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Celebrate Stationery with 10% off Purchases at The Pen Company

April 22, 2013 ♦

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To help spread the word about National Stationery Week we are offering all of our customers 10% off of all purchases made during the event, from Monday 22nd April until Midnight 28th April. A 10% discount will be applied automatically to all products at the checkout. The discount excludes post…

National Stationery Week Space Pen Giveaway

April 22, 2013 ♦

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To celebrate National Stationery Week here in the UK we are giving away three Fisher Bullet Space Pens. There is no need to make a purchase – the competition is free to enter. The Prize The prize will be your choice of colour of one ‘standard’ finish or one lacquered…

Calling All Bloggers – Win £100 to spend at The Pen Company

April 22, 2013 ♦

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In recognition of National Stationery Week we are giving away a £100 ‘voucher’ prize redeemable on The Pen Company website. To help celebrate all things ‘stationery’ we are asking bloggers to write a short article about their favourite type of writing instrument and why they like it so much. Are…

Twilight Actor Robert Pattinson Buys £20,000 Bentley Pen for Girlfriend

April 18, 2013 ♦

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It has been reported that British actor Robert Pattinson, has splashed out on a limited edition Tibaldi for Bentley Crewe fountain pen. The solid white gold pen is one of a limited edition of 40 worldwide, Pattinson bought the fountain pen for girlfriend Kristen Stewart’s 23rd birthday. Stewart is reported…

Spring Poetry Competition to win a Graf von Faber-Castell Fountain Pen

March 9, 2013 ♦

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Spring Poetry Competition This competition has now closed, The Pen Company would like to thank everyone for their entries we really enjoyed reading them all. After much deliberation we have chosen… …. drum roll …. …. …. Lesley Fletcher – The Scripter Well done Lesley, we will be contacting the…

How To Choose Your First Fountain Pen

March 5, 2013 ♦

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If you’re thinking of joining in with the fountain pen revolution, choosing your first pen can be quite a daunting task. With so many on the market, how on earth do you decide on which to plump for? We’ve put together a handy guide to help. Why buy a fountain…

Why I use wooden pencils (though I still love my fountain pens)

February 27, 2013 ♦

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Don’t get me wrong, I love pens. When I was six years old, my grandmother let me play with her fountain pen. It was a dusty blue Esterbrook from the 40s or 50s, and once a month, she’d let me watch while she gently cleaned out the internal bladder. Occasionally,…

New Pen Corrects You As You Write

February 9, 2013 ♦

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Learning to write is a challenging time in a child’s life which is full of trial, error and often the time and dedication of several adults too. Innovative parents Falk and Mandy Wolsky gave this whole process much thought whilst helping their own son on his writing journey, and have…

Why Celluloid?

November 15, 2012 ♦

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Celluloid is widely hailed as the resin material for pens, but why? Celluloid and hard rubber or ‘ebonite’ were the first plastic materials to be used in pen making. Ebonite is natural latex rubber, which has been mixed with sulphur and heat-treated so that it loses it’s ‘rubbery-ness’ and becomes…

Lamy Safari 2013 Special Edition – Neon Yellow?

November 15, 2012 ♦

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Originally produced as a school pen, the Lamy Safari fountain pen soon found favour with the grown-ups. It’s spare functionality designed for schoolroom use, which includes the triangular grip section to encourage correct posture, the window in the barrel which allows the user to monitor ink level without dismantling the…