Pentrace Links

The links page from the original Pentrace.com, checked again in October 2026, with a new list of places to find pens, ink, paper and fellow collectors today.

Links checked Oct. 15, 2026. A link that still works goes to the site’s current address. One that no longer works goes to a copy saved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which may be incomplete. Addresses and phone numbers in the original list date from 2000–2003 and have been left out.

Pentrace today

• Pentrace Message Board, the community’s discussion board since the early days.
• PenMarket, the buy, sell and trade board.
• Pentrace on Facebook, the Pentrace group.
• Pentrace on Instagram (@pentrace.ink).
• The Pentrace Letter, a monthly email of new and rediscovered articles.

Useful places today

A short list. The Links pages have fuller ones: communities, video and podcasts, where to buy pens, ink and paper, repair and nib work and reference sites.

Clubs and societies

• Pen Collectors of America, publishers of The PENnant and a reference library for members.
• The Writing Equipment Society, the UK society for the study of writing instruments, founded in 1980.
• Penexchange, a collectors’ site devoted to Pelikan.

Reference

• RichardsPens.com: Richard Binder’s articles, glossary and reference pages on nibs, filling systems and repair.
• Vintage Pens: David Nishimura’s site, with a long list of clubs and organizations.
• The Parker Penography: Tony Fischier’s history of Parker models and dates.
• Parker75.com: Lih-Tah Wong’s reference for the Parker 75 (from the original list, still online).
• PenHero: articles, repair notes and the PenBookmarks link collection.

Forums and news

• The Fountain Pen Network, the largest fountain pen forum.
• r/fountainpens on Reddit.
• The Pen Addict, Brad Dowdy’s blog and podcast.

Pen shows

• Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow (August).
• Chicago Pen Show (spring; from the original list, still online).
• Empire State Pen Show, New York City (November), the successor to the old New York Pen Show.
• San Francisco International Pen Show.
• Bertram’s Inkwell, organizers of the Baltimore/Washington International Pen Show (March).

Ink, nibs and repairs

• Mountain of Ink: ink reviews with swabs and writing samples.
• Nibs.com: John Mottishaw’s nib grinding and pen work.
• Fountain Pen Hospital, New York: sales and repairs.
• Peter Twydle, The Pen Wizard: UK repairs, carrying on the Pen Museum site of his father, Arthur Twydle.
• Handwriting Repair: Kate Gladstone’s handwriting instruction (her site in the original list has moved here).

The original links, 2000–2003

As they appeared on Pentrace.com, with what has become of each.

Our sponsors

• Krone: still online.
• Fountain Pen Hospital: still online.
• 2003 Chicago Pen Show: the show’s site is still online.
• New York Pen Show: gone (archived copy). New York’s show today is the Empire State Pen Show.
• PenStopOnline: gone (archived copy).
• Inkblotters.com: gone; the domain is for sale (archived copy).
• StubHead: preserved on this site.

Books

• BooksAboutPens.com: the site no longer loads (archived copy).

Inks

• Ink Palette: gone (archived copy).
• Ink Recipes: gone (archived copy).
• Private Reserve Ink: still online.
• inksampler.com: gone; the domain is parked (archived copy).

Nibs

• John Mottishaw: nibs.com is still online, now at nibs-usa.com.
• Stubhead by David Mason: preserved on this site.

Paper

• Fahrney’s Pens: still online; the old stationery page has gone.
• Daniel Smith: the old store has gone (archived copy). The company now sells artists’ paints.
• Bittner: now The Pleasure of Writing; the old Amalfi paper page has gone.
• Got Paper: gone; the domain is for sale (archived copy).
• Costa Rica Natural: now Ecopaper.com.
• On Paper: gone (archived copy).
• The Daily Planner: gone; the domain is parked (archived copy).
• Savoir-Faire: gone (archived copy).
• The Golden Quill: gone; the domain now points to an unrelated site (archived copy).
• Italysource.com: gone; the domain is for sale (archived copy).
• Paper Access: gone (archived copy).
• Galla 1880: gone (archived copy).
• Hammermill Paper: still online.
• Crane: still online.
• Strathmore: now at strathmoreartist.com.
• Southworth: still online.

