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I used to get the Levenger's catalog and lust over it regularly, though I seldom actually bought anything from them, or possibly even never-- I can't recall now whether I got my matte-black Pilot Vanishing-Point fountain pen (an early version; current versions are more metallic and are branded as Namiki) from them or from somewhere else (maybe Fahrney's?). One of their product lines that always caught my eye was their "Pocket Briefcases"-- slim leather cases that held a small stash of 3x5" index cards, and also had shallow end slots on one side to secure a card onto it as a solid writing surface.( Read more... )