{"id":581,"date":"2017-11-03T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2017\/11\/03\/happy-fountain-pen-day\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:17","slug":"happy-fountain-pen-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fountain Pen Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8057,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yt3.ggpht.com\\\/-6px0aXs0tQw\\\/AAAAAAAAAAI\\\/AAAAAAAAAAA\\\/frIIK6PnDSo\\\/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff\\\/photo.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8058,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.fountainpenday.org\\\/information\\\/about&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8059,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.vintagepens.com\\\/Esterbrook.shtml&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8060,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.lamy.com\\\/eng\\\/b2c\\\/safari&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190329135737\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.lamy.com\\\/eng\\\/b2c\\\/safari&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8061,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vintagepens.com\\\/Parker_Duofold.shtml&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260113022042\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.vintagepens.com\\\/Parker_Duofold.shtml&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:01:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:01:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8062,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/massadayoobgroup.com\\\/mag-20-classroom&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8063,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.fountainpenday.org\\\/sponsors&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20200922012959\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.fountainpenday.org\\\/sponsors\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:02:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:02:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2614,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.jetpens.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8064,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.gouletpens.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260326224727\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.gouletpens.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:02:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:02:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/-6px0aXs0tQw\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAAAA\/frIIK6PnDSo\/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff\/photo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/-6px0aXs0tQw\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAAAA\/frIIK6PnDSo\/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff\/photo.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fountainpenday.org\/information\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The first Friday in November has been Fountain Pen Day<\/a> since 2012. It was started as a day to &#8220;embrace, promote, and share the use of fountain pens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I have been using fountain pens off and on since elementary school where we had to use Sheaffer cartridge pens for penmanship. They came in a pack with five &#8220;washable blue&#8221; ink cartridges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sheafferstudentpen-1024x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sheafferstudentpen-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nNow I have a wide assortment of fountain pens in my desk, around the house, and elsewhere. Some are cheap Chinese knock-offs, some are older American-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagepens.com\/Esterbrook.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esterbrooks<\/a>, some are various German-made Lamy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamy.com\/eng\/b2c\/safari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari <\/a>pens, and the list goes on. I even have a couple of old <a href=\"https:\/\/vintagepens.com\/Parker_Duofold.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parker Duofolds<\/a> in the traditional orangish red with black end caps from the 1920s. I hope to have those restored sometime.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to celebrate Fountain Pen Day by deciding on which two or three fountain pens to take to this weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/massadayoobgroup.com\/mag-20-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAG-20 class<\/a> to be held in Charlotte. From what everyone who has taken either the MAG-40 or the MAG-20 classroom portion has told me, you will be writing as fast as you can.<\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking of trying out a fountain pen, now is a good day to do it as many vendors are offering specials in honor of Fountain Pen Day. You can find a list of them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fountainpenday.org\/sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. I can personally vouch for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetpens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Pens<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gouletpens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goulet Pen Company<\/a> as I&#8217;ve dealt with them in the past.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Friday in November has been Fountain Pen Day since 2012. 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