The Pen Company - Luxury & Designer Pens, Fountain Pen Ink, Pen Refills & Writing Accessories

We aim to offer an unrivaled selection of quality writing instruments and associated products on-line and to provide you with all the information you need to enable you to select exactly the right product. Whether that be a fountain pen for school, a limited edition pen for a collector, or a hard to find pen refill. The Pen Company also source business gifts for corporate clients.

The Pen Company is a family business with retail premisses in the historic market town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. All orders are dispatched by us, from our own facility. We do not use direct dispatch, i.e. we don't forward your order to a third-party distributor.

If you wish to visit us personally please contact us before hand to avoid disappointment, as not all stock is on display at our shop.

News

18/8/08 Limited Edition Porsche Design Pens

Porsche Design have released their first Limited edition pens: the P'3120 Edition 1 ball pen and the P'3140 'White' ball pen.

The Edition 1 P'3120 ball pen is designed to complement other Edition 1 limited edition products from across Porsche Design's product range - from sports cars to writing instruments. All of Porsche Design's Edition 1 collection are finished in black.

The Porsche Design Limited Edition P'3140 is based on the regular P'3140 ball pen - a small pocket sized ball pen (also ideal for use with a diary or organiser). The point of the P'3140 is extended or retracted with the flick of the wrist using a novel mechanism.

11/8/08 Sheaffer Pens now available at The Pen Company

We are pleased to be an authorised stockist of Sheaffer pens - one of the best know pen manufacturers in the world.

Sheaffer have been busy creating new products in the last year with prices to match any budget Sheaffer's newest products include:

Sheaffer Gift Collection 300

The Gift Collection 300 comprises of a ball pen and mechanical pencil presented together in a smart Sheaffer gift box. These substantial writing instrument have brass barrels and are finished in an eye-catching luxurious gloss black.

Sheaffer Valor Pens

The Sheaffer Valor Collection are a beautifully finished collection of pens. Made in Italy, these alluring pens use high quality resins with a distinctive clip design. The fountain pens have Sheaffer's trademark inlaid nib giving a distinguished and luxurious appearance.

Sheaffer Star of Egypt Limited Edition Fountain Pen

The Star of Egypt fountain pen is the latest limited edition pen from Sheaffer. Designed in tribute to the fascinating culture of ancient Egypt, this limited edition pen, is intricately carved with symbols of this ancient civilisation. Available in solid sterling silver or solid 18 carat gold.

9/8/08 Diamine Fountain Pen Inks now available

We are pleased to be able to supply Diamine Fountain pen inks and cartridges. These high quality inks are made in Liverpool, England and are popular with pen enthusiasts the world over for their large range of colours and exceptionally smooth writing.

5/8/08 Jaguar Concept Pens in Red

We are pleased to present a new colour in the Jaguar Concept pen collection. The new red Concept pens are eye-catching with curves that a quintessentially Jaguar.

1/8/08 Graf von Faber-Castell Pen of the Year 2008

The new Limited Edition Pen of the Year 2008 has seen Graf von Faber Castell return to one of their core materials - wood. The Pen of the Year 2008 has a miniature parquet barrel made from 84 Satin wood blocks. This beautiful limited edition fountain pen has a large magnum size barrel with platinum plated metal trim and is crowned with a Citrine gemstone on the cap.

31/7/08 New products from Fisher Space Pen

We now have two new models from Fisher Space Pen:

The Fisher X-750 pen is compact in size but forms a full-length pen when the cap is placed on the end of the pen. The X-750 pens have comfy rubber grip and are already proving popular with our customers.

The Fisher Trekker pen is a pen for the outdoors supplied with a key ring attachment and a lanyard the Trekker pen is always handy. Benefiting from Fisher's Space pen technology the Trekker pen writes at any angle, on damp, shiny and greasy surfaces.

28/7/08 Faber Castell Design Perfect Pencil

The Perfect Pencil is Faber-Castell's attempt to make the pencil as convenient as possible. Each Perfect Pencil has an extender which protects the point (and your pocket) and also houses a pencil sharpener, so you never have to use a blunt pencil again, each pencil itself has an eraser. The pencil extender allows the pencil to be used comfortably as it shortens with use. The Perfect Pencil below is part of the Faber-Castell Design Pen range. If you prefer something more luxurious you could try one of the Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil collection.

28/7/08 Faber Castell Pen Cases

Faber-Castell are now making pen cases for their Design Pen and pencil collection, these leather pen cases hold either two writing instruments or a single pen or pencil. Available in two sizes to fit the larger E-motion pen collection or the more 'standard' size pens in the rest of the Faber-Castell collection.

25/07/08 Paperblanks 2009 Diaries available to pre-order now

Paperblanks 2009 Diaries are now available to pre-order for delivery in mid September. Paperblanks Diaries are high quality diaries and have proved extremely popular with our customers since Paperblanks began publishing them three years ago.

All Paperblanks 2009 Diaries are available in four sizes from pocket size to their "Ultra" size desk diary.

