Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. I know...it's hard to believe, but this year marks five decades ...

It was a time of gas lamps and street cars when Fred Krinke’s grandfather flung open the doors to the Fountain Pen ... with delicate laces of silver. There was a pen built in 1851 that came ...

Mont Blanc Meisterstück Martelé Sterling Silver Fountain Pen. "The relevance that fountain pens and handwriting had is diminished," says Nicky Pessaroff, editor-in-chief of Pen World magazine.