The town of Janesville, Wisconsin is speaking up about the future of the Parker Pen archives.
You might remember we mentioned last month that the iconic pen company was closing down its Newhaven manufacturing plant and shifting everything to France. Pen collector Tony Fischier, who runs ParkerCollector.com, has launched an online petition to keep the company’s extensive archives of pen designs and classic Parker writing instruments in Newhaven.
For our American readers, a pen is usually just a pen. But those of you in the UK know that …
We’re a little late on this, but we wanted to mention that L. Michael Fultz, the collector and historian who …
Anyone who’s ever been into a federal office, like the Post Office, has probably seen this ubiquitous American pen: The black Skilcraft retractable ballpoint stamped “U.S. Government.” It’s one of the most commonly used pens among federal employees and the military.
Totally Random Pen Stuff 2 is a round-up of interesting pen related blog posts that we have recently come across.