Blog - Pen Boutique

For two centuries now Moleskine® (mol-a-skeen'-a) has been the legendary notebook of artists, writers, intellectuals and travelers. From gifted artists Henri Matisse (1869–1954) and Vincent van Gog...

Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "hands" whilst an individual's style of pen...

Pen Trivia The principle of the ballpoint pen dates from the late 19th Century when patents were taken out by John Loud in 1888 for a product to mark leather and in 1916 by Van Vechten Riesberg. ...

Happy National Handwriting Day A look at the open diary in front of me (which belongs to me) and the notebook that is carelessly tossed a meter away (which belongs to my colleague), and there is ...

Sheaffer VFM Rollerball Pen For those who are feeling a bit leery about taking a leap into the world of fountain pens, I have a solution for you that will not only give you a fine writing experie...

Conklin Mark Twain Crescent Filler Fountain Pen The name Mark Twain means many things to many people – it may conjure images of the Mississippi river; jog memories of mandatory school reading; o...

Retro51 Tornado Love, Peace and Happiness Rollerball Pen The Tornado line has been and still is Retro51’s bread and butter. Offered in many different colors and designs, it is a workhorse pen th...

Cross Peerless 125 Luxury Collection The newest pen in the Cross Luxury collection is the Peerless 125. The original Peerless pen was introduced by Cross in 1889. These pens are beautiful in th...

Taccia Covenant Fountain Pen The Taccia brand first came to my attention with their Savanna line of buffalo horn pens. This is a unique pen, and Taccia has kept that uniqueness with the Covenant...