47 - Collectors Series Part 6: Leo Fok

Leo Fok, self-described “casual buyer of pens”, was in Sydney recently, and joined Diana, Sharyn et co. for a long, free-pouring lunch, where they eventually got around to talking about his collection and collecting habits. 

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This episode features Leo (@inquisitivequill), Diana (@thegrynne), Sharyn (@sharynzha), Brian (@briansaputro) and Ada. Dogs of the pod, Lance and Sebastian, also lent their voices. 

FORMAT

00:33—Leo Fok  

Previous episodes in the Collectors Series:

Episode 11 - Nicholas Gold 

Episode 15 - Costa Koutsis 

Episode 19 - Kosta Kamboukos and David van Cuylenburg 

Episode 27 - Ian Reid 

Episode 39 - Kevin Yank 

Previous episodes that Leo has guested in:

Episode 4 - Pelikan Hubs Preview, or How to Crowdsource a Pen Event 

Episode 17 - Buy Now, Regret Later (Tokyo Edition) 

Episode 30 - The Hand Senses More Than the Eye Can See 

Episode 40 - Tokyo Pen Expedition (Decimania Edition) 

Episode 41 - Tokyo Pen Expedition (A Happy Cut of the Tine Edition) 

Inquisitive Quill on Youtube 

@inquisitivequill 

Controversy Over The Early M900 Toledo - The Pelikan’s Perch 

Lamy Joy 1.1mm - Dymocks 

Tainan Pen Show Public Group 

Tokyo International Pen Show 

Sailor Pro Gear Umeda Chayamachi store exclusive, "snow, moon, wind, and flowers" - @inquisitivequill 

Sailor Pro Gear Morita Robin Blue and Sailor Pro Gear 雪月風花 “Wind” from Umeda Chayamachi compared - TNS on FB 

Namiki Custom Impressions - TNS on FB 

Pilot 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Fountain Pens Press Release 

Aurora Internazionale Fountain Pen - Novelli Pens 

Pilot Custom 823 - Tokyo Pen Shop 

Pilot Custom Urushi - Anderson Pens 

Pilot Sakura Fubuki “Sakura Snowstorm” patterned pens - TNS on FB 

Pilot Sakura Fubuki in red and black - @inquisitivequill 

Diamine Lion Rock (狮子山) Fountain Pen Ink - @muzepens 

Leo’s profile in Shumi no bungu bako - TNS on FB 

Shumi no bungu bako Volume 50 - Amazon 

Review: M805 Anthracite Stresemann (2015) - The Pelikan’s Perch 

Pelikan Souverän M800 Tortoiseshell Brown Review - Scribalishess 

Pilot Sokuikinen HouOu Phoenix Coronation Pen - Elephant & Coral 

Aurora launches the Goccia Nib - Aurora Pen 

Aurora Optima Coral Red 365 & the Goccia Nib! - Mike Matteson 

The Two Super Ultra 500 - Crónicas Estilográficas 

59:04—Thanks and Credits 

Producer: Diana Dai.

Recording and editing: Diana Dai. 

Special guest: Leo Fok.

Music: Michael Pearce. 

Logo: Will H. Smith. 

Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.