Review of the Parker Urban Fountain Pen

The Parker Urban is available in a variety of different colours.  It comes supplied in a plastic case along with a cartridge and a manual.  The main components of this pen, the barrel and cap, are made from a solid lacquered brass.  The nib and clip are made of stainless steel with a chrome trim.  The grip is actually made of quality plastic.

The Urban has a nice bullet shape with a very modern look and is well constructed.  Compared to other Parker pens it's quite heavy, when compared with the Parker Frontier it's also longer.  This design is fairly unusual in fountain pens but it's very easy in use.

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The nib feels very good in use, being quite firm.  There was no scratching or skipping at all, with the ink flow starting immediately even if the pen was left uncapped for a while.  The pen I used had a fine nib, which compared with a medium nib Frontier gave a very nice fine line.  I found this fine nib to write smoothly and is definitely suitable for those left handed writers amongst us.

As already mentioned, this pen comes with a cartridge.  However you can also use a Parker converter without any problems.  There was no noticeable difference in the performance of the Urban when either a cartridge or bottled ink was used.

This is a fairly low cost fountain pen and for the money you get a decent, reliable and comfortable pen that will last you for many years.

Review of the Parker Urban Fountain Pen

History of fountain pens

Fountain consists of a reservoir of ink water-based fluid. If the fountain pen uses an ink cartridge instead of built-in compartment ink cartridge then it is called
pens. The oldest historical record of a pen dates back to the tenth century. In 953 AD, the Caliph of Egypt, Ma '? The D-Mu'izz requested a pen that had a reservoir of inner ink wouldn% u2019t losses on hands and clothes and then delivered to the ink pen.

Although prices have increased pens there are many people across the world that still use them. There are also disposable fountain pens available. Fountain pens were considered works of art. Pen lovers collects a wide range of writing, right from ancient to modern. They don% u2019t believe in the preservation of vintage pens in a glass case rather than use and keep well.

There were three major inventions that have led to greater dissemination and production of fountain pens are iridium-tipped gold nib, ink free-flowing and hard rubber. The first fountain pen that was made with all three key inventions was the year 1850. The front steps were used iridium-tipped gold nib dip. The fountain pen nibs use today that are made of stainless steel or gold. Most commonly used is contained in 18-carat gold and 14 carats.

Pens from the 20th century have a nib more flexible. The best brands of pens are Caran d'Ache, Pelikan, Waterman, Faber-Castell, Montblanc, Monteverde, Michel Perchin, DuPont, Montegrappa, Stipula, Sigma Delta and Rotring. Some manufacturers of the fountain pen cartridges only as they urbanized Parker, Lamy, Cross, Sheaffer, and Namiki. Fountain pen cartridges have a plastic ball that takes place inside the ink exit hole by a thin layer of rubber or plastic .