Greetings + Latest News

Do peek in from time to time.

Say Hello!

Do introduce yourself when joining the Board.

What's New in Your Life

Graduation? Wedding? New Boat? Sick puppy? Share life's events here. No politics, please...

Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing

What it takes to collect well. History of pendom, storage, grading, ethics/philosophy, and even goings-on at other boards.

Post Your Pen Finds

Recent purchases, lucky finds, etc.

PARKER: (USA "Big Five")

SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")

WAHL, WATERMAN and CONKLIN (USA "Big Five")

USA "Other": Bexley; Cross; Esterbrook; Carter, Chilton, Moore, Leboeuf, Dunn, Triad, etc.

The last founded in the USA and some cherished (and not so cherished) makes of yore. Some of the "little guys" made pens at least as good as the big brands'.

BRITISH PENS

Pens from England/Britain/UK: Conway-Stewart, Onoto, Burnham, etc

OTHER EUROPEAN and ASIAN PENS

Pelikan, Montblanc, Omas, Pilot/Namiki, Sailor, Platinum, Nakaya, Lamy etc.

MODERN PENS. Yes... really.

While discussion of any modern pen likely can fit in one of the above fora, this forum can serve as a starting point, if one is uncertain where to place the thread.

R & R: (Repair and Restoration)

Miscellanea: Ink, Paper, Calligraphy, Journals, Storage, Turning, etc

Pen Shows, Clubs, Associations, Books and Magazines.

"Online" has limits. Read some print articles and get thee to a pen show.

Video Interviews

Interviews with collectors, etc.

Pens for Sale

Want Lists and Trade Offers