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Nibby Sunday – Pen Pack from Flying Tiger

Nibby Sunday – Pen Pack from Flying Tiger

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I visited Flying Tiger in Trondheim this summer, and found a pen pack for NOK 80,- (approx. $8), with 8 pens of different types in it. I noticed that it contained, among other things, a fountain pen, and decided to buy it for testing. My hopes were not very high, especially after the fiasco with the fountain pens from Søstrene Grene last winter. Those were cheap chinese knock-offs of Kaweco Sport sold in a Norwegian design store, that dried out after just a…

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State of my collection – 2023

State of my collection – 2023

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A version of this article was originally published in Norwegian at Pennen er mektigere on March 12, 2023. Parts of it has been rewritten for the sake of this translated version. I moved into a new flat in October last year, and although I’d mostly gotten things in place before Christmas, large parts of my pen collection was packed away in boxes until the beginning of March. I had unpacked the pens and inks I use regularly, but the collection of…

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Nibby Sunday – Get to know me through #21PenQuestions

Nibby Sunday – Get to know me through #21PenQuestions

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Welcome back to Pennen er mektigere, and happy new year, as we say in school and university circles! I hope all of the blog’s readers have had a lovely summer. I myself have spent a large part of the summer working on things for the blog, and I’m looking forward to sharing it with everyone throughout the fall. To begin with, let’s start the autumn off with a little easy reading, and let our international readers get to know me a little bit….

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Welcome!

Welcome!

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Welcome to the English version of Pennen er mektigere, a blog about writing instruments, hand writing, and the power of words. Pennen er mektigere is a Norwegian phrase, meaning “The pen is mightier”. This blog is primarily Norwegian, and started as a fountain pen blog back in 2019. Since then it has evolved into a blog with a broader theme, but most of our articles are still related to hand writing and stationery. Over the past several years, we have…

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