#vintagepens
Welcome to the New & Improving ThePenMarket.com
Regulars to ThePenMarket.com have seen some pretty big changes around here! From our new logo…
How Do I Polish a Pen? Celluloid Edition
EDITOR’S NOTE: Polishing a vintage pen can be a surprisingly dangerous exercise in vintage pen…
How Do I Restore A Parker Vacumatic
This is a new old stock Parker Vacumatic Maxima in the “Golden Pearl” design. Check…
Parker Pen Heists
It has been a little while, but I have a new story in Pen World…
How Do I Restore a Sheaffer TouchDown
Fixing a Sheaffer TouchDown filler can be easy with a little practice. Personally, I love…
When Pelikan Tried to Level Up
Here stands a blue Pelikan Level 5 fountain pen in its inkwell egg filling unit.…
Resurrecting Vintage Pen Brands
When I first started ThePenMarket.com, I also worked part-time at a brick-and-mortar pen shop in…
Grab Some Popcorn: It’s Podcast Time
Since moving to Connecticut, I’ve befriended the artist and painter Jonathan Weinberg, who also happens…
A Nib by Any Other Number…Is Still Confusing
Even for experienced professionals, it is really difficult to gauge a nib by its number.…
Shopping for a Sheaffer PFM
The Sheaffer Pen for Men, more commonly known as the Sheaffer PFM, was a luxury…
Apologies to a Parker 51
Time and again, I’ve mentioned the fountain pen that got me hooked into this crazy…
How Do I Start Collecting Pens: Why Are Some Pens More than Others?
A good friend recently asked me why some pens cost more than others. The cheeky,…