Below are new items, upcoming events and other newsworthy things we hope you'll find of interest as a pen aficionado.

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NEWS for Sunday, April 22, 2018

For those of you wishing to practice your cursive writing the old fashioned way, we have a limited supply of Penmanship Practice Blocks from the 1940s-50s.   

Penmanship Practice Blocks

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NEWS for Saturday, April 21, 2018

Filling in some spots in our Pencil Leads aisle today.  Original 1.1mm pencils leads seem to get scarcer all the time and they fit SOOOO many of our older vintage pencils. 

Pencil Leads

 

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NEWS for Friday, April 20, 2018

Two beautiful celluloid Sheaffer WASP Addipoint Fountain Pen just listed on the website!

Sheaffer Fountain Pens

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NEWS for Thursday, April 19, 2018

Just the thing for a secretary to have on her desk during the Mid-Century 1960s era!   Functional and cool design.  Click on and check it out, you know you want to!

Desk Top Items

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Heads up everyone! Just a little advance notice that we will be hitting the road on Monday, April 9th to head to the Atlanta Pen Show and bit of time beyond that to visit our sweet little great-grandbaby. We will return on Tuesday, April 24th. If you're thinking about picking up some necessities like pen sacs, inks, or just add a nice fountain pen to your collection, we must have your order and payment info in house no later than Sunday, April 8th so we can ship to you on Monday, April 9th. After that, shipping will resume on Wednesday, April 25th.

Mark your calendar and join us at the Atlanta Pen Show Friday, April 13 thru Sunday, April 15th! This is always a fun pen show with true southern hospitality! We look forward to seeing you there.

 

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NEWS for Tuesday, March 20, 2018:

Eversharp Big E fountain pens were one of the transitional pens made when Parker was taking over Eversharp in the 1960s.  This one does indeed carry both Parker and Eversharp marks on it!

Eversharp

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NEWS for Sunday, March 18, 2018:

Great deals on two different LW Holley Des Moines dip pen nibs in full boxes.  Also, we turned up one of the sweet little Carter's Ink Co. miniature dip pens, a mere 3.25 inches long!

Vintage Dip Pen Nibs

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NEWS for Friday, March 16, 2018:

For the pen repair enthusiasts, we have just listed some more vintage pen parts for you today!

Nibs and Parts

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NEWS for March 15, 2018:  Limited supply of the Sheaffer Friends of Winter fountain pen in bamboo pattern and Sheaffer Intensity Fountain Pen in deep violet.  Sprecial prices while they last!  Great writers! 

Sheaffer Pens

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NEWS for March 13, 2018

  Waterman aficionados and collectors of ephemera will be interested in this 1932 Waterman Autograph Book.  A glimpse back in time! 

Waterman

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NEWS - Another Great Pen Event is coming!

Pendemonium Pen Event in Kingman Arizona - March 10, 2018 Fountain Pens on Route 66 Pendemonium is pleased to host a joint meeting of the Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tuscon pen clubs at a special pen event on Saturday, March 10, 2018. You don't need to belong to one of the pen clubs, ALL fountain pen people and those with an interest in pens are welcome. We will meet at Calico's Restaurant in downtown Kingman at 11am for lunch (on your own nickel!). Bring your favorite pens for show and tell. We'll have some pen related freebies for all of our guests. After lunch, we'll proceed to Downtown Pendemonium and you will have time on your own to explore and shop downtown. Gather at Blackbridge Brewery at 3pm for a beverage and to wrap up our day of fountain pens in downtown Kingman, Arizona. Please RSVP or for additional info/questions: pendemonium@gmail.com

 

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NEWS for March 8, 2018:  All of our Tamblyn Penmanship Books and Stationery is back in stock again!

Books

Stationary

 

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NEWS for March 1, 2018

We just listed for sale a beautiful WWI era 1916 Thomas de la Rue Onoto advertisement. Over 100 years old and in excellent condition.  

Advertisements

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NEWS for February 28, 2018 - Get the lead out! Need some? We have it for you here!  

Pencil Lead

 

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NEWS for February 25, 2018 - It's a Parker kind of day!  

Parker Pens

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NEWS for February 21, 2018

Dip into history and write a letter with the Meyers & Sons 1.2mm stub bronze dip pen nib in a comfy contoured dip pen.

Dip Pens

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NEWS for February 20, 2018

There is much to be learned from ephemera, old catalogues are a favorite.  The Venus - Esterbrook catalogs we listed today have a bounty of historical information about Venus products offered in 1968. 

Ephemera

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NEWS for February 17, 2018

Most everyone reading this today missed the era of writing on slates in their classrooms.  These late 1890s - early 1900s slate pencils have a patriotic red, white and blue wrap and are in excellent condition, particularly in view of the fact they are well over 100 years old!

Other Pencils

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NEWS for February 16, 2018

We've been doing a little housekeeping on our Sheaffer Pens page today, click on over and give it the white glove test!

