraser Cap cap and a tip of the colour of the indication mark 0.5 comes out.