[blackdog]

I use only barrel draw fountain pens, the kind with the lever. My daughter uses the later fountain refillable cartridge type. Teachers just go ga-ga when you have writing skills and style uncommon to today's masses.

Technology is no substitution for style, artform, and passion for quality.

The buggy-whip thing is so over the top and cavalier. Ever see what a good whip runs these days? Sure, volume is down, but a good one runs over a hundred bucks. I just paid $1200 for a set of sheep shears.

Certain real tangible products of old do not fall into the obsolescence bin like buggy whip whippers so easily make you think.........They flourish quite nicely.

[rollin]

While writing cases for HBS, the most profitable company I wrote about was a "buggy whip manufacturer!"