{"product_id":"montegrappa-miya-ebonite-fountain-pen-brick-red","title":"Montegrappa Miya Ebonite Fountain Pen - Brick Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to true handcraft, nothing separates the practitioners from the pretenders better than a solid, small-batch release. Montegrappa’s recent catalog has included a string of low-denomination editions made for the curious connoisseur. For this latest excursion into nostalgist nirvana, its craftsmen have turned to premium German ebonite to infuse a classic silhouette with masculine grunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike celluloid (an in-house staple) ebonite is steeped in vintage mystique. Invented by the Goodyear brothers in 1851, this vulcanised hard rubber compound featured extensively in early-century Elmo pens produced in Montegrappa’s Venetian factory. Advancements in technology may have created industrial efficiencies, but few modern solutions can mimic the honesty and intimacy of early-generation industrial materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeen-eyed aficionados will recognize the three mottled ebonite colors from 2019’s WWI-era reissue safety pen, the Mia Carissima. Rich-grain Brick Red, Blackcurrant and Petroleum provide a choice of housings for Montegrappa’s patented 32-tooth click-wheel piston-fill mechanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEbonite’s chemical composition causes sterling silver to tarnish, requiring trim materials to be substituted with high-grade stainless steel. Using Montegrappa’s much-loved Miya silhouette as a starting point, the Miya Ebonite features scaled-back hardware to reinforce its workmanlike honesty: adding grit to glamour. Besides its ultra-true writing performance, Montegrappa’s hallmark rolling-sphere brass clip is the most potent reminder of the Miya Ebonite’s privileged provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis North American exclusive comprises only fifty numbered examples of each.  The Miya arrives in a Montegrappa gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montegrappa","offers":[{"title":"Medium","offer_id":39952753688675,"sku":"ISMIA31R-M","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0002\/8573\/6972\/products\/MontegrappaMiyaBrickEbonite-FP.png?v=1658785293","url":"https:\/\/thepleasureofwriting.sbs\/products\/montegrappa-miya-ebonite-fountain-pen-brick-red","provider":"The Pleasure of Writing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}