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Lancaster Government Pen - Vintage Pen

Some vintage pens are more than 100 years old! Take this Lancaster for example... The 1882 Lancaster #7 “Government Pen” eyedropper-fill in Black Chased Hard Rubber. Warren Lancaster started in ...

On Point With Go Pens #53

What is an italic nib?

Back to school with Buster Brown

Reprinted, with permission from author, Anita Sherman.  Except for photo of Ms. Sherman, photos added by Gary Lehrer. Virginia’s tax-free weekend has passed. For thousands of students, school i...

Sheaffer Pen Company 1940 to 1963

Sheaffer Pen Company 1940 to 1963 Craig Sheaffer Takes Over Craig Royal Sheaffer succeeded his father, Walter A. Sheaffer as President of the Sheaffer empire in 1938 when his father moved on to ...

Fountain Pen Day

[caption id="attachment_7783" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Early 20th Century Large Fountain Pens. L to R: Parker Black Giant, Parker Black Giant, Waterman Model 20, Parker Ultra Giant, with it...

PARKER SNAKE #37 & #38

This blog is reprinted with permission by its author, Ramon Campos at parkersheaffer.com out of Spain.  Thank you Ramon. PARKER SNAKE #37 & #38 ...

You Can Thank The Biro Brothers...

"Thank You" to Mark Young, Managing Editor for The South Florida Reporter, for his permission to reprint the following article.  Gary Lehrer www.gopens.com You Can Thank The Biro Brothers For Th...

Pens, Pestilence and Penance...

The following is a reprint of a blog by Suvobrata Ganguly (Chawm) from Kolkata, India on www.inkedhappiness.com, kindly reproduced with his permission. Pens, Pestilence and Penance for the Pendulo...

Jack Klasey: Beckman Park Monument Mystery Solved

The following article is reprinted from the September 21, 2019 issue of the Kankakee Illinois County Daily Journal, with permission from the author, Jack Klasey.  The links throughout the article w...

Sheaffer Pen Co. 1908 - 1939

Introducing: An Entrepreneur and a Pioneer The ability of a person to beat the odds, emerging triumphant, constitutes their character. Some would call it a “trait.” But not all people have in th...