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Have Patience with Pen Repairs

Pen Styles - In the Eye of the Beholder.
An endless array of styles seem to keep our options open.

Who Sets the Price of Pens
The price of fountain pens is priced more by desired position in the market and what the market will bear rather than the price of production. So in short. We do.

The Price of Ink
I looked at the price of ink by the ounce or milliliter. Boy it is expensive. I won't be complaining about the price of wine!

Iroskuzuku Ink by Pilot brings great colours as options for your choice of ink. See Inks.

Be selective when using Havasu Turquoise by Diamine as this ink stains celluloid pens.

Revisiting Novelli Pen in Rome

Penart in Florence

Trieste

I finaly own the iconic OMAS 360 fountain pen.

The Montegrappa Espressione is a great large pen for anyone who like to use a pen of size.

Pen Cards

Cards with a big pen image

Welcome to Glenn's Pens

For many years I have been an avid user of fountain pens. I enjoy the writing experience of a nib and great ink flowing onto the paper. Writing with a fountain pen provides an experience not attainable with a ball point pen.

Pen Stores

I started the pen web site as a source of information on pen stors and those that were great stores. Through my travels I started collecting names and addresses of stores selling fountain pens. Some of the stores I visited stood out when compared to others. Great pen stores either had a selection, atmosphere and service that was of note.

When you come across a "Great Pen Store" or a great bottle of fountain pen ink or other pen accessory, send me an e-mail with your thoughts. If you can provide address information that would be very helpful. I will include it with the next update.

Since starting "Glenn's Pen's" and providing reviews on stores others have provided reviews of stores they have visited. The information on pens has expanded to fountain pen ink and the pen companies themselves.

Fountain Pen Ink

Ink is an important part of writing with a fountain pen, and I have developed a specific preference in what Iink I like or dislike. Ink reviews provide information on the colour, tone and writing characteristics of various inks.

Pen Manufacturers

I have assembled information on a number of the pen manufacturers and listed that under Companies. Over the past years I have had the opportunity to meet and tour some of the great pen manufacturers of fountain pens located in France and Italy.

• Visit with Mongtegrappa Pen
• Visit to Visconti Pen Factory
• Visit to OMAS Pen Factory
• Visit to Stipula Pen Factory
• Visit to Aurora Pen Factory
• Visit to Waterman Pen Factory

In 2010 I am hoping to visist with Delta Pen in Italy.

Your pen, an expression of you.