Paperchase Olive Metal Tiffin Box - Agenzio

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It is not, as I first thought, a huge mound of earth but a hollow structure made from scaffolding poles and then with an outer shell and covered with turf and real grass. However, visitors were given a free tote bag with the handsome UK Pen Shows logo and names of sponsors, which came in handy for my subsequent haul. I am very glad that I do not have to go back to being 11 years old again, but if I did, having a Waterman Expert this time round would be some consolation. Scrittura Elegante from the Netherlands, had a good display, where I handled an Edison Collier in the lovely burnished gold finish and saw some Opus 88 eye-dropper demonstrators that I had not come across before, as well as some Laban pens from Taiwan with German nibs in some attractive colours. My wife was to have come, but changed her mind on the day and so I was left to make decisions unaided.

and this was heavily discounted in a summer sale) but has everything you could wish for: black resin barrel and section, gold plated guilloche cap, 14k gold nib, (easily removable), ebonite feed, piston filler and a large clear ink window. The real star of the pen, for me at least, is its oblique broad nib although this might not be everybody’s cup of tea.In any event, there are no discernible seams in the barrel, cap or section and the finished product is beautifully smooth and polished. I found a branch of Paperchase, and was drawn to an enticing and colourful display of new notebooks. Leaving aside the risk of loss, I think perhaps a Waterman Expert would have made a good pen for school lessons: durable, comfortable, suitable for long writing sessions, a great steel nib and a quick release snap cap.

The seal fits around the inside of the lid which makes it more leak resistant than the standard A Slice of Green containers. For example my Sailor Procolor 500 with a fine steel nib and Noodler’s Bulletproof black does not bleed through, and you can even highlight over this if you are careful and do not overdo it.

First, as befits a book about a successful manufacturer of paper, it is beautifully bound and printed on Croxley Antique Wove paper, with text set in Monotype Caslon Old Face.

Another surprise was this lovely Japanese Sailor multi-pen in metal, featuring artwork by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849), his famous images of Mt Fuji and waves off the coast of Kanagawa, depicted in silver and gold colour against a matt black background. The square, clear plastic lidded boxes are very handy for keeping fountain pens if not in current circulation. There is a ribbon bookmark, an expanding pocket in the back cover, an elastic closer, and three sheets of sticker symbols which can be used in the diary, or elsewhere. The ink window is concealed by the cap when the pen is closed, which I find tidier than having the ink window visible when the pen is capped. Green Pioneer also focus on bringing many other stylish, ethical products to the European retail market to help consumers live a more sustainable lifestyle.The cap pulls off, needing a very determined effort, made more difficult by the hard-to-grip finish of the barrel and cap.

Then, having a Sunday morning free in Surrey, with lovely autumn sunshine, we decided to drive to Box Hill in the Surrey Hills, and walk up to enjoy the view.I can then easily insert bullet points next to each balloon, for lists of tasks or occurrences on each client (or “account” in the States).