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His Nibs.com update -- Hero Victorian

November 14th, 2008

I hope this update finds everyone holding
together, body and soul, during these tough
economic times. This is more of a 'keep in
touch' newsletter this time, as I'm awaiting
new deliveries from China, Pakistan and India.

One new model that just went up on the
website is the Hero Victorian. I hesitated to
list it, as I have less than 10 of them in
stock at the moment, but if you miss out this
time, I'll have more before too long.

I wanted to share -- with permission of
course -- a recent email I received from a
new customer, Cliff Spicer. He mentions the
organic connection he feels in taking nib to
paper, but also how a fountain pen has opened
a new avenue of communication with his
son....but let him speak for himself, below.

On the blog....Table Tennis reigns supreme

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* Hero Victorian
* Cliff's note (not to be confused with Cliff Notes)
* On the blog...Table Tennis reigns supreme


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Hero Victorian



I've been on one of my periodic Sherlock
Holmes and Victorian era kicks recently --
both books and videos -- and here's a pen
that would fit right in. It's the kind of pen
design that I envision someone in the British
aristocracy using in replying to a royal
invitation.

More photos here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/victorian.htm

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Cliff's note (not to be confused with Cliff Notes)

Cliff is a recent convert to our world of
fountain pens, so I thought it would be
interesting for everyone to hear from a
'newbie'. Cliff started with a Dollar piston
demonstrator and I think he's already hooked
on fountain pens and the colorful world of
inks (sound familiar?).

"Norman,

I have now used a fountain pen and bottled
ink for a week or so and I got to tell you
this is a interesting adventure. I saw you on
the PBS
show http://tinyurl.com/5vkx4n andI think you nailed it when
you said that there is something about the
connection from the brain to the writing
hand. I think what I appreciate is that
seeing you on the show made me see that you
are interested in the philosophy of the pen
as much as the selling of them. What I have
found after using a computer so long is that
I loose the emotional connection of what I
write. I love technology more than most but
even using my pocket PC to track my "To Do"
lists doesn't come close to motivating me as does
my handwritten list -- from which I look
forward to
scratching out those things completed.

This
new pen has also made a personal connection
between myself and my 10 year old son. He has
enjoyed helping me fill the pens with
different inks and has written his homework
with the pen and 4 different inks this week.
Anything to get him excited about doing
homework is a great thing. Maybe the fountain
pen will be the new Ritalin. Expect more
orders soon as Christmas is coming and I
think this may be my unique gifts to my
family and friends this year....

All the best,

Cliff

P.S. What I find unique about he Dollar pen
is that I see myself buying a few and keeping
inks that I may not use as often as the
standard colours. At the low price these pens
are guilt free."

I really love hearing that a fountain pen and
ink served as a further bridge between Cliff
and his son. I wrote a short article
http://tinyurl.com/6no9wl several years ago on the connection between
writing tools and creativity, and I know that
most of you agree that there's a different
quality to your writing when a fountain pen
is used.

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On the blog...Table Tennis reigns supreme

I was tooling around YouTube awhile back, and
came across several videos related to my
favorite sport. They include two that feature
my very first teacher/coach, Marty Reisman
(once on the page, make sure you click on the
link to see him decapitating cigarettes!), as
well as a classic bit from W.C. Fields.

You'll find them under the Monday, November
03, 2008 entry by following the link below
and scrolling down a bit.

See the videos here.... - http://hisnibs.blogspot.com

Regards,

Norman Haase
His Nibs.com
http://www.hisnibs.com
Blog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com