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- The Lamy Safari Is a Fountain Pen for Dummies - 9/1/18
- A Love Letter To Fountain Pens - 8/31/18
- These tech pens mark their presence - 8/30/18
- Dutch Designer Creates Limited Edition 3D Printed Fountain Pen with Titanium Nib - 8/25/18
- Pens fetch most among Kennedy items auctioned off in Dennis - 8/16/18
- A calligrapher buys and restores vintage fountain pens on EBay - 8/9/18
- Karunanidhi and his love for the fountain pen - 8/9/18
- Return to Analog: Why pen and paper still matter for some Torontonians - 8/7/18
- The sheen of patriotism - 8/7/18
- Here's how the world is witnessing the mighty fountain pen's second coming - 8/6/18
- The biggest market for Montblanc in the GCC is the UAE - 8/4/18
- We Talked to the Organizer of the Fountain Pen Supershow About Pencils - 8/3/18
- PBA Galleries Debuts Successful Pens Sale - 7/31/18
- Montegrappa Honors Italian Watchmaker With Limited Edition Pen - 7/31/18
- Bartolomeo Ferracina Pen-Watch By Montegrappa: A Pen That Writes Well And Tells The Time Too - 7/24/18
- Montegrappa’s Samurai Pen Is Half Writing Instrument, Half Action Figure - 7/9/18
- Montblanc's New Epic Writers Edition Pens Are All About Homer - 7/9/18
- KOSMOS Ink Minimalist Fountain Pen Raises Over €250,000 Via Kickstarter - 7/2/18
- KOSMOS Ink Minimalist Fountain Pen Raises Over €250,000 Via Kickstarter - 7/2/18
- Three-day pen show at Sheraton Westport hosted by St. Louis Area Pen Users - 6/19/18
- Pen Maker Grayson Tighe And Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin Find Inspiration In Dong Son Drum Art - 6/18/18
- Best of the Best: 3 Pens That Made Their Mark - 6/18/18
- Pelikan Debuts The M815 Metal Striped Fountain Pen: New Look, New Materials - 6/18/18
- Pens are popular collectible items - 6/13/18
- From An Artist's Mind: David Broadwell's Pens - 6/6/18
- The Lifehacker Staff's Very Correct Pen Opinions - 6/4/18
- The 1010 Timekeeper limited edition fountain and roller pens - 6/4/18
- Fountain Of Creativity - 6/2/18
- MONTBLANC PRESERVES THE SPIRIT OF HANDWRITING - 5/31/18
- Link Tchaikovsky And Montegrappa: An Artistic Duo - 5/30/18
- Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Montblanc Debuts New Pen Honoring John F. Kennedy - 5/29/18
- The Surprising Reason Why Pen Caps Have Tiny Holes at the Top - 5/25/18
- THE KOSMOS INK LITERALLY HAS A MAGNETIC APPEAL - 5/23/2018
- Best fountain pens 2018: Executive pens from just £18 - 5/22/18
- Dante Del Vecchio, Rock Star Of Pens - 5/21/18
- The best fountain pens 2018: bring some timeless style to your desk - 5/21/18
- Caran d'Ache creates the ultimate pen for watch lovers - 5/10/18
- What makes this distinctive Montblanc pen worth $625,000? 5/8/18
- The Art of Calligraphy Is More Than Just Pretty Handwriting - 5/8/18
- Montblanc pen pays tribute to The Little Prince - 5/8/18
- The write stuff: Montblanc's bespoke nib service - 5/8/18
- Fast-growing Goulet Pen Co. created a culture squad to keep a positive culture on the forefront - 5/3/18
- Sculpted pen and stylish timepieces - 4/29/18
- What’s special about a customised nib? Montblanc’s fountain pen expert Axel Nier explains - 4/26/18
- Kennedy: Is cursive handwriting a lost cause? - 4/26/18
- Meet Axel Nier, Montblanc's fountain pen and nib expert - 4/21/18
- Italian Luxury Pen Maker Ancora Announces Ethereum Pens - 4/17/18
- Here is how Montblanc makes its famous pens - 4/17/18
- After Bitcoin Pens, Luxury Pen Manufacturer Launches Ethereum Pens - 4/14/18
- Comments from the Fountain-Pen Forum - 4/14/18
