Some of my Favorite
links on the web that you might enjoy for your convenience.
Writing Instruments:
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Bill Acker’s Fountain
Pen Page: good history, good pictures, and Bill’s excellent catalog
reproductions
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The unofficially official alt.collecting.pens-pencils
FAQ, by Burt Janz
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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
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Brian Anderson’s
Pen Page: online home of one of the better known Esterbrook experts,
with illustrated historical pages
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The Battersea
Pen Home: one of the United Kingdom’s better known online dealers
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Art Brown:
one of America’s leading Fine Writing Instrument Dealers
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Esterbrook
— Art and Drafting Pens (much more about Esterbrook than the title
suggests)
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Fountain
Pen Hospital: selling and servicing pens in the heart of New York City
since 1947
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Fountain
Pen Resources (Bruce Marshall)
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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
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GoPens.com: vintage
pens for sale by Gary & Myrna Lehrer, two of the good ’uns
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Heritage Pens:
Distinctive pens for distinguished writing (Lou Metcalf’s handcrafted pens
— not your average kit pen!)
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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.
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The Ink Sampler:
Greg Clark’s indispensable guide to everything you wanted to know about
hundreds of inks
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Brassed Trim
Restoration for Vintage Fountain Pens: Daniel Kirchheimer does perfect
trim restoration and ding removal
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Levenger: Tools
for Serious Readers
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Main Street
Pens: Quality Fountain Fountain Restoration by Ron Zorn
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marcuslink.com:
art, fountain pens, travel, and the art of entertaining; by Glenn Marcus
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Melbourne
Vintage Pens: Australia’s answer to the lack of an Antipodes rocket,
owned and operated by the redoubtable Peter Ford
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Museo
de la Escritura: The Writing Instruments Museum (multilingual English/French/Spanish)
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Nibs.com: John
Mottishaw’s West Coast nib shop, with pens for sale and a wealth of useful
information
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oPENions:
The Site for Fountain Pen Reviews
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Parkville Pen:
To the point! Fine writing instruments and equally fine service.
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Pen and Co:
An attractive and interesting new French/English site specializing in French
brands — well worth a visit
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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
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The
PENguin: Rick Propas, the Pelikan guy; sales and repairs by a fine
gentleman
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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
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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.
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Penspotters
... a field guide to fountain pens. An elegant site, with tons of great
information and history
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PenstopOnline:
contemporary and collectible writing instruments, accessories and pen-related
items, and organizers of the annual New York City Pen Show
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pentifica:
Distinguished Pens for Distinguished People
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PENULTIMATE:
Fine Vintage Fountain Pens, by Al Mayman
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Private
Reserve Ink: colors, colors, and more colors!
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RossPens: Your
Source for Reliable, Affordable Vintage Pens
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Schweizer
Optics: Pens, knives, jewelry, whatever. If it’s small, you need good
magnifiers to see it. These are the best.
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Susan
Wirth’s Pen Show Calendar: The most reliable and up-to-date calendar
of U.S. and Canadian shows
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Swisher Pens:
Your Internet Source For Fine Quality Writing Instruments
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Vacumania:
Vac authority David Isaacson’s site for the Parker Vacumatic
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Vintage Pens
Website: David Nishimura’s selection of superb vintage pens for sale,
and lots of reference information
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The Writing
Desk: Fountain pen specialists in the U.K., with a wide range fountain
pens and other fine writing instruments
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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
Postcards and Photographs etc:
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