tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35535150884672678002024-02-08T07:39:26.915-08:00PloggerMartin A. Rice, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553515088467267800.post-8632688738561847322014-10-13T19:16:00.001-07:002014-10-13T19:16:34.213-07:00A Visit to Pippi's Pen Shop<style>
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For reasons I don't understand, the video was turned on its left side.
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</div>Martin A. Rice, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553515088467267800.post-67340483936256995002014-07-13T20:33:00.000-07:002014-07-13T20:33:05.044-07:00The Poor Man's Big Red<style>
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Eclipse "Big Red" atop my 1915 Underwood no. 5.
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The Chinese Jin Hao nib, untimely ripped from a Chinese FP and inserted into the section of the Eclipse:
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The typical Eclipse lever with wreath:
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