On November 1, 1863, future fountain pen magnate George S. Parker was born in Shullsburg, Wis.

The sender can savour the time it takes for the ink to dry from a fountain pen’s nib, the tactile sensation of hand-cut notepapers, the act of sealing an envelope.

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 ...

Defying modernity, fountain pen collectors find beauty beyond typing, texting and other ways of rendering words.

The news that Parker's warrant was renewed comes after the King, 75, experienced a hiccup at the start of his reign when he had issues with a leaky fountain pen during a signing ceremony in ...

Here we’ve rounded up the best fountain pens… Cross Bailey Light Fountain Pen Cross has been a global innovator since 1846, bringing a superior writing experience to more than 140 countries. The newly ...

The fountain pen as a practical writing instrument has been declared obsolete numerous times. It was supposedly doomed by the innovations of the drip-free ballpoint pen and the typewriter, then ...

Discover the 13 best pens for writing, chosen by experts for their functionality and design.

Parker, which has manufactured fountain pens since 1888, claims a worldwide "resurgence" in the past five years, and rival Lamy says turnover increased by more than 5% in 2011.

The latest study released on the Global Fountain Pen Ink Market by AMA Research evaluates market size, trend, and forecast to 2027. The Fountain Pen Ink market study covers significant research ...

The Parker 5TH Technology - so named as it offers a genuine fifth way of writing, following decades of fine writing being led by the fountain pen, ball point, roller ball and the mechanical pencil ...

Two visitors stand in front of the Parker pen's billboard at an international gift fair in Beijing.A QING/CHINA DAILY While fountain pens are becoming a thing of the past in most developed markets ...