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- We at Nibs.com
want to help our visitors in their never-ending search for
information, so here are some links, by category, that we
recommend.
If you know of a link
that you feel we should include, please e-mail
us the details, and we'll look into it.
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Comments |
| Information |
| Pen Collectors of
America (PCA) |
This is the
biggest and, from my point of view, the best pen organization
in the world. |
| PCA
Pen Show Calendar |
This is a very comprehensive calendar of all the Pen Shows in
the US. |
| Parker 75 |
Parker75.com is THE place to find out about the
history, styles and manufacture of Parker 75 pens. Created by
Lih-Tah Wong this site had depth . |
| Pencentral |
A clearinghouse
for all types of fountain pen information. |
| Pen
Lovers |
Organized
by Dean Tweeddale, this is an active and involved site for pen
lovers. |
| Pentrace.com |
Run by Donal Higgins, this site offers a lot of
information and links to other sites. |
| Graham Oliver's Pen Site Links |
From here,
you can go to a lot of other pen sites. |
| The
Australian Pen Portal |
This is the starting point for all things "pens"
in Australia. |
| Glen's
Pen Page |
Glen has a great informational site with links to
many brick and mortar pen stores. Also has interesting articles
about pens, ink, and factory tours. |
| A to Z Writing |
This is a comprehensive site for writers. The site
has a great links page which will take you to many others. |
| Susan
Wirth's Pen Show Calendar And Susan's
site |
Lists all the major US and Canada Pen Shows, their
dates, contact information, hotels, telephone numbers and costs. |
| Uncle-B
Pen site links |
This is a compendium of pen sites from all over.
It links directly to many around the world. |
| Pen
Review |
This site features evaluations, reviews
and comments on a variety of pens and other writing instruments
- all written by members of the pen community. Check it out! |
| Vintage Pens
for Sale (some contemporary) |
| Battersea Pen Home |
Run by Simon
Gray and Sean Lovell in London, they buy, sell, and refurbish
fountain pens. |
| Pendemonium |
Run by Sam
and Frank Fiorella, this is a great site for purchasing all kinds
of pens and pen-related items. |
| The Southern Scribe |
Rick Horne,
The Southern Scribe, is our re-plater of choice and his site is
a wealth of information, services and great buys. |
| Vintage
Pens |
Lots of good
pen reference material. Run by David Nishimura. Great pens
for sale. |
| The
Fountain Pen shop |
Fred Krinke,
longtime Los Angeles "institution" has his own web site.
From the time of the bandless HR Duofold, 1922, the Fountain Pen
Shop has been in continuous operation. |
| Fountain
Pen Hospital |
They offer
a great catalogue of pens and gifts. |
| Inkpen |
Joel and Sherrell have a good selection of vintage
pen on this friendly site. |
| Jim's Fountain Pen Site
Reference
Features and Services |
Both created
and updated regularly by Jim Gaston.
Links to various websites
for reference, fountain pens for sale, and other fun tidbits.
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| Andy's
pens |
Andy Evans, in the U.K., has a new site with vintage
pens for sale and information to dispense. |
| Penbox |
Stephen Poulton has a UK site where
he sells vintage and modern pens; a good place to look for unusual
English pens. |
| PENguin |
Rick Propas is a specialist in vintage
Pelikans as well as other brands. He has pens, parts, etc, etc.,
etc. |
| Period
Pens |
David Glynn has a renovated site in
the UK where you'll find many vintage pens for sale. |
| Northwest
Pen Works |
Michael McNeil sells and repairs vintage
fountain pens. He also has a watch section. |
| www.vintagepens.net |
Owned and operated by Stephen Overbury who specializes in exceptional
or high end pens, in particular lacquer writing instruments. Text
is offered in Mandarin, Japanese and English. |
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In December of 1999 Pentiques.com
was launched with a mission to offer expert repair & restoration
services with expedited turnaround. You can see Aaron and Kim
at most of the pen shows doing repairs and selling vintage pens.
Not only is Kim a Pentique's member, she's the PCA membership
coordinator as well. You'll see her at the PCA booth. Check out
their site: www.pentiques.com |
| New Pens
For Sale |
| Pen Heaven |
Pen Heaven offers a wide
choice of designer brands online from the leading brands, as
well as the more unique and hard to find brands. |
| Anything
Left-Handed |
Located as a bricks and mortar store in London,
as well as on line, these people offer, as they say, anything
left-handed from scissors and cork screws to less expensive fountain
pens. |
| Corporate
Gift Pens (Acclaim Products) |
In partnership with Cross Writing Insturment
company, Corporate Gift Pens attachs corporate, and personal,
logo emblems onto the clip of both fountain and ballpoint pens.
The website provides a wide range of Cross writing instruments
to choose from, and a price for most budgets. |
| World
Lux |
Run by Todd
Craver, this a great source on-line for fine writing instruments,
watches, specialty inks and refills. They also have a bricks and
mortar store in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 1208 4th Ave. Seattle,
WA 98101 |
| Onoto
Pens |
This new site includes both vintage
and modern Onoto pens for sale, as well as history and repairs
for these fine pens. |
| Pens,
Refills, Pencils, Ink |
John Lake has a large selection of brand
name writing instruments and accessories. |
| Penspiration |
This is an attractive and well organized pen sales
site representing many brands. |
| Executive
Pen Shop |
Executive Pen Shop is based in the United Kingdom.
