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Don't Forget Your Fountain Pen!
We've all done it. We use a fountain pen at a desk, in the office, at a coffee shop, or even a friend's house, and something calls our attention away. We leave... without our fountain pen! Popular...
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Who Invented The Fountain Pen?
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This 1929 Ad from Modern Mechanics shows the latest invention of the time: an umbrella which stores a fountain pen in its handle! We suspect it wasn't very popular. An umbrella is fairly easy to f...
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Catalog #73 Opens To Non-Subscribers
If you are looking for some unique and beautiful pens, our Catalog #73 opens today to non-subscribers! If you want first crack at the vintage pens - often some very unique finds - such as "World's ...
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Myrna and I, here at gopens.com, are featured in the current edition of Pen World, Volume 28, #1. Pen World has been publishing for more than a quarter century, bringing together the writing cult...
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Did you know we offer vintage pen slotter boxes for sale on our website? They're perfect for storage and travel - keep those pens accessible and organized. They can hold both pens or pencils, too. ...
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The holidays are coming up fast! Need some help picking pens? The December 2014 Catalog #73 opens 11:00 am on December 2nd, for subscribers, and December 8th for non-subscribers. You can always bro...
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Stunning Montblanc Green Striped Fountain Pen
Catalog #70 still has some really beautiful pens available. One such specimen is #179, a Montblanc Model 642 piston filler in the rare Green Stripe. It has a Brushed Silvexa stainless steel cap wit...
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Jif-Waterman Long Neck Ink Reservoir Bottle
A lot of the modern ink bottles in use today are reminiscent of vintage ink bottles. One in particular that gets a lot of attention are the ink bottles (and inks) produced by P.W Akkerman in The Ne...
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Following up on a recent post about the Waterman Signagraph machines: what are those lock boxes about? The lock boxes that accompanied some of the machines were designed and used for storing the fo...
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