It is a niche, but as we proposed before let us try to collect cool brands for fountain pens.
I'll add alle the brands from this two articles https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/pen-makers-europe/ and https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Luxury-European-Fountain-Pens/pt/925 as soon as I can. In the meantime, feel free to add your personal pick in the comments. I'll add them.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Republic of Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- https://www.lamy.com/
- https://www.pelikan.com/
- https://www.faber-castell.de/
- https://www.diplomat-pen.com/en/
- https://www.kaweco-pen.com/
- https://www.porsche-design.com/en/porsche-design-shop/shop/accessories/writing-tools/fountain-pens/
- https://www.diplomat-pen.com/en/
- https://schneiderpen.com/us
- https://www.heritagecollectables.com/reform/ collectables
- https://www.montblanc.com/
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Honorable Mentions
- https://www.carandache.com/ Swiss
- https://onoto.com/world-of-onoto/heritage/ UK collectables
- Burnham London, collectables which ceased selling in mid 1960s
- https://www.fountainpen.it/Stephens UK collectables
- https://tibaldipen.co.uk/ UK
- https://www.yard-o-led.com/ UK
- Lessons learned
- rotring is American now
- people are organized and even trade collectible pens
Surprised Montblanc (DE) has not been mentioned (Owned by Richemont in HR). It is known for its luxury pens and the 'snow capped' pen cap.
Niche topic 🤷♂️