- Joined
- Thursday August 8, 2013
- Location
- Silly Suffolk
I recently noticed that a UK pen specialist, from whom I have purchased before, also sells the Varuna range of fountain and dip pens, which are made in India.
These are ebonite pens, apparently hand-made, and come in a number of different models and colours.
My choice was the Varuna 3C, in Yellow Ripple. In its normal configuration, this is an eyedropper pen, which I guess would swallow up about a quarter of a Diamine small bottle.
In this pen, the pen specialist has replaced the standard Indian nib and assembly with a quality German nib, which also allows the use of a converter or cartridges. The replacement nib also offers a better range of sizes, and, for a small additional cost, I chose a 1.1mm stub. A nice touch is that the pen is supplied with a pipette and container of silicone grease for those who want to use it as an eyedropper.
I wonder if anyone else has experience of Indian-made pens?
These are ebonite pens, apparently hand-made, and come in a number of different models and colours.
My choice was the Varuna 3C, in Yellow Ripple. In its normal configuration, this is an eyedropper pen, which I guess would swallow up about a quarter of a Diamine small bottle.
In this pen, the pen specialist has replaced the standard Indian nib and assembly with a quality German nib, which also allows the use of a converter or cartridges. The replacement nib also offers a better range of sizes, and, for a small additional cost, I chose a 1.1mm stub. A nice touch is that the pen is supplied with a pipette and container of silicone grease for those who want to use it as an eyedropper.
I wonder if anyone else has experience of Indian-made pens?