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Classic Fountain Pens, Pump Pens and Basic Fountain Pens

Classic Pump Pens
Classic Pump Pens 14 articles
Classic Fountain Pens
Classic Fountain Pens 14 articles
Basic Fountain Pens 1 article

Same basic features in all three pens with special features for each.

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Now just one feed for all large nibs

We redesigned our large nib feed to fit all large nibs inluding all three popular Manga G nibs made by Zebra, Nikko and Tachikawa. This feed also works with the Brause Rose, Hunt drawing nibs, and the Principal nib.

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+What is a demonstrator?

  • Originally demonstrators were clear fountain pens that are used to demonstrate the internal workings of the pen to customers. Now they are a recognized category, and very popular with people who like to keep their eye on the ink they are using and the quantity that remains.

+What is a piston filler?

  • You can fill fountain pens many different ways, but the easiest and cleanest method is using a piston filling device. Stick the front of the pen into ink, then twist the knob on the back to suck up the ink. When you want to empty your pen, twist the knob in the others direction.

+How do you clean the reservoir in a demonstrator?

  • Empty the pen, then grab the ring above the knob securely and unscrew it from the pen. This lets you remove the piston device and reach into the reservoir area. When it’s clean, screw the device back onto the back of the pen.

+What nibs can you use?

  • All the nibs we list for our pens including Manga G nibs, Hunt drawing nibs, our Super Sketch nib, Brause Rose, crowquills and Gillott 303 nibs, and our quill nibs.

New collection: Piston Demos

All our piston filling demonstrator fountain pens

Manga Zebra Piston Demo
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Zebra Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Manga Zebra Piston Demo
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out
Manga Zebra Piston Demo
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out

Manga G Zebra Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use our Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a Zebra Manga G nib. Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep...

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Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out
Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out

Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use our Piston Demo to draw, write and letter with a Brause Rose nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye on...

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Sketch Nib Piston Filler
+ Accès rapide
Super Sketch Piston Demo $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Sketch Nib Piston Filler
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out
Sketch Nib Piston Filler
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out

Super Sketch Piston Demo

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter using our Super Sketch nib.   Use any drawing ink Slip the nib in and out easily Large capacity reservoir...

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Manga G Tachikawa Piston Filler
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Tachikawa Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Manga G Tachikawa Piston Filler
Piston Demo capped
Piston demo with piston out
Manga G Tachikawa Piston Filler
Piston Demo capped
Piston demo with piston out

Manga G Tachikawa Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a Tachikawa Manga G nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep...

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Manga G Piston Filler Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 24.95 $ 29.95
Manga G Piston Filler Fountain Pen
Piston Demo with piston out
Piston Demo capped
Manga G Piston Filler Fountain Pen
Piston Demo with piston out
Piston Demo capped

Manga G Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 24.95 $ 29.95

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Draw with three popular Manga G nibs in our Piston Demo fountain pen. Provides large ink capacity Use any popular drawing ink Piston filler so neat and clean Crystal clear,...

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Manga G Nikko Piston Demo
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Nikko Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Manga G Nikko Piston Demo
Demo Piston capped
Demo Piston with piston out
Manga G Nikko Piston Demo
Demo Piston capped
Demo Piston with piston out

Manga G Nikko Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use this Piston Demo to draw, write and letter with a Manga G Nikko nib. Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye...

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Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 16.95 $ 24.95
Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Using our Ball Point Piston Demo
Piston Demo capped
Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Using our Ball Point Piston Demo
Piston Demo capped
Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen

Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 16.95 $ 24.95

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Use our Ball Point Piston Demo fountain pen to draw and write with a ball point nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use most writing or drawing inks Crystal clear...

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Principal Piston Demo
+ Accès rapide
Principal Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Principal Piston Demo
Principal Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out
Principal Piston Demo
Principal Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out

Principal Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a Leonardt Principal nib. Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your...

