It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at school, ...

And not to forget, the Lernstift is a normal fountain-pen which makes use of conventional ink (no special inks here). Lernstift smart pen has been launched on Kickstarter.com (a US based non-profit ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In a digital heavy world, pen and paper have never been more important.

Here’s a fact you have to write down to believe: Over the past 10 years, during which the world has adopted smartphones and social media, sales of fountain pens have risen. Retail sales, in particular ...

Fountain pens were a stylish statement but messy and impractical. Their replacement was a stroke of design genius perfectly in time for the era of mass production. On 29 October 1945, the New York ...

In business since 1883, this Harvard Square tobacconist offers far more than premium cigars, its shelves brimming with colognes, board games, barware, and more. The common thread? An eye for fine ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Erica Wiederlight has an unusual job. "No one believes it," she said. "Everyone's like, 'What do you mean you sell pens?'" She works for her father Terry and uncle Steve ...

Generally, the fountain pen is regarded as as outdated as the horse-drawn Zeppelin, but in upmarket circles it's still a symbol of luxury and status. Precision mechanical watches are still made for a ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...