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Nov 05, 2023
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I bought my first fountain pen with babysitting money. It was a $10 Parker Vector, a pen which comes with a plastic body, steel nib, and only takes Parker Quink cartridges. I still have this pen, though I don’t think I’ve used it in years. The cap became so loose that the pen isn’t airtight, so the nib now dries out if the pen is inked. Parker is a Brit…

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