Beautifully finished each Paperblanks 2009 Diary is Smyth sewn to ensure no page loss. Paperblanks Diaries are available in a wide variety of designs to suit all tastes including, the Paperblanks Back Pocket Diary which featured in the Independent newspaper's 10 best diaries feature.

22/5/2008 - New Lamy Pens and Pencils in stock

We are pleased to announce some new arrivals from Lamy adding to our already popular range of Lamy products.

We have three more colours of the Lamy Pico range. The nifty telescopic pocket pen is now available in Chrome, Red and Blue finishes.

We also now have in stock the Lamy Pickup Pro a two-in-one pen which combines a ball pen and a yellow felt highlighter. The Pickup Pro is a more luxurious version of Lamy's original Pickup and is finished in sleek anodised aluminium.

Now available from the ever popular Lamy Safari range we have mechanical pencils and ball pens. The Lamy Safari's are low-cost brightly coloured pens ideal for everyday office and school use.

We have also expanded the Lamy Scribble collection to include the ballpoint pen and 0.5mm mechanical pencil to complement the 3.15mm clutch pencil. The Scribble collection are stout and chunky ideal for sketching as they allow a greater freedom of movement than a longer pencil.

1/11/07 - New from Visconti -  the Divina collection

Following the success of the limited edition Divine Proportion Pens Visconti have released a 'regular edition' series of pens echoing their design - the Divina collection.

As with the Divine Proportion pens, the Visconti Divina pens have a distinctive twisted pentagon section. The Divina collection are made from glossy black lucite which is hand inlaid with sterling silver along each vertex of the pentagon giving a striking spiral around the pen.

The Divina collection is available in oversize or medium (standard) size in fountain pen, rollerball pen and ball pen.

26/10/07 - Porsche Design P'3150 now in stock

We now have stock of the entire P'3150 range of pens from Porsche Design.

The Porsche Design P 3150 has satin finished stainless stell barrel clad in the finest quality calf leather. The fountain pen has a hand-inscribed rhodium plated 18 kt white gold nib.

6/9/07 The luxury Dolcevita range from Delta now avaliable

As authorised dealers for the luxury Italian Pen makers Delta we are now able to offer our customers Delta's Dolcevita and Dolcevita Soiree collections of writing instruments.

The Dolcevita collection are finished in Delta's trademark orange - said to represent all things good in life. The Dolce vita collection is available in several sizes: mini - ideal for organisers, purses and pockets; Medium - a 'standard' everyday writing instrument; and, as an oversized fountain pen.

Delta's Dolcevita Soiree are more understated but no less eye-catching, finished in highly polished resin offset with orange rings and sterling silver trim. Designed as the embodiment of refined evening events, the Dolce vita Soiree are available in two sizes: undersize - again ideal for personal organisers and pockets, and the Medium size suitable for everyday writing.

16/08/2007 - Paperblanks 2008 Diaries now in stock

We are pleased to announce that we have now taken stock of Paperblanks 2008 diaries and they are now available to purchase with next day delivery.

Our popular Paperblanks series are beautifully finished and feature a Smyth sewn binding to ensure no page loss. All of the Diaires have a week to view format with reference sections, pages for notes and a removable mini address book. Paperblanks diaries are available in mini, slim, midi and maxi sizes - there's a size to meet all needs!

Popular designs include the French Ornate Diary Collection and the Paperblanks Back Pocket Dairy - featured in The Independent newspaper's 10 best diaries feature.

27/07/2007

Welcome to the first instalment of the news section.  We aim to use our new news section to  keep our customers informed of new products, special offers and other developments on The Pen Company website.

We are pleased to announce some new arrivals to our website:

We are an authorised UK dealer for Pelikan writing instruments, including the renowned Souveran collection of fountain pens, revered by many as possibly the finest fountain pens made. The Pelikan Souveran collection is available in several sizes to suit all writers from the diminutive M600 ideal for Ladies and those who prefer a smaller pen to the flagship M1000 fountain pen - an imposing oversized pen. The Souveran collection all have gold nibs, each of which is run-in by hand at Pelikan's factory and Pelikan's differential piston filling mechanism. We also carry the Pelikan Epoch range, a modern approach to writing instrument design. They are sleek and minimal in appearance and of course beautifully made

We are also delighted to be able to offer our customers the Smart Pen collection, the result of the collaboration of Smart Car's designers and the Aquila group. The Smart pens have quirky modern looks which will appeal to more than just Smart Car enthusiasts. The Smart pen is available as a fountain pen or a rollerball pen in five colours.

The PenAgain is another new product available from The Pen Company. A unique patented design - the PenAgain was designed with ergonomics foremost in mind. The PenAgain is shaped in such a way that the writer does not have to grip the pen hard, helping those who suffer from arthritis, repetitive strain injury (RSI) and writers cramp write more comfortably. We have sold the PenAgain in our shop for some time now and have received many positive comments and praise for it from our customers. This pen is also recommended by many special needs teachers and we have had some very positive feedback about the dramatic improvement shown by some youngsters when they start to use it.

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