http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog Classic vintage fountain pens and other collectibles Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:59:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The skill of the technical illustrator, the draughtsman, the draughtswoman, the cartographer, the engineer or the architect, or for the drawing up of electronic circuitry diagrams. From the earliest mental concept of any inventive idea formed for the purpose of building and further developing, for the making of such as an ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/old-drafting-instruments/ Reminiscences, recalling fading memories which tend to become dim or lost with the passing years. From about the mid 1950s to the late1970s were the prime zenith years of our youth, throughout those two or more decades, we had little perceptiveness of the good times we were enjoying, nor any concept ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/the-soundsations/ Buckingham Palace By kind permission of: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. A Garden Party held in the grounds at Buckingham Palace and attended by members of the Royal Household. Our grateful thanks to: ‘The Not Forgotten Association' for the invitation requesting the company of myself and my wife at Buckingham Palace for afternoon tea ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/buckingham-palace-garden-party/ We are interested in South East Asian paintings. We hope to expand our private collection and would like to add works of art by Singaporean and Malaysian artists; for example AB Ibrahim, Hussein Ibrahim, Yong Mun Sen, Ong Kim Seng etc., Please email us at customerservice@fountainpenemporium.com http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/buy-south-east-asian-paintings/ The Humble Fountain Pen There's definitely something appealing about the classic and old fountain pens although one is not quite sure what. It may be that they seem to capture something of the charm and elegance of a bygone era. Within the general scope of ‘rare and scarce collectables' pens may be ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/pen-as-a-modest-investment/    They're Mine.....all Mine!!!! Waterman Pen and Pencil Advert I have a friend.....No...no its not me I tell you, its a friend - a very good friend who has made a difficult and very disturbing confession to me. It would have been easy for this friend to confess that he was say an ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/diary-of-a-pen-collector/ Last Battle of Singapore What might the subject of a fountain pen have to do with the battle fought at Pasir Panjang Ridge Singapore in 1942! ... well nothing really except perhaps for a rather remarkable coincidence which brought me to the allied forces cemetery at Kranji, a  short walk from the ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/singapore-ww2-and-fountain-pens/ South East Asian Paintings  Whilst not an expert on paintings, we do have a small collection of South East Asian paintings, namely watercolours by A.B Ibrahim. A.B Ibrahim also known as Ibrahim Abu Bakar was a pioneering watercolour artist of Malaysia alongside artists such as Yong Mun Sen. He was a founder member of  ... http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/south-east-asian-paintings/ Thanks to our customers' support, we are able to make a small donation to Jet Li's One Foundation. http://fountainpenemporium.co.uk/blog/china-earthquake/