Sheaffer

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NEWS for February 9, 2018

Waterman Desk Sets were not nearly so prolific as other desk sets back in the day.  We rarely turn up nice replacement desk style fountain pens for them, but today we have two for you, one in the beautiful Onyx celluloid and one in Blue and Green Ripple hard rubber. 

Waterman

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NEWS for February 7, 2018

Looking for elusive desk style vintage fountain pens?  We all seem to always hav more desk set bases than proper pens to go in them!   We just listed for sale a Conklin Endura in blue on blue and a Moore in bright jade green.  Fully restored and ready to reside in a desk set again.

Other Pens

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NEWS for February 6, 2018

Love the color on this crisp bright blue and white three piece desk set!

Inkwells & Desktop

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NEWS for February 5, 2018

Check out the custom ground Sheaffer Intrigue nib units we have for you today!  Super smooth writing awaits!

Cursive Italics

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NEWS for February 4, 2018

In addition to our various Sheaffer Pen Repair Kits, we now have Parker 51 and Parker Vacumatic pen repair kits available.

Repair Kits

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NEWS for January 31, 2018:

Looking for nibs and other repair parts?  We have many! 

Check out our latest additions today.

Nibs and Parts

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NEWS for January 30, 2018: Call for Carter's!

Many additional Ink Blotters here, too.

Blotters

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NEWS for January 29, 2018: We've updated our Esterbrook FP section today, no new pens, but two newly listed nib units. Look for the New Notations!

Esterbrook

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NEWS for January 28, 2018: Translucent Eversharps are so cool!  They look far more modern than the 1920s.

Eversharp

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NEWS for January 27, 2018: Need Pencil Leads? check out our large selection updated today!

Pencil Leads

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NEWS for January 26, 2018: Heart shaped hand blown glass pen or pencil holder, a beautiful work of heart.  There's only one, think ahead to Valentine's Day, this would make a great gift for someone you love.

Pen Storage

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NEWS for January 25, 2018: One of the nicer ballpoint pens we've seen in awhile. Check out this Visconti Kaleido Voyager on our Other Pens section of the website.

Other Pens

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NEWS for January 24, 2018: Definitely not your average Sheaffer Pen, oh wait, it just looks like a pen!  Read all about it!

Sheaffer

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NEWS for January 23, 2018: This Ink-o-Graph stylographic pen is very handsome and writes nicely, too!

Click the link to check it out.

Ink-o-Graph

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NEWS for January 22, 2018: This 1940s Parker Pencil is very uncommon! Click the link to check it out.

Parker

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NEWS for January 21, 2018: John Hancock Day aka National Hawndwriting Day is celebrated annually on January 23, John Hancock's birthday. Pendemonium celebrates annually, too and we hope you will pull out your favorite writing instrument and write a letter extolling the virtues of handwritten correspondence.

Watch for our Special Edition Inky Greetings on January 23, 2018 sent to subscibers at 8am CT. If you do not subscribe to Inky Greetings, you can do so here: http://www.pendemonium.com/enews.htm

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NEWS for January 11, 2018: This 1920's Sheaffer Ringtop Pencil is a beauty!  Just listed for sale today.  Hope you'll take a moment to check it out.

Sheaffer

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NEWS for January 10, 2018:  Limited Supplies!  New old stock Sheaffer Legacy nib units custom ground to cursive italics.  Super smooth!   Write beautifully!

Cursive Italics

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NEWS for January 9, 2018: For those of you who are non-Fountain Pen people, we carry a wide range of ballpoint and roller ball refills as well as our usual array of fountain pen inks and cartridges. Some of the more unusual ones are listed for sale in our Roller Ball and Ballpoint Refills section. Check them out here!

 

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Our NEW Pendemonium Downtown Shop is open for business in historic downtown Kingman, Arizona!

We have filled it up with a  little bit of all thing - Pendemonium.  There are fountain and other pens, dip pens, many inks, pen repair supplies including pen sacs. Also, ephemera, desk sets, inkwells and other pen-centric items we normally sell here on the website that we hope our customers would like. Just like our Pendemonium website, the items will change frequently.  

The shop is located inside Time Was Antiques at 427 E. Beale St, Kingman, Arizona.

Open Monday - Friday 9:30 AM - 5 PM and Saturdays 10AM - 4PM.  Closed Sundays. Sam will be at the new shop four days a month and we will announce the dates at the beginning of each month. In April, Sam will be at the shop on the following days:

Thursday, April 5
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
Thursday, April 26

There is always a Time Was Antiques employee to assist customers throughout the antique shop, as well as at the Pendemonium shop during open hours. 

No changes to our Pendemonium website, No changes to our Pen Show schedule, just another way for you browse our items in a historic downtown setting at your leisure.  We look forward to serving you at the new Downtown Pendemonium!

      

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