Other Pen Sites
Here are some pen sites I’ve found interesting or useful. Enjoy!
-
Bill Acker’s Fountain Pen Page: good history, good pictures, and Bill’s excellent catalog reproductions
-
The unofficially official alt.collecting.pens-pencils FAQ, by Burt Janz
-
Andy’s Pens: Andy Evans, a U.K.-based vendor and restorer of vintage and modern fountain pens and pencils, and a good guy besides
-
Brian Anderson’s Pen Page: online home of one of the better known Esterbrook experts, with illustrated historical pages
-
The Battersea Pen Home: one of the United Kingdom’s better known online dealers
-
Art Brown: one of America’s leading Fine Writing Instrument Dealers
-
eBay online auction (direct link to fountain pens)
-
Esterbrook — Art and Drafting Pens (much more about Esterbrook than the title suggests)
-
European Pen Shows [The complete calendar]
-
Fountain Pen Hospital: selling and servicing pens in the heart of New York City since 1947
-
Fountain Pen Resources (Bruce Marshall)
-
Jim Gaston’s Fountain Pen Site: home of a long-time dealer, with lots of good information and the Web’s largest collection of vintage advertisements and other ephemera for reference
-
GoPens.com: vintage pens for sale by Gary & Myrna Lehrer, two of the good ’uns
-
Heritage Pens: Distinctive pens for distinguished writing (Lou Metcalf’s handcrafted pens — not your average kit pen!)
-
The Highlo Pen Museum: Peter Twydle, based in the U.K., offers excellent repair and restoration services and tools, as well as some very nice pens for sale — and some very good repair information in his “Masterclass” section.
-
The Ink Sampler: Greg Clark’s indispensable guide to everything you wanted to know about hundreds of inks
-
Brassed Trim Restoration for Vintage Fountain Pens: Daniel Kirchheimer does perfect trim restoration and ding removal
-
Levenger: Tools for Serious Readers
-
Maille Order By Margaret: Jewelry, not pens, but do not miss Margaret Bernstein’s magnificent sterling and gold chain mail creations.
-
Main Street Pens: Quality Fountain Fountain Restoration by Ron Zorn
-
marcuslink.com: art, fountain pens, travel, and the art of entertaining; by Glenn Marcus
-
Melbourne Vintage Pens: Australia’s answer to the lack of an Antipodes rocket, owned and operated by the redoubtable Peter Ford
-
Museo de la Escritura: The Writing Instruments Museum (multilingual English/French/Spanish)
-
Nibs.com: John Mottishaw’s West Coast nib shop, with pens for sale and a wealth of useful information
-
oPENions: The Site for Fountain Pen Reviews
-
Parkville Pen: To the point! Fine writing instruments and equally fine service.
-
Pen and Co: An attractive and interesting new French/English site specializing in French brands — well worth a visit
-
Pendemonium Vintage Writing Collectibles: based in Fort Madison, Iowa, home of the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company, and operated by the delightful Sam and Frank Fiorella
-
The PENguin: Rick Propas is the Pelikan guy; he sells Pelikans and a few others, and it’s all good stuff!
-
PenHero.com: Jim Mamoulides’ tremendous site, with tons of reference info, a great photo gallery, and a monstrous one-stop shopping list of pen-related links
-
The Pen Practice: For all you pen lovers in the U.K., Laurence Oldfield is one of the best domestic restorers going, and he offers some excellent tools for certain highly specialised repair tasks.
-
Penspotters … a field guide to fountain pens. An elegant site, with tons of great information and history
-
PenstopOnline: contemporary and collectible writing instruments, accessories and pen-related items, and organizers of the annual New York City Pen Show
-
pentifica: Distinguished Pens for Distinguished People
-
PENULTIMATE: Fine Vintage Fountain Pens, by Al Mayman
-
Private Reserve Ink: colors, colors, and more colors!
-
RossPens: Your Source for Reliable, Affordable Vintage Pens
-
Susan Wirth’s Pen Show Calendar: The most reliable and up-to-date calendar of U.S. and Canadian shows
-
Swisher Pens: Your Internet Source For Fine Quality Writing Instruments
-
Vacumania: Vac authority David Isaacson’s site for the Parker Vacumatic
-
Vintage Pens Website: David Nishimura’s selection of superb vintage pens for sale, and lots of reference information
-
The Writing Desk: Fountain pen specialists in the U.K., with a wide range fountain pens and other fine writing instruments
-
The Writing Equipment Society; If you are interested in the collection, conservation, study, or use of writing equipment — old or new — then you should consider joining no matter where you are
