A fountain pen cartridge will give you around 7 to 15 pages of writing, whereas a ballpoint pen contains enough ink to write a continuous line four to five kilometres long. So this category is ...

One user commented: 'It's a fountain pen ink cartridge.' Another clarified it was 'a standard international cartridge' commonly used by numerous pen manufacturers.

The man behind Fountain Pen Memes said he believed the company was unaware of the ink’s immense popularity. On Wednesday, Lamy confirmed to The New York Times that the inks were slightly different.

Tyler Thompson, 27, in the shed behind his Brunswick, Md., house. It is where he mixes ink for the company he started in 2012, Organic Studio. His colorful creations are popular with fountain pen ...

Similarly, the barrel—the part that fits over the ink cartridge—has two flat sides that stop the pen from rolling around on a desk top. ... Why Bother With a Fountain Pen?

American banker John L. Loud patented a ballpoint pen in 1888. It used a ball-and-socket to deliver sticky, quick-drying ink. Too sticky: The ink was so coarse, it didn't really work well on paper.

A fountain pen cartridge will give you around 7 to 15 pages of writing, whereas a ballpoint pen contains enough ink to write a continuous line four to five kilometres long. So this category is ...

Lamy, a German pen manufacturer, made a recent splash when it quietly rereleased Dark Lilac, a much-celebrated color of ink. A lush purple with a golden sheen, Dark Lilac, despite its popularity ...