http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/fountain-pens/ Lifework Thu, 23 May 2013 04:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/fountain-pens/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Cerentha Harris Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:53:31 +0000 http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/?p=4209#comment-1109 What a lovely story! My husband gave me a fountain pen for my birthday a few years ago - a Mont Blanc. I was also given a Mont Blanc ballpoint when I graduated from university. I hope to pass them onto my kids. It's such a nice thought that a piece you've treasured and enjoyed will be used in a similar way by your children. Thanks for sharing you story Sue. Cerentha What a lovely story! My husband gave me a fountain pen for my birthday a few years ago – a Mont Blanc. I was also given a Mont Blanc ballpoint when I graduated from university. I hope to pass them onto my kids. It’s such a nice thought that a piece you’ve treasured and enjoyed will be used in a similar way by your children.
Thanks for sharing you story Sue.
Cerentha

]]> http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/fountain-pens/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Sue Wynne Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:00:08 +0000 http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/?p=4209#comment-1108 I have a very old sheaffer fountain pen with a black barrel and about 3/8" gold band around the pen. It is engraved on the gold band with my fathers name, Pete Thiemann The band, the clip, and the nib are all 14K gold. You have to use bottled ink(not a cartridge). It was my father's fountain pen that he had for over 50 years. He died about 5 years ago at the age of 95 and I now have his fountain pen! I still have letters and other writings from Dad using this pen. Talk about t a wonderful 'gift' from him. My father started an office supply store in 1957 (formerly Midwest Office Supply and now Thiemann Office Products. The business is still run by 4 of his 8 children. We have been a Herman Miller dealer for many years. I have a very old sheaffer fountain pen with a black barrel and about 3/8″ gold band around the pen. It is engraved on the gold band with my fathers name, Pete Thiemann The band, the clip, and the nib are all 14K gold. You have to use bottled ink(not a cartridge). It was my father’s fountain pen that he had for over 50 years. He died about 5 years ago at the age of 95 and I now have his fountain pen! I still have letters and other writings from Dad using this pen. Talk about t a wonderful ‘gift’ from him. My father started an office supply store in 1957 (formerly Midwest Office Supply and now Thiemann Office Products. The business is still run by 4 of his 8 children. We have been a Herman Miller dealer for many years.

]]> http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/fountain-pens/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Karl Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:20:18 +0000 http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/?p=4209#comment-1103 The Safari is an okay everyday pen. Its steel nib is stiff, but every pen in its price range will have a steel nib. If you remove the cap and attach it to the non-writing end of the pen, as people typically do, the pen is out of balance. The A good value for a "real" pen is the Parker Sonnet at about $80. The Namiki "Vanishing Point" collection has a retractable tip, which makes the pen less likely to leak on you, at $130. The Safari is an okay everyday pen. Its steel nib is stiff, but every pen in its price range will have a steel nib. If you remove the cap and attach it to the non-writing end of the pen, as people typically do, the pen is out of balance. The A good value for a “real” pen is the Parker Sonnet at about $80. The Namiki “Vanishing Point” collection has a retractable tip, which makes the pen less likely to leak on you, at $130.

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