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Hunt 22B Piston Demo
+ Accès rapide
Hunt Drawing Nib Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95 $ 24.95
Hunt 22B Piston Demo
Hunt 56 Piston Filler
Hunt 99 Piston Filler
Hunt 101 Piston FIller
Hunt 22B Piston Demo
Hunt 56 Piston Filler
Hunt 99 Piston Filler
Hunt 101 Piston FIller

Hunt Drawing Nib Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Use this Piston Demo to draw, write and letter with any of four Hunt drawing nibs.   Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your...

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Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 24.95 $ 34.95
Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Demo Piston capped
Demo Piston with piston out
Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Demo Piston capped
Demo Piston with piston out

Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 24.95 $ 34.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a crowquill nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye...

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Gillott 303 Piston Demo Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Gillott 303 Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 24.95 $ 34.95
Gillott 303 Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out
Gillott 303 Piston Demo Fountain Pen
Piston Demo capped
Piston Demo with piston out

Gillott 303 Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 24.95 $ 34.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter using a Gillott 303 nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your...

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+What is an overfeed?

  • It's a device that enhances the performance of flexible nibs. It rests on top of the nib, and stores ink in the space over the nib. This continues to feed ink to the nib when the nib flexes backwards and rises off the underfeed. The tip of the overfeed slides into the gap between the two tynes as they separate and acts like a bridge to continue the steady flow of ink to the tip. 

+Can all nibs use an overfeed?

  • No, only medium to large pointed nibs. You can't use them with crowquills - that would require a very small overfeed. We provide overfeeds for our Manga G nibs, Brause Rose nibs, and our Sketch nibs.

+Can I remove the overfeed?

  • Yes, you can. You replace the overfeed with a spacer we provide with each overfeed pen. The spacer keeps the nib tucked in tightly. You can slide the overfeed back in when you want to use it. Overfeeds aren't suitable for close work with fine detail. They are best for drawings with wide line variation. 

+For more information

  • . . . download our description for how you use our overfeeds.

All our pens that contain overfeeds

Our pens that contain overfeeds

Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Zebra Classic Fountain Pen de $ 19.95 $ 29.95
Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen
Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen with nib out
Manga G Zebra Classic Fountain Pen with Overfeed
Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen
Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen with nib out
Manga G Zebra Classic Fountain Pen with Overfeed

Manga G Zebra Classic Fountain Pen

$ 19.95 $ 24.95

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Draw and write with a Zebra Manga G nib in one of our Classic Fountain Pens. Use any ink or paint, even India ink or acrylic paint Slip the nib...

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Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen
+ Accès rapide
Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen de $ 24.95 $ 34.95
Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen
Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen with Overfeed
Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen
Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen with Overfeed

Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen

$ 24.95 $ 29.95

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Draw and write with a Zebra Manga G nib in our Classic Pump Pen.  Use any ink or paint, even India ink or acrylic paint Press the pump when you want...

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Shari Blaukopf painting her drawing with our Brush Tool

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Using our Brush Tool

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+What does "washing" mean?

  • Washing a drawing means applying water or dilute ink solution to your drawn lines to create tonal values that enhance the appearance of your drawing.

+Add a bit of color

  • You can add a bit of color to your drawings. Fill the Brush Tool with watercolor or colored ink and brush it onto your drawings.

+Attaching the Brush Tool?

  • Fill the tool with water or dilute ink and press the tool onto the back of your Classic pen. Draw your lines using the nib, spin the pen in your hand, brush on water or ink, spin the pen again and resume drawing.

Washing your drawings

Wash tool
+ Accès rapide
Brush Tool $ 11.95
Wash tool
Wash tool next to pen
Using wash tool
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Spinning pen with wash tool
Slipping on the wash tool
Wash tool
Wash tool next to pen
Using wash tool
Sealed wash tool
Spinning pen with wash tool
Slipping on the wash tool

Brush Tool

$ 11.95

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Use this tool to wash your drawings or add color.  Fill the tool with water, press it onto the back of your Fountain Pen or Pump Pen, and wash your...

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