The PENguin Blog

        Well, the sale is not bizarre, the year was. We hope everyone is well, grateful, and hopeful. We are, at least when we work at it.   In these trying times, the gift of a special pen to your favorite person (or maybe even yourself) may be just the thing for the holidays--be it Christmas, Diwali, Festivus, Hannukah, Kwanzaa. Browse our offerings.    And if you need help making a choice let us be your personal shopper!  Contact Rick  and I will get you the right pen at the right price.   Here are a couple of holiday specials to get you thinking pens:   First off, I have listed nearly a dozen vintage Parkers, mostly Vacumatics including a Vacuumfiller Crystal and a couple of very special Senior Maximas. We now have our largest inventory of Parkers ever with more to come after the holidays. Ask if you don’t see what you want.   Right now I find myself with a lot of Pelikan 100Ns in green, black, gray, and tortoise. So, it se...

It’s been a while since I have updated the Pelikan pages on the website and even longer since I have had a sale on Pelikans. But desperate times call for desperate measures. So, we have some new Pelikan pens just gone up on the site and a few price reductions on specific items.  And, across the board 15% off on any Pelikan 100 or 100N*. So if you have been lurking around on the site forever now is the time to pull the trigger. And for August any and all Pelikan purchases ship for free within the US and at a discount for other destinations As many of you know, our last upgrade ripped the wheels off the shopping cart. But to get these bargains you have  to reach out to me  anyways.  *This excludes early Pelikans, those produced before the model 100 designations. See individual listings for details.

Usually the penguin is up in Oregon for most of July, but this year we are watching Shakespeare on youtube and hitting the backyard pretty hard what with barbecues and grilling and churning ice cream. Oh yeah, and there’s a gym back there to keep things somewhat under control. This is our first update in a long time. Most folks know us for Pelikan, but there are lots of other makes that interest me and that I collect, buy, sell, repair.  I have a good deal of respect for Montblanc, especially the older ones. There are always a few on the site and I have some prime vintage users and collectors items including a couple of modern-ish 146s. Some of the more exotic montblancs are also on summer sale! So check out our  Montblanc  page. And, as always in these perilous times, stay well, stay safe and try to stay sane.