The Boston Pen People, a group of fountain pen enthusiasts, gathers quarterly to commune, write and celebrate the historical significance and practical benefits of their beloved writing instruments.

Designed to look like a fighter plane without wings, the Parker 51 fountain pen was considered pricey when it came on the market in 1941 at $12.50. Now, because so many are still in circulation (more ...

After our paean to Sir Clive Sinclair's C5 electrical vehicle last week, this Friday offers not another ridiculed invention of the 1980s, but a true timeless classic: the venerable, humble, and ...

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George S Parker filed his first patent in 1889. He established the Parker Pen Company to manufacturer a superior writing instrument. By the 1920s the Parker pen was established as the leading ...