Paper makers worth adding today: Rhodia and Clairefontaine, both long favoured by fountain pen users.

Pen companies

Each name links to the maker’s current site where there is one. The note after it gives the US distributor listed in 2000.

• Ancora: Yafa Inc., Canoga Park, Calif. No current site found.
• Aurora: Kenro Industries, Mineola, N.Y. Kenro is still online.
• Bexley Pen Company: Columbus, Ohio. The site no longer loads (archived copy).
• Bossert & Erhard: Krone LLC, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
• Caran d’Ache: New York.
• Colibri: Providence, R.I.
• Conklin: New York. Now at conklinpens.com, part of Yafa.
• Cross: Lincoln, R.I. Still online.
• Delta: Yafa Inc., Canoga Park, Calif. Delta has since closed; Yafa is still online.
• Elysee: Chatsworth, Calif.
• Faber-Castell: A.W. Faber-Castell USA, Bedminster, N.J. Still online.
• Fisher: Boulder City, Nev. Still online.
• Jean Pierre Lepine: Design Pen Co., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Jorg Hysek: Chronotime Inc., Livingston, N.J.
• Lamy: Filofax Inc., Wilton, Conn. Now at lamy.com.
• Marlen: Krone LLC, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
• Michel Perchin: Renaissance Pen Co., St. Louis.
• Montblanc: Bethlehem, Pa. Still online.
• Montegrappa: The Reminiscence Collections, Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. Now at montegrappa.com.
• Nakaya: Tokyo. Still online, with a new English page.
• Namiki (Pilot): Pilot Pen Co., Trumbull, Conn. The original list linked to Lamy by mistake.
• Omas: Marcovici Designs, Boston. Omas closed in 2016 and the domain is parked (archived copy).
• Parker: Waterman/Parker Service, Janesville, Wis.
• Pelikan: Chartpak Inc., Leeds, Mass. The original list linked to Chartpak, the US distributor.
• Platinum: Roswell, Ga. Now at platinum-pen.co.jp.
• Retro 51: Richardson, Texas. Still online.
• Rotring: Waterman/Parker Service, Janesville, Wis.
• Sailor Corporation of America: Fayetteville, Ga.
• Sensa: Willat Writing Instrument, Los Angeles. Gone; the domain is parked (archived copy).
• Sheaffer: Fort Madison, Iowa. Still online.
• S.T. Dupont: The Colibri Group, Cranston, R.I.
• Stipula: Retro 51, Richardson, Texas.
• Tombow: Lawrenceville, Ga. Still online.
• Vuarnet: Alvin and Company, Bloomfield, Conn.
• Waterford: Los Angeles.
• Waterman: Waterman/Parker Service, Janesville, Wis.
• Yafa Inc.: Canoga Park, Calif. Still online.
• Yard-O-Led: Filofax Inc., Wilton, Conn. Now at yard-o-led.com.

Pen sites

• Pendemonium: the site no longer loads reliably (archived copy).
• PenStopOnline: gone (archived copy).
• Penna Magazine: gone (archived copy).
• Pen Site: gone (archived copy).
• Calendar of pen shows: gone (archived copy). See Pen shows above.
• Vintage Parker Pen info: gone (archived copy). See The Parker Penography above.
• Penbid: gone; the domain is for sale (archived copy).
• Wood ’N Dreams: still online.
• Pen Museum: still online, now run by Peter Twydle.
• parker75.com: still online.
• David Nishimura, Vintage Pens: still online.
• Writing Equipment Society: the old address has gone (archived copy); the society is now at wesonline.org.uk.
• Pen Collectors of America: still online.

Pen repairs

• Bill Enderlin, The Pen Mechanic: gone with AOL’s member pages (archived copy).
• Fountain Pen Hospital: still online.
• John Mottishaw: still online, now at nibs-usa.com.
• Richard Binder: still online as a reference site.

Handwriting and calligraphy

• Kate Gladstone, Handwriting Repair: moved from global2000.net to handwritingrepair.info.
• The Calligraphy Ring index: still online, but most of the ring’s sites have gone.

Original page copyright © 2000, pentrace.com.