Reviews – Page 8

September 28, 2014 / Ken Crooker / Fountain Pens, Reviews / 2 Comments

Duke Uranus M25 Fountain Pen Review

The next entry in my “Cheap Chinese Pens I Got from eBay” series is the…

Duke Uranus M25 Fountain Pen

Price: $5.90
Nib: Extra Fine, Steel, Hooded
Country of Origin: China
Filling System: Piston (push type)

Crocodile 806 / NCR64 Fountain Pen Review

Recently, I went a little berzerk with eBay and picked up a poop-load of Chinese pens. As they come rolling in, I’d like to share my thoughts with everyone on their performance.

My first contribution in the Fountain Pen Reviews Department is for the…

CROCODILE 806 (AKA NCR64) Green Marble Celluloid Fountain Pen

Price: $18.50
Nib: Medium, Steel, 22KGP/two-tone
Country of Origin: China
Filling System: Piston / Cartridge (International Standard, I believe)… Read More

You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything in a really long time. Sorry about that. Once we started up the St. Louis Pen Show and the St. Louis pen meetups, most of my free "pen time" started going into those activities.

My goal was always to write very thorough reviews with lots of great pictures, and that takes a ton of time. The writing, editing, and photo editing for one review took up a full weekend, and that doesn't take into account actually using the pens and taking notes along the way. With all I have going on, it just wasn't sustainable to keep this site going on a consistent basis.

Will I ever come back and start doing reviews again? Maybe. But not anytime soon. I am still around, though. You can catch me at the monthly St. Louis Area Pen Meetup & Eats (SLAPME) events, the St. Louis Pen Show, and a handful of other pen shows around the country.

Duke Uranus M25 Fountain Pen

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CROCODILE 806 (AKA NCR64) Green Marble Celluloid Fountain Pen

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