October 2012 archive

What is it about the third century?

There must be something about the number 300 that is subconsciously attractive.  There’s a graphic novel and film of that name (and the event they relate stands as an example too; three hundred guys is a lot for a stroll, but it’s a strange number for a military unit); there’s a couple of automobiles that …

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Ever Too Thin

Today’s new page is for one of the victims of the 1980’s delight in excessive thinness, Sheaffer’s TRZ.  There’s also a new picture on the Waterman C/F page, for those who have been curious to see what the lowest end sub-model of that pen looks like.

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