Great Pen Stores in the USA
We all search for that great pen store, the one that has a good selection of pens, creates a environment to encourage trying various pens, and knows that it may be a few visits before you are quite sure of the right pen. When you come across a Great Pen Store please E-Mail Glenn Marcus with the information and I will include it on a the next update.
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Great Stores in the USA:
Stores in States A-H | Stores in States I-P | Stores in States T-Z
El Paso, Texas
Airline
International
8701 Montana Avenue
Tel: (915) 778-1234
El Paso, Texas
Tel: (915) 833-9960
Airline International is a family-owned operation, in business since 1978. Although not a dedicated pen store, over the years I have received positive comments about the staff that warrant noting the store on this page. "Eddie Kallman and all his people are very knowledgeable." (Thanks: J. Wilhite)
Houston, Texas
Dromgoole's
2515 Rice Boulevard
Houston, Texas
Tel: 800-322-2038
Located in Rice Village, near Rice University. The owners, Larry and Christine both love pens and enjoy talking with other pen lovers. They have a good selection of pens, inks and writing products. They are always helpful and encourage you to try different pens and nibs before buying. The store carries Aurora, Cross, Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan, Scheaffer, Sensa, Tombow, Rotring, Visconti, Waterford and Waterman. Prices are fair and shoppers report it is a pleasure to do business with them. I get ongoing good reviews about this store. The store has a very good selection of inkis. They carry Noodler and Private Reserve.
Laredo, Texas
Patria Stationary
A nice friend place, office products and of course a good selection of fountain pens. (Thanks: G. Rodriguez)
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Stationary
108 East Queen Street
Tel: (757) 722-7712
A full-line stationary and office supply store with an extensive line of new pens in all price ranges. You will find the prices to be list but a good selection of pens and inks from which to choose. They have an extensive stock of inks, converters, cartridges and will ink up a pen to let you test drive it without obligation. They are in the same storefront location since 1932, and the place seems older than that, but it is always a pleasant visit to see what's new on the pen market. [Thanks - A. Harmantas]
Weyers Cave, Virginia
Ann's Pens and Buttons
( located in Rocky and Brenda's Antique Mall,
Exit 235 off I-81, South
on US 11)
Weyers Cave, VA
Telephone: (540) 234-8935
Here is a pen store you just can't miss. The owner has a Big Red painted on the window. It is a classic-packed shop. Ann has about a thousand vintage pens, most in "as found" condition, boxes of parts, and hundreds of vintage ink wells, bottles. Steve Frazier says to plan to spend about two hours just looking at the pens! Ann has a great deal of historical pen knowledge and knows her business. She also has books, spare parts, tools and is very likely to have the one exact item you must have. Absolutely worth a visit when you are in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The shop is open from Thursday through Monday, 9 to 5.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Parlett's
4655 - 205 Monticello Avenue
Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
A "thumbs-up" on this little stationary store where there are excellent staff with lots of patience to let customers try out pens before making any decision. The store has a selection of Cross pens as well as a few other makes. (Ed)
Seattle, Washington
World Lux
1208 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Located in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Hours: Monday to Friday 10 to 6; Saturdays 10 to 5:30
In April 2006 I finally made it down to Seattle and had the opportunity to visit the new WorldLux Store. On previous visits to Seattle I went to the former Seattle Pen Repair and found them very helpful. For some time they also operated a reteail store from their 5th floor office just a few blocks from current store.
The new retail showroom is in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Enter the store off Fourth and you find yourself in an upscale store selling primarily pens, watches, jewelry and some leather accessories. As you walk in, the counter along the left-hand side of the store carries an impressive assortment of the main lines of pens.
The sales representative in the store when I visisted was friendly and very willing to help. Her background was sales and she knew the items in the store, but when asked about items not in one of the counters - like the Waterman Edson Black Diamon to come out later this month - she was unable to offer the kind of discussion that would be more typical of a pen store. Yes a search on their website identified the pen would be available later in the month, but no knowledge about the line, its price or the "talk" that is going on about the pen. Why is it going to cost so much? The same held true for inks. I left with no new pen nor a bottle of ink.
If you are in Seattle, visit the store as truly carry an impressive stock oe pens and judging from the reception I received, you will receive good service on your purchase. Behind the store is an impressive website and uou can find out more about the actual pens by visisting worldlux.com.
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Daly's Pen Shop
275 W Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
(414) 276-8900
Website: www.dalyspenshop.com
Daly's Pen Shop, a long standing pen store in Milwaukee is one of those classic pen stores that deserves a visit. The cabinetry located along the west wall where pens, ink cartridges, accessories are kept is old world Milwaukee craftsmen ship (probably German) at its best.
Even though the downtown mall where this store is located has seen its
ups and downs, Dalys remains and maintains a very clean and distinguished
standing. It ranks as one of the top stores in appearance, consistency
and standing, in the Midwest.
While the store does not carry some of the more exclusive
offerings they have a good stock. The store is always clean, sparkly and
efficient. (Thanks C. Day)
Recently the positive comments about Daly's were again reinforced. Brian Shah who remembered visisting this store some 25 years earlier still finds this a location of great service. Roxann O'Rourke-Sherrodd notes that the store is "beautiful and always a treat to visit."
