Nakaya will no longer have celluloid pens, leaving that material to its mother brand, Platinum. So it was an easy decision to procure one of their farewell releases. The tortoiseshell celluloid is a harmony of warm brown, ochre and yellow, making it a most appropriate host for the golden chinkin. The chinkin technique involves engraving …
The Omas Arco Milord is my happy new year pen, ordered online last year as a Sundance Kid dive into Italian celluloid. Celluloid is a turn-of-the-century plastic that was used in pens, jewelry, even dolls – and, in thin strips, as film for the movies. Today it’s mostly used in guitar picks. Acrylic is the …
I don’t think all of these will stay with me their entire lives. I’m already thinking of selling a couple. (Shhhh. Don’t tell the pens yet. I don’t want them feeling awkward.) These aren’t all the pens I own, but it’s most of them. The pen case is sturdy, and the elastic bands are wide …