Wonderful Fountain Pens in Boston

Today I stopped into Bromfield Pen Shop, a store in downtown Boston that sells fountain pens, fountain pen ink, and an assortment of watches and knives. In other words, it's one of my favorite places in the Northeast! The front counter had a large assortment of Viscontis, Pilots, Faber-Castells, Watermans, Pelikans and more. A shelf towards the back of the shop was stocked with a wide variety of Noodler's ink -- I resisted buying the ever-cool Antietam Red, for now -- as well as standards like Waterman, Lamy, and Private Reserve. To top it all off, Bromfield sells Mondaine watches and Victorinox pocket knives. I didn't get to spend a lot of time in this wonderland, but the next time I am near Boston Common, I will be sure to stop in again and perhaps leave with a new bottle of something.

I took the following photos with my cell phone. They aren't great, but they'll have to do for now.

Favorite Pens

So, I recently started using my Waterman Phileas fountain pen again, and I am hooked. It writes beautifully. I also bought a vintage 1930's dip pen from a local variety store, as well as some cool ink from Dick Blick, and I love that one, too. I think I have discovered a new passion.

Here are some other pens that like:

1) Pilot Fineliners
http://www.artstuff.net/pilot_fineliner_markers.htm

2) Flair Felt Tips
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-74423-Marker-Assorted/dp/B000J09CO6