Bexley Fountain Pens

In early 2007 we announced that we would carry Bexley Pen Company pens (Columbus, Ohio). After many years of wanting to carry Bexley, more room in our new location gave us the chance. As with all the companies we represent, we will be handling this line's top-end models.

Our relationship with Howard Levy, which goes back to before the company was started, has us convinced that this is a line of pens, and a series of designs, that follows the deep tradition of American pen making. As a vintage pen collector, Mr. Levy has a profound understanding of the history of American fountain pens and their manufacture. Located in central Ohio, Bexley Pen Company follows in the footsteps of the many great Midwest companies such as Conklin, John Holland, Sheaffer’s, Wahl Eversharp, and Parker. These are brands that still shape the designs of pens made today. Bexley’s chief designer, Jack Leone, is well aware of the historic high standards that are required to make a classic pen a tactile pleasure, a functional instrument, and a beautiful object.

Howard Levy is a master pen engineer, making a durable instrument that will last for generations. In fact, he is sometimes accused of overbuilding his pens, a charge that he gladly accepts and which is reinforced by the very few returns his pens require. Because Bexley pens are produced at the factory in Columbus, they are the "last man standing" in terms of companies actually manufacturing fountain pens in the United States.

Bexley pens are made in small numbers. Some of the limited editions are often just over 100, or even as few as 18. Regular production pieces are frequently in smaller quantities than limited editions from the big manufacturers. Because of the growing respect among pen aficionados, some of the early Bexley pens (e.g. The Original of 1993-94) sell for far more now in the after-market than they did when new.