Where to Buy Fountain Pens
Specialist pen shops that sell online, new and vintage, in the United States, Canada, Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
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A specialist shop will usually check a nib before it ships, take a pen back if it doesn’t write, and answer questions a general retailer can’t. For vintage pens, buy from a dealer who restores what they sell: a pen that has been resacked and tested costs more than an untested one on eBay, but it will write.
New pens: United States
- The Goulet Pen Company, Virginia: a wide range of pens and ink, and ink samples.
- JetPens, California: especially strong on Japanese pens, ink and paper.
- Vanness Pen Shop, Fort Smith, Arkansas: in business since 1938.
- Fountain Pen Hospital, New York.
- Fahrney’s Pens
- Dromgoole’s, Houston.
- Bertram’s Inkwell: also runs the Baltimore/Washington pen show.
- Goldspot Pens.
- Pen Boutique.
- Pen Chalet.
- Flax Pen to Paper.
New pens: Canada, Britain and Europe
- Wonder Pens, Toronto.
- The Writing Desk, Britain: also custom nib grinds and repairs.
- Cult Pens.
- Pure Pens.
- Pen Heaven.
- The Pen Company.
- Appelboom, the Netherlands.
New pens: Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong
- Pulp Addiction, Australia: pens, ink and paper online.
- Pen & Ink Australia: online.
- Pen City, Melbourne.
- The Pen Place, Melbourne: also repairs.
- Inkt, Whanganui, New Zealand: over a thousand pens and hundreds of inks.
- Passion for Paper, Auckland: stationery and pens.
- Muze Pens, Hong Kong: the city’s oldest pen shop, opened in 1958, now in Sham Shui Po.
For shops in Japan, see Pentrace East: Japanese Pen Links.
Vintage pens
- Vintage Pens: David Nishimura’s restored pens, with detailed descriptions.
- GoPens: restored vintage pens.
- Peyton Street Pens, Portland, Oregon: restored vintage pens and repairs.
- Indy-Pen-Dance: vintage pens, parts and repairs.
- The Pen Market: vintage and pre-owned pens.
- Fountain Pen Revival: restored vintage pens.
- Write Time, Britain: vintage pens and pencils.
- PenMarket: Pentrace’s own buy, sell and trade board.
More links
- Fountain Pen Communities, Video and Podcasts
- Where to Buy Fountain Pens
- Fountain Pen Ink and Paper
- Pen Repair and Nib Work