page_title: Fountain pen
hierarchical_section_title: Fountain pen
caption_attribution_description: English: From left to right: 1. Pilot Justus 95 (14k gold F nib), 2. Pelikan Souverän M1000 (18k gold F nib), 3. Montblanc Meisterstück 149 (18k gold M nib), 4. Pilot Heritage 912 (14k gold FA nib), 5. Parker Duofold Centennial (18k gold F nib), 6. Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral (14k gold F nib), 7. Lamy Dialog 3 (14k gold F nib), 8. Welty (14k gold F nib), 9. Parker Sonnet (18k gold F nib), 10. Conway Stewart 55 (14k gold M Duro nib), 11. Waterman Thorobred (14k gold F nib), 12. Mabie Todd Swan 3220 (14k gold M nib)
context_page_description: A fountain pen is a pen which has a nib and a reservoir of ink.
  The pen draws ink from the reservoir through a feed to the nib. The ink travels by a combination of gravity and capillary action.
  Filling the reservoir with ink may be done manually, by a Pasteur pipette or syringe.
  However, usually it is done by an internal filling mechanism which creates suction. A piston mechanism or a vacuum transfers ink directly through the nib into the reservoir. Some pens have removable reservoirs in the form of pre-filled ink cartridges.
context_section_description: A fountain pen is a pen which has a nib and a reservoir of ink. 
  The pen draws ink from the reservoir through a feed to the nib. The ink travels by a combination of gravity and capillary action. 
  Filling the reservoir with ink may be done manually, by a Pasteur pipette (eyedropper) or syringe. 
  However, usually it is done by an internal filling mechanism which creates suction. A piston mechanism or a vacuum transfers ink directly through the nib into the reservoir. Some pens have removable reservoirs in the form of pre-filled ink cartridges.
caption: Various contemporary and vintage fountain pens (left to right) Pilot Justus 95, Pelikan Souverän M1000, Montblanc Meisterstück 149, Pilot Heritage 912, Parker Duofold Centennial, Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral, Lamy Dialog 3, Welty, Parker Sonnet, Conway Stewart 55, Waterman Thorobred, Mabie Todd Swan 3220
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