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PEN WORLD Magazine - April 2024

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In this issue

In this issue: Armando Simoni Club, Wahl-Eversharp, Bexley, Conway Stewart, Oldwin Paris, and more--meet Emmanuel "Manu" Caltagirone's blended Pen Family. Levenger celebrates a major milestone as the True Writer turns 25. Sheaffer is back and better than ever thanks to William Penn and Kenro Industries. We profile the man behind the Netherlands' Fontoplumo pen shop and the new owners continuing Crazy Alan's legacy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Richard Binder and David Watts, Jr. continue their series on dip-less desk sets. Also, we learn about a VA pen turning program in Little Rock, Arkansas, and we continue our reporting on the aftermath of the New Year's Day earthquake in Wajima, Japan. Plus: the RCAs turn 30! See the nominees for the 2024 Pen World Readers' Choice Awards.

LAMY and uni Unite

The Japanese company behind the Uniball brand and Germany's LAMY are now partners.

2 mins

25 Years of the Levenger True Writer

The new Anniversary Origins collection celebrates the True Writer's silver anniversary, but its origins are over a century old.

6 mins

Manu's Pen Nebula

The Pen Family represents Emmanuel Caltagirone's personal journey. Let's take a short trip through time and space.

8 mins

The White Dot Marks the Spot

Production by William Penn, distribution by Kenro: Sheaffer is back to basics.

6 mins

The Power of the Pen

A Veterans Administration program in Arkansas turns former warriors into pen makers.

6 mins

Fontoplumo: Filling a Need

Frank van Krieken turned a hobby into a pen store, and he is spreading the gospel across the globe.

5 mins

Styling and Substance: Sheaffer and Sengbusch, and One or Two Others: An Overview of Dip-less Desk Sets, Part IV

In the second installment of this series, we saw the R. Esterbrook Steel Pen Company get its start in the dip-less business.

6 mins

Wajima Earthquake: Lest We Forget

The New Year's Day earthquake took lives and livelihoods. The future of Wajima lacquerware is at stake.

4 mins

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PEN WORLD Magazine Description:

Publisher: PEN-WORLD

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Founded in 1987, Pen World is the premier niche luxury magazine of fine writing instruments and handwriting culture. Based in Houston, Texas and issued bi-monthly, Pen World entices both new and experienced pen connoisseurs to look at writing instruments in an unconventional way. In our pages, you will find contemporary fountain pens and other writing instruments at all price points, fine papers, inks, and desk accessories. Our long-form articles cover leading brands, vintage pens, pen-and-ink artists, how-to guides, and much more. If you love pens, then Pen World is the magazine for you.