KSG set - Tom Hessin Carbon Steel Fountain Pen - Black Matte Achromatic Guilloche Black Trim

in the pen industry. At a time of prolific manufacturing, Tom Hessin (then known as T.Hessin & Co) made pen nibs at their premises, at the Magnetic Works in Birmingham, England. Here, nibs were magnetised – a process, which meant the nibs were easier to handle. At this time, ‘hawkers’ would set off to Birmingham’s Bullring market and attract passers-by to show the magnetised nibs floating in water and pointing to the north. 

With all this history, we were compelled to show our legacy story in our latest designs in the Magnetic Series.

Matte black desire. The Carbon Steel fountain pen is a seductive design in the Magnetic Series by Tom Hessin. Featuring an understated and sophisticated matte, black lacquer body with irresistible magnetic close. A fountain pen that is sure to attract the right kind of attention.

Designed with intention, Carbon Steel in the Magnetic Series takes inspiration from our historic Magnetic Series of pens, dating back to the 19th Century. Once, produced in prolific number and magnetised at T.Hessin & Co’s manufacturing premises, the Magnetic Works. 

Today, the Magnetic Series offers a contemporary design with Hessin’s rich legacy embedded into every pen. Made with precision, the Hessin legacy diamond is reinterpreted on the pen body with decorative guilloche barrel, inspired by an old stamp detail found in the family archives. The metal fountain pen, (has at first glance) an inconspicuous design detail, and when the magnetic cap to barrel close is discovered, the experience is undeniably satisfying and sure to keep you reaching for this pen time and time again. 

Featuring a reliably smooth PVD Jowo nib x Tom Hessin, the Magnetic Series provides a smooth writing experience. Adorning the magnetic close cap (which can be posted) is a black clip that features an engraved five diamond design detail with subtle elegance, and emblematic of the five generations that span the Tom Hessin legacy.