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Getting to know your child’s handwriting

October 7, 2014 ♦

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During a child’s life, there are very few things that are more important than learning how to write. Like the learning of maths, alongside important social skills, writing is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. So encouraging them to do so from the very…

Win ANY Paperblanks 2015 Diary with The Pen Company

October 6, 2014 ♦

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Thank you to everyone who entered, this competition is now closed, and the winners notified. It’s that time of year again when we all start thinking about replacing perhaps one of the most important items in our possession, the diary. We have thousands of brand new 2015 Paperblanks diaries in…

Getting the right ink for your fountain pen

September 29, 2014 ♦

Fountain Pens, Ink

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Although many people believe that a fountain pen can take all kinds of ink, the truth is that there are some inks out on the shelves that have proven to be very bad for fountain pens. Here at the Pen Company, all our inks are of the best quality…

Samsung Galaxy Note to have one very special extra

September 23, 2014 ♦

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Here at The Pen Company, we absolutely love hearing about collaborations all around the world. But we especially love them when they involve a collaboration between the world of pens and the exciting world of technology. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 hitting the stores this October, we found the…

San Francisco International Pen Show Proves a Roaring Success

September 3, 2014 ♦

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Here at the Pen Company, we love everything there is to know about pens, whether it’s new technology, anniversary editions, or even pen events! One of the newest, which has come our way via the internet, is the brilliant International Pen Show that takes places every single year in San…

Tom Hanks releases typewriting app on the App Store

August 27, 2014 ♦

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Having amassed an array of awards, including a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA, one of the world’s most revered actors has this month released not a film, but a blockbuster of another sort – an app, known as the Hanx Writer, which predictably,…

Diamine Green/Black Fountain Pen Ink Review

August 26, 2014 ♦

Expert Advice & Product Reviews, Ink

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This is Diamine’s Green/Black. They also offer other various X/Black ink combos and I think this one is a great part of the entire collection. As a fan of Diamine, X/Black inks and Green inks there wasn’t much chance I wouldn’t like this. Diamine’s Green/Black is indeed an ink that…

Three back to school supplies your children need this school year!

August 19, 2014 ♦

Back to School

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As the advert used to say, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” well, not quite, but for most adults, the opening of the school gates represents both a blessing and a much needed break. With that in mind, given that there is still two weeks until the start…

Writing by hand is good for brains & great for kids

August 11, 2014 ♦

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As technology advances, and more keyboards are found on computers, laptops, phones and tablet computers, very little time and effort is said to be being put towards the art of writing. Although pen technology is also developing, alongside the great wealth of brands that produce pens, with Lamey, Sheaffer, Delta…

Iconic Montblanc fountain pen celebrates 90 years

August 5, 2014 ♦

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There are few items in the world that can call themselves iconic. More to the point, there are even fewer things in the world that rise to such a great state and remain in production nearly a century later. Montblanc’s Meisterstück fountain pen however, has done just that. Having been…