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I'm from Kerala in India and have visited a similarly named establishment in a town called Trichur https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/visit-hospital-kerala-th

I'm from Kerala in India and have visited a similarly named establishment in a town called Trichur https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/visit-hospital-kerala-thats-been-repairing-pens-almost-80-years-now-34054 https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/visit-hospital-kerala-t.... It's got some nostalgic value but not much more. There's another shop which fountain pen enthusiasts might like as well. It's also in Kerala but closer to where I live called "Kim and Co.". They make pens with ebonite bodies. These don't have pistons on any other such reservoirs. You pour ink straight into the body and it stays there. Their claim to fame is that the thread is good enough so that with 3 turns, it locks and holds the ink without leaking. I have one of their pens but don't use it on a daily basis. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/304573-a-masterpiece-from-kim-and-co-kerala-india/ https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/304573-a-mast... My own daily use pen is a Noodlers Ahab. The main reason I prefer this is because the nib is flexible and so you can do simply copperplate or spencerian using it. Great for headings.

draven 2y ago
> You pour ink straight into the body and it stays there. If you want to search for more examples of this kind of pens, they are called eyedropper pens.
- Brajeshwar 2y ago
  And the tip is to use a Syringe to "pour" the ink.
  - noufalibrahim 2y ago
    Yup. That's what I do.
Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago
I didn't know Kim and Co.; but I have handmade Indian fountain pens from ASA Pens, Ranga Pens and Fosfor Pens and all of them are excellent. And the price is a steal compared to what one can get in e.g. the EU. My only peeve is that for some reason (cultural I guess?) most pens by these manufacturers are what I would consider very large (for my taste, 13-14 cm length closed and ~13 mm diameter, like a Platinum Century #3776 or an Aurora Optima, is a good size). I always end up fishing for the smallest models, e.g. I like the Ranga Markandeya.

draven 2y ago

> You pour ink straight into the body and it stays there. If you want to search for more examples of this kind of pens, they are called eyedropper pens.

Brajeshwar 2y ago
And the tip is to use a Syringe to "pour" the ink.
- noufalibrahim 2y ago
  Yup. That's what I do.

Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago

I didn't know Kim and Co.; but I have handmade Indian fountain pens from ASA Pens, Ranga Pens and Fosfor Pens and all of them are excellent. And the price is a steal compared to what one can get in e.g. the EU. My only peeve is that for some reason (cultural I guess?) most pens by these manufacturers are what I would consider very large (for my taste, 13-14 cm length closed and ~13 mm diameter, like a Platinum Century #3776 or an Aurora Optima, is a good size). I always end up fishing for the smallest models, e.g. I like the Ranga Markandeya.