Sometimes we make compromises for the sake of convenience. A pocket knife isn't really much use in the kitchen, and a weekend off is hardly a vacation. But the Pen7 compact pocket fountain pens aren't one of those compromises-they're just great pens in a small package.
At 95mm when capped, these ebonite pens fit just about anywhere you might want to put them, but when the barrel is reversed, they extend to a full size capped length of 130 mm. With a section width increasing from 11.5 mm to 12.8 mm as it seamlessly transitions into the barrel, and without the interruption of annoying exposed threads, they transform into a full size fountain pen that measures up against any you might have tried.
Made entirely of hand-shaped and mirror polished ebonite, they have a beautiful feel in the hand and offer a great writing experience, however you prefer to hold them. The concave curved cap from 13.5 mm to 16 mm offers those with smaller hands a narrower form, while those with bigger hands will find the thicker part of the cap sits perfectly for comfortable extended writing sessions.
With over 160 colour variations in single or two coloured ebonite combinations, and a constantly updated range of marbled ebonite designs, there is bound to be a pen that ticks all your boxes. All pens ship with a Bock #6 nib and take a single short international cartridge. Manufactured in the UK, Pen7 pens can be shipped worldwide, and with prices starting from approximately $179 they offer some of the best value in hand-crafted ebonite pens you're going to find anywhere. That should be the sort of convenience we can all embrace.
My thanks to Pen7 for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.
