News — Conklin crescent filler

If you were to search, online, for a Conklin Crescent Filler fountain pen you would find that the first 4 pages, 60 listings plus all the ads across the top of the page are for an new pen bearing the name Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler. It looks something like this: The pen is marketed by a company called 'YAFA', and costs around £200, it's made from brass and has a steel nib. The 'real' Conklin Crescent filler, however, was first made about 120 years ago and looks like this: This one is made from hard rubber and has a...