Conklin Endura Deco Crest fountain pen and ballpoint in solid black acrylic with chrome-plated metal overlay; Endura Deco Crest ballpoint and fountain pen in marbled blue acrylic and rose gold-plated metal overlay.
In 1967, Yafa Brands CEO Yair Greenberg moved to Los Angeles, California to study business administration at California State University, a subject not yet available for study in his young homeland of Israel. Fifty-five years later, that ambition has reached full fruition. Currently, Yafa is the exclusive distributor of 13 distinct brands including Delta, Nettuno 1911, and Maiora; Germany's Diplomat; Italy's Pineider, Stipula, Tibaldi, and Marlen; and U.S. brands Conklin, Monteverde USA, and Private Reserve Ink, which Yafa also owns and produces.
Endura Deco Crest fountain pen and ballpoint in marbled orange acrylic and gunmetal gray overlay.
These days, Greenberg is placing much of his focus on ramped-up production of his own brands. Yafa's purchase of Private Reserve Inks makes the company one of the largest providers of fountain pen inks in the world, including the new Private Reserve Neon Inks collection in this issue's "now" section. For more on Yafa Brands inks, see the August 2021 issue of Pen World (Vol. 34 No. 5, “To Inkfinity...and beyond!").
Conklin All American Demo fountain pens in transparent acrylic with chrome-plated clip and stainless steel nib, translucent blue acrylic with gold-plated clip and stainless steel nib, and translucent orange acrylic with gunmetal gray clip and stainless steel nib.
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Remembering Ward Dunham (October 11, 1941 - August 24, 2024)
On August 24, 2024, calligrapher Ward Dunham passed away.
The Black Pen Society and the D.C. Pen Show: Poobah in a Flower Pot
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Stationery Fest: This Is Not a Pen Show
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"It Has Style:" A History of the Aurora Hastil (1969-1970)
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GW Pens Scores a Critical Hit
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Roterfaden's "Pocket Companion' "
The Taschenbegleiter hand-made planner system from German artisan cooperative Roterfaden features a modular organizational system that grows with the user's ambitions.
S.T. Dupont Takes the Iron Throne
The French atelier continues its forays into popular culture with a new, officially licensed Game of Thrones collection.
More Mail, More Dip-Less
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David Oscarson: A Reflection
The artisan pen maker celebrates 25 years of luxury writing instruments with a new collection that harkens to his Art Nouveau roots.
The Parkette Hopalong Cassidy Ballpoint Pen
The Jotter was advertised as Parker's first ballpoint pen, but a novelty item that played on the Hopalong Cassidy culture craze predated it.
