HisNibs.com update --Purple Rain and calligraphy brush September 16th, 2013
Greetings,
OK, the title was just to attract fans of Prince . It's just that after mentioning the paucity of purple pens a week ago with the introduction of the Purple Celluloid http://www.hisnibs.com/purple_celluloid.htm from Jinhao, it feels like it's raining purple with the addition of the Royal Purple version of the Arrow Clip from Baoer, profiled further on in the newsletter.
We also introduce a new multifunction brush pen from Duke. Unlike the previous version we carried, this pen allows you to screw-in a faux brush for Chinese calligraphy (or other art endeavors), or switch it with a smooth-flowing rollerball tip.
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On the blog...Kennedy Center Honors - Paul McCartney Tribute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~in this issue * Baoer Arrow Clip fountain pen series * DUKE Brush Multifunction pen * 'His Nibs' page on Facebook * On the blog...Kennedy Center Honors - Paul McCartney Tribute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baoer Arrow Clip fountain pen series
Here's a trio of full-sized pens, measuring 5-1/2" capped, 6-1/4" posted and 4-7/8" with cap held aside.
Interestingly, my camera didn't like taking the Tiger Eye and the Royal Purple in the same photo, color-wise. If I had an accurate reflection of the Royal Purple, then the Tiger Eye would loose its deep orange/brown tint. Conversely, adjusting that pen to reflect reality, would turn the purple blue (as shown in this group shot)! So, I've taken enough photos of the pens individually for you to see their true colors on the website, but the group shots are off one way or the other.
See more photos here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/arrow_clip.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DUKE Brush Multifunction pen
Introducing a multifunction pen from Duke, which can convert from a faux brush for Chinese calligraphy to a rollerball tip, either fed by liquid ink.