A small pen, but towering achievement

Miniature gold fountain pens made by K.V. Ramana Murthy of Ratnam Ball Pen Works have secured a place in the India Book of Records. Mr. Ramana Murthy is now seeking to gain, for his diminutive but efficient writing tool that he describes as the world’s smallest fountain pen, an even more special status. He aspires to secure a place for the pen in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The miniature gold pen is made of ebonite (hard rubber made by prolonged vulcanisation which resembles ebony). It is 3.5 cm long and weighs 1.7 gm, with a 14-carat gold nib with a pen point, a clip and ring band.