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HisNibs.com update -- Jinhao Celluloid series
July 7th, 2011

Greetings,

I'd say that summer has definitely arrived...as it's in the 90's here in the summer palace in Allentown. Just a quick newsletter this time, as we're still playing catch-up after taking a few days off.

We're happy to introduce the Jinhao Celluloid series of fountain pens. These are very handsome pens, which take certain design cues from the Parker Centennial Duofold.

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On the blog....Cosby, Letterman and a fountain pen.

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* Jinhao Celluloid series
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* On the blog...Cosby, Letterman and a fountain pen

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Jinhao Celluloid series





Let's get the initial question out of the way as much as possible. Are these made from celluloid *, as opposed to another form of plastic? Not having a chemistry lab in the palace, I can't definitively say one way or the other. There's a real mystique that's grown up around this material and its use in pens. Celluloid -- or its allied formulations -- is not the rare substance that some seem to think it is in pen manufacture. I have no reason to doubt Jinhao's claim, and the large majority of the stock I received have that distinctive camphor order inside the cap, which I've always associated with vintage celluloid. So, I vote 'yes'!

For those of you that are Parker fans, the Jinaho Celluloid series is quite reminiscent of the design of the Centennial Duofold -- at a small fraction of the price, of course.

Many more photos here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/celluloid.htm

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On the blog...Cosby, Letterman and a fountain pen

The June 30th entry has an appearance by Bill Cosby on the David Letterman show from a number of years ago. The subject? Why fountain pens of course!

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Regards,

Norman Haase
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