But it does mean for me the beginning
of the pen show year. I expect to be at
the LA, Chicago, DC, San Francisco and
Columbus shows. In addition I will shortly
be announcing a new affiliation with the
Swann Auction Galleries doing a couple
of pen sales a year. These sales will be
very different and will be much more accessible
to the community as a whole than what I
was doing previously. More details soon,
but if you have any sizeable groups of
pens you might like to consign, let me
know.
In site news, we are just completing
one of our bigger updates with about fifty
new pens going up. Among the more notable
ones are a very early Pelikan M700 Toledo;
a stunning first year M800 with a 14 K
BB nib; a Waterman’s Sheraton 0516, an
outstanding project pen; a couple of Conklins—a
full size Nozac and an oversize RHR Endura;
a Kullock fantasy 149. Stop by and see
what else.
We also have refreshed our stock of the
usual Pelikans, including a number of 400s
and 400NNs, in green, tortoise and black.
We’re pleased to add a new value line,
the 120 from the 1950s. These are not the
ubiquitous M&K 120s, but the real deal.
So click on in and see what might catch
your fancy.
We
are most pleased to announce a new
collaboration with renowned pen and
knifemaker and good friend David
Broadwell to bring you a new line
of custom pens. These are built upon
Pelikan chassis (M/K/D 250-1000)
in custom metals, including, but
not limited to mokume gane and damascus
steels.
David is currently developing these
pens and they will be available shortly.
For
those of you who want to wear your
allegiance to Pelikan front and center,
we are pleased to offer these belt
buckles. They are cast in bronze
by a leading pen collector who is
also a jewellry maker. They are just
under two inches in diameter and
have a bracket that allows you to
put them on any 1 ¼” belt. We can
also offer them in sterling silver.
The brass buckles are $175.00 plus
shipping and we can supply them with
a belt for $205.00.
This
year marks twenty-seven years of
pen collecting for me. I began with
Sheaffers and Parkers and then looked
to the classical "big four," of
American pendom, Parker, Sheaffer,
Watermans and Eversharp. In the mid-1990s,
I decided to focus narrowly on Parkers.
Then in 1997, I became interested
in Pelikans. More recently I have
added an interest in oversize German
pens, modern and a few vintage Italian
pens and a representative sample
of the classical American greats.
Today my collection is probably
smaller than it was a decade ago,
but far more coherent. For more see
the About Me page.
If you wish to learn more about Pelikan
pens please follow this link
to the illustrated Pelikan History article
I wrote for PenTrace. The purpose
of PENguin is to offer other collectors,
and anyone else who is interested,
first rate, fully restored pens to
add to your collection or for daily
use. All pens offered here have been
fully restored by me or by German
craftsmen who I trust and are guaranteed
to you for two years. (Please note
that this guarantee is not transferrable.)
I want you to be able to use or enjoy
your pens as much as I do.
A
few images from our recent stay in England
and travels through Germany in early 2009.
