Second-hand Edison Fountain Pen Giveaway

We have some pretty great readers here at The Pen Addict, including ones who donate some pretty awesome pens for giveaway. Recently, a reader was thinning their fountain pen herd, and offered up a few of their Edison Pens for giveaway. How cool is that?

All three of these pens are in great shape and in working order. I’d consider them user-grade, and ready for you to put right into action. Here are the specifics:

Edison Brockton in Brooks Modified Japanese Autumn, Steel EF nib.

Edison Brockton 2019 Limited Edition Miami Nights, Black Oxide Steel 1.1 mm Stub nib.

Edison Menlo Draw Filler in Red/Orange/Yellow Translucent Swirl, Black Oxide Steel EF nib, with extra Black Oxide Steel F nib.

For this giveaway, instead of choosing three winners from one entry and sorting out which pen to send, I’m opening up three individual giveaways, one for each pen. Please enter any and all of the giveaways you wish to win. Good luck!

Edison Brockton in Brooks Modified Japanese Autumn

Edison Brockton 2019 Limited Edition Miami Nights

Edison Menlo Draw Filler in Red/Orange/Yellow Translucent Swirl

ystudio Brassing Portable Fountain Pen Review

Finally.

For a pen that has been a personal favorite of mine for years, I am finally putting pen to paper and writing my review of the ystudio Brassing Portable Fountain Pen.

What has taken me so long? I can’t really say, other than I use it a lot, which, for some reason, puts it in a different mental work queue. It even got to the point where I used it so much, and raved about it on top of that, that I just assumed I had reviewed it. It was only when I went to search for the link of the review to share that I realized I hadn’t. Repeatedly.

I’ve had plenty of opportunity to review it, too. It was my first ystudio product, and since then, I’ve reviewed six other ystudio products. But never this one.

As the origin story goes, I first saw this pen shared by my online friend Patrick Ng and my jaw dropped. I had to have it, but as with many products from the Asian market, it was tough to acquire. I kept a keen eye on the situation, eventually discovering a shop named Kohezi in Amsterdam, who became my first ystudio dealer, and where I acquired this pen. That was in November, 2016, and it has been in regular use since.

The style is what first drew me to the Brassing Portable Fountain Pen. Hex barrels have been used in pens for quite some time, but the way this one was executed is unique enough to make it stand out from the pack. The lines are clean, and are set off by brass highlights peeking out from under the black exterior coating.

The black coating is what gives this pen its Brassing name. Over time, it will wear with use to show more of the underling brass barrel. I see more wabi-sabi in the grip section that I do in the black paint, but I do have plenty of dings on the exterior edges, giving it the well-loved look this pen deserves. You can speed up the Brassing effect with the included sandpaper, but I decided not to go that route with this pen.

The top of the pen features an integrated lanyard loop, where you can slide through the provided leather rope, and tighten it up with a brass bead. There is even an external carrying tube you can slide the lanyard through for added protection, although I haven’t seen mine for years. The leather rope and brass bead do reside permanently on my pen.

As much as I love the design of this pen, it wouldn’t be worth a mention if it didn’t perform well, and feel great doing it. In use, I would consider the Brassing Portable Fountain Pen to be a small pen. The grip section is narrow, and tapers down towards the provided #5 gold-plated steel Schmidt nib. The Schmidt nib works perfectly well, but I swapped it out for a Franklin-Christoph Steel #5 Broad Nib, with a Mike Masuyama Cursive Italic grind. It’s a mouthful, but it has proven to be the perfect compliment to this pen for years.

(Side note: Schmidt and Jowo #5 nibs are swappable, but the same #6 nibs are not due to feed differences.)

I honestly cannot speak highly enough of this pen. It’s not for everyone - with possible questions around size, barrel materials, nib choice, and cost - but I’ve found it perfect for me. The way it feels in my hand. The way the cap clicks on. The way the barrel lines up. The way the brass hits just right. The way the lanyard allows me to fidget with it. And, most importantly, the way it writes.

Luckily, since I bought mine, ystudio products have become much more accessible. Kohezi is the best choice in Europe, and even worldwide if you are looking for some of the more rare releases. In the US, distributor Kenro brought ystudio in earlier this year, meaning you can check out their full product lineups at all of my site sponsors - JetPens, Goldspot, PenChalet, and Vanness Pens.

ystudio keeps doing good work, and I keep adding them to my library. The Brassing Portable Fountain Pen was my first, and despite the competition from their own catalog, it is still the best for me.

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Misfill, Bring It On Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— ’Bring It On' -- From spirit fingers to appropriation, the cult sports film is much more than a teen rom-com (ESPN)

— Review: Twsbi Diamond 580 Smoke Rose Gold Ii Fountain Pen Review (The Pencilcase Blog)

— TWSBI Reviews – 580 Diamond and ECO (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Andy Warhol on Race and Ethnicity (Hyperallergic)

— My Shift From Analog to Digital (the weekly pencil.)

— Aurora's Special Edition Red (Inkdependence!)

— AfroSurf: Forget blonde hair and blue eyes, here's the untold story of African surf culture (Creative Boom)

— Need a Friend? (Pen and Paper Geek)

— Muji 2B Natural Wood-cased Pencil (Writing at Large)

— The Prison Drawings of Frank Jones (Hyperallergic)

— Ink Review: Lennon Tool Bar Spring (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Review: Otto Hutt design06 (UK fountain pens)

— Sailor Shikiori Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges Make Great Gifts! Also, They're Very Adorable. (Gourmet Pens)

— Moment Travelwear 21L Backpack & Pouches Review (Carryology)

— Hacking The Street: Bill Posters' Guide To Guerrilla Theatre (The Quietus)

— Chrome Industries Kadet Review (Carryology)

— A lavishly illustrated guide hopes to tell the complete story of the 'Art of Drag' (Creative Boom)

— Paper So Good It Should Be Illegal? Reviewing the Blackwing "Illegal Pad" (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Fountain Pen Shootout: Ensso XS Pocket Fountain Pen vs. Inventery Pocket Pen (SBREBrown)

— Review: Rotring Visuclick 0.7 Mechanical Pencil (Comfortable Shoes Studio)

— Ink Review #270: Diamine Bilberry (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Best Sustainable Backpacks for EDC (Carryology)

— Julia Wertz (Uses This)

— Mother series merchandise line from Hobonichi Techo returning in 2021 (Nintendo Wire)

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