Fountain Pens and Ink

Good pens (and other things) come in pairs.

By Leigh Reyes on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I thought I’d have fun with pairs.

A heavy metal pair.

Stainless steel Sharpie and Nakaya Titanium Piccolo

A hardworking pair.

Waterman 55 and Waterman 7

A sentimental pair.

Baby Wahl and Baby Balance

A your-pen-is-nothing-without-us pair.

Platinum Pigment Ink in Blue and Platinum Carbon Black

A who-cares-if-there’s-no-ink pair.

Platinum Pro-Use 1 in 0.7 mm and Platinum Pro-Use 2 in 0.5 mm

A separated-at-birth pair.

Nakaya Decapod in AO tamenuri and Nakaya Decapod Twist in heki-tamenuri

A pair of seasoned travelers.

Midori Traveler's Notebook and Midori Traveler's Notebook, passport size — Midori Traveler’s Notebook and Midori Traveler’s Notebook, passport size

A sunshine pair.

Waterman 52 in Cardinal Red and Nakaya Long Piccolo in Araishu

A pair fit to be tied.

Nakaya Piccolo String-Rolled in Black and Shiro-tamenuri

My favorite pair.

Nakaya Chinkin Karakusa Tortoishell and Platinum 3776 Kuro-ringu