They stock, and sell, a range of fountain pens. |
| Scottsdale
Pens |
This is an online site with shopping cart. They
carry knives, leather and stationery as well. |
| Major and
Minor Pen Manufacturers |
| Aviator
Pens (KoonySun Airbase) |
Distributor of aviator writing instruments
such as mechanical pencils, space pens & fountain pens for
pilots. |
| Nakaya
Pens |
A maker of fine hand made pens and nibs, Nakaya
Pens is a small Japanese company with an interesting web site. |
| Omas
Pens |
Arguably the most beautifully designed pens ever
made, these guys go so far as to make their own celluloid plastic.
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| Pelikan
USA (Chartpak) |
As of 2002, Pelikan is being distributed
in the United States by Chartpak. Their site has the full range
of Pelikan products illustrated. |
| Pilot
Namiki |
One of our favorite pen makers, they make a range
of pens from the very inexpensive vanishing point to limited edition
hand painted laquer models. |
| Platinumpen.com |
Besides info
on these fine Japanese pens, this site offers links to many interesting
places in the pen world. |
| The
Sailor Pen Company |
A great pen company that makes arguably the world's
finest nib. |
| Luxury
Brands USA |
The U.S. Distributor for Sailor |
| Pen
Emporium, Stipula |
The Stipula online shop has a selection
of fountain pens, rollerball pens, writing instruments from the
official catalogue of the manufacturer. |
| Repairs
and Parts |
| The
Southern Scribe |
Rick Horne has been repairing most brands of fountain
pens for many years. He also specializes in electroplating and
matching metal colors. |
| Richard's
Pens |
Richard Binder has a new information site for his
pen and nib repair business. |
| The
Pen Museum |
The Pen Museum is a private collection of over 3000
vintage fountain pens, pencils and ballpens, lovingly built and
maintained over a period of 50 years by Arthur Twydle, the UK's
leading expert in Pen Craft. |
| Peel Pen Shop |
John Culmer of this Ontario, Canada pen shop, does
repairs on Vacumatics, Snorkels and other vintage pen filling
systems. They also sell both vintage and modern |
| Handcrafted
Pens |
| Rocket
Manufacturing |
Bill and Ondia
Durovchic have created original designs of a number of pens and
articles related to the desk. |
| Handcrafted
wooden pens from Ernie McFarlane |
Ernie creates custom made fountain pens,
crafted from exotic woods. |
| Mik
Pens |
Here's a gentleman who makes wooden kit pens. |
| Only One
Creations |
Scott Meyer makes hand-crafted fine writing instruments. |
| PenDesign.com |
Custom Wood Pens offers Deer Antler
Pens crafted from exotic woods, Bethlehem Holy Land OliveWood,
celluloid, deer antler. Ballpoints, rollerballs and fountain pens.
Titanium or Platinum plating, laser engravable and gift boxed. |
| My
Favorite Pen |
Tom Mullane makes pens from a variety
of exotic woods as well as corn cobs. His site is a pleasure to
view. |
| Hand
Crafted Pens |
Dave and Jane Jones from the United Kingdom
create hand crafted pens and sell them on line |
| Desk Accessories |
| June's
Antique Deskstuff |
A site for lovers of Fountain Pens, Inkstands, Inkwells
and other Deskstuff. |
| Other Sites
of Interest |
| PENMEN |
Check out Gary Blehm's Penmen. Created when he was
twelve-years-old, you may be familiar with the "Find Two
Identical Penmen" posters. |
| Thank
you Letters |
ThankYouLetters was formed to offer a unique reference
point on how to write thank you letters for any situation. In
our mind any opportunity to us you fountain pen is a good one. |
| Veritas,
Any Day Now |
Our friend Britt Leach's Weekly Journal.
Any Day Now is a look into a pen lovers life with stories to tell
relating anywhere from personal to political, humor and satire.
Check it out each weekend for an updated journal. |
| Mono Magazine |
A Japanese magazine featuring the latest in pop
trends and articles relating to modern Japanese culture. |
| Writing
In Style |
Featured in PenWorld,
The
Arizona Republic, East
Valley Tribune and on local Arizona television stations,
Cindy Zimmerman has become an advocate of handwritten communication
and penmanship as a craft. Her website provides information
on her company, upcoming events and "Sincerely Yours",
a DVD on creating stylish, and heartfelt, peices of correspondence.
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| U
Studio Yoga |
As of April of 2006 Andrea Marcum has
opened an new yoga studio at 5410 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500. John
goes here to keep limber and fit after a long day of nib grinding.
He thinks she is the finest yoga instructor in Los Angeles. |
| Heritage
Book Shop |
Heritage Book Shop and
Bindery is an internationally renowned antiquarian bookstore specializing
in rare books and first editions. |
| Color
Services |
Marc Elliott has a web site for full service film
processing and "quality imaging of any kind." |
| Fisher
Space Pen |
Allwrite is an official distributor
of the Fisher Space Pens and the Fisher Space Pen Refills. |
| Atelier
Gargoyle |
Ward Dunham, master blackletter calligrapher has
a site devoted to wax seals and calligraphy pens. |
| Left-hander
web site |
This is site dedicated to lefties. Enjoy. |
| Pens
HQ |
An eclectic site encompassing a large variety of
pen related subjects. |
The
Great Collectible |
The Great Collectible has all manner of links to
other collectible sites |
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