- Italy Pen maker offers discount to limited editions Bitcoin and Ethereum Pens - 4/13/18
- Luxury Pen Manufacturer Ancora1919 Offers Bitcoin and Ethereum Fountain Pens - 4/12/18
- Italian Luxury Pen Manufacturers Ancora 1919 Launch Cryptocurrency Pen Series - 4/11/18
- Montblanc Meisterstück Le Petit Prince Celebrates Imagination - 4/9/18
- LIMITED EDITION ETHEREUM PENS: CRYPTOCURRENCY’S SECOND EVER IPO (INITIAL PEN OFFERING) - 4/8/18
- Montblanc Special Edition Pen Inspired by ‘The Little Prince’ - 4/5/18
- The Y Studio fountain pen - 4/7/18
- Inside the world of Montblanc and its famous fountain pens
- See How Montblanc Makes Its Famous Pens - 4/5/18
- Montblanc’s High Artistry Heritage Spider Metamorphosis pen is set with diamonds - 4/3/18
- Fountain Pen Hospital celebrates the handwritten word - 3/29/18
- Visconti's Newest Limited Edition Pen Is Crafted From Italian Marble - 3/29/18
- Fountain pens are back in fashion as millennials in search of a digital detox turn to handwriting - 3/24/18
- LAMY's aion pen by jasper morrison presented in 'thinking tools' at 21_21 design sight - 3/22/18
- A Guide to the Cutest, Coolest, and Craziest Stationery in Tokyo
- Grayson Tighe Series 1 Pen Collaboration With Blancpain: It’s Carved In Steel! - 3/15/18
- Montegrappa’s Special Edition Honors U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton
- Montegrappa Burns Pens, Creates Blue Blazer Writing Instruments - 3/5/18
- Would you buy this fountain pen for US$1.3 million? - 2/26/18
- XS: One Of The Smallest Fountain Pens In The World - 2/22/18
- Ancora: Should You Invest in a Limited Edition Bitcoin Fountain Pen? - 1/8/18
- New Limited-Edition Parker Duofold Commemorates Founder - 1/18/18
- d’art is a modern fountain pen with a unique & striking design
- Bolt action pen is outfitted with a detachable pen clip
- Designer 8 mechanical pencil made in carbon fiber
- Pocket fountain pen designed with an interchangeable cap system
Product Announcements
Plenty Pen: 4-in-1 Pen with Plenty of Features 2017 May 6, 2017
Write, draw, erase and use a stylus: Just flip it!
Sens minimalistic pen by Verge 2017 PenHero.com, April 1, 2017
A new minimalistic pen + notebook + leather cover combination.
Wink Pen First Edition Fountain Pen 2017 PenHero.com, January 22, 2017
The Wink Pen was born from the desire to create a sustainable alternative to the everyday writing utensil. While the basis for the branding, WINK, was originally derived from the concept of using “wine as ink,” the pen can actually be loaded with virtually any liquid that possesses a staining property.
Lambrou Pens LK2 Dignity 2016: Soar with the eagles!
The new Lambrou Pens LK2 Dignity is an exciting and unique Art Pen, created through the positive working relationship of three dedicated men of the Lambrou Pens working group, Andreas Lambrou, Ryan Krusac, and Paul Rossi.
Richard Mille RMS05 Mechanical Fountain Pen 2016
Richard Mille RMS05 Fountain Pen 2016, Company Website Link
Cross Year of the Monkey Special Edition Collection 2016
Cross announces The Cross Year of the Monkey Special Edition Collection, honoring the majestic yet endangered golden snub-nosed monkey of Southwest China and available in either Tibetan teal or brushed platinum plate.
Porsche Design Tec Flex Gold Special Edition 2015
This autumn a special edition of the well-known and popular product series Tec Flex will light up the showcases of every retail store. In a one time production Porsche Design produces the extraordinary Tec Flex in a golden version.
Porsche Design Solid Gold Limited Edition 2015
The Porsche Design P’3135 Solid Gold Limited Edition fountain pen is one of the most exclusive writing tools. The pen is strictly limited to eleven pieces worldwide and milled out of a single piece of solid pure 14 karat / 585 karat gold.
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September, 2018
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September 16, 2018
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Doubletree Dallas Galleria
Dallas, TX, USA - Tilburg Pen Show
September 29, 2018
Natuurmuseum Brabant
Tilburg, Holland
October, 2018
- Colorado Pen Show
October 5-7, 2018
Double Tree Stapleton North
Denver, Colorado, USA - London Writing Equipment Show
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Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
London, UK
November, 2018
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November 1-4, 2018
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November 11, 2018
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- Colorado Pen Show
October 5-7, 2018
Double Tree Stapleton North
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October 7, 2018
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
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Google Pen News
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Pen Company Stock Watch
A. T. Cross - Yahoo Finance
BIC - Yahoo Finance
Newell Rubbermaid - Owns Sanford, Parker, Waterman, Yahoo Finance
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Richemont - Owns Cartier, Dunhill, Montblanc, Montegrappa, Yahoo Finance
PenHero 2018 Calendars Now Available!
2018 Sheaffer Triumph Pens Calendar
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On January 1, 1942, Sheaffer introduced the new Triumph Lifetime pen line to its dealers and the first advertisements appeared in Life Magazine on July 27, 1942 featuring the new and innovative conical Triumph "Sheath-Point" nib. The new Triumph line was very different in look from the previous Balance pen lines, more pointed at the ends and at the nib. The new nib became an iconic Sheaffer design, and variations were used on pens through the 1990s. This calendar is a look at twelve early Triumph models from 1942 through 1947 from lever and vacuum-fil models through the top of the line Masterpiece pens.
2018 Sheaffer Snorkel Calendar
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In 1952 Sheaffer introduced the Snorkel fountain pen line, which is recognized today as one of the most complex filling mechanisms ever made. The pen was supported with a heavy advertising campaign, proclaiming its clean "dunk free" filling and ease of use where only the filling tube touches the ink. It extends to draw in the fluid and withdraws when the pen is filled, leaving the point and barrel clean and free of ink. It's one of the iconic Sheaffer designs of the 1950s and this calendar gives you twelve of them to enjoy, one for each month of 2018!
2018 Conklin Streamline Pens Calendar
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In response to Sheaffer's introduction of the streamlined Balance pen in 1929, Conklin and many other pen manufacturers found themselves scrambling to match it. The first Endura Symetrik, introduced in 1930, was essentially a rounded off flat-top Endura, having the same Endura nib and trim bands on the cap and barrel. Conklin introduced the Nozac, America's first piston-fill fountain pen, in 1931. These pens, and Conklin's All American and lever-fill models, were made in some of the most beautiful celluloids and faceted designs. With this calendar, you can take home twelve collectible Conklin pens from the 1930s and enjoy a new one each month!
2018 Art Pens of Japan Calendar
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From the earliest appearance of fountain pens in Japan, Japanese artists have applied their unique decorating styles to these new writing instruments. Four styles are represented on the pens in this calendar: engraved silver and gold fill, including use of an acid treatment to give silver a matte finish, kamakura-bori, a decorative technique done by carving patterns in wood or lacquer revealing layers of color and then polishing to finish, raden, a maki-e technique using shell inlay on the urushi coated lacquer surface, and kawari-nuri, literally “free pattern,” a decorative technique where the artist is free to produce any abstract pattern in the urushi lacquer, which is then over coated in clear urushi. The pens date from the 1910s to 1950s, giving a brief overview of how decorative techniques changed over time as well as the pen designs themselves.
PenHero Quarterly Q2 2017 Now Available!
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PenHero Quarterly features a new pen every day! Written and photographed by Jim Mamoulides of PenHero.com, the 100 page 8.5x11 inch perfect bound paperback book features 91 full color pages, each with large photos, including a history and description of some of the most unusual and valuable pens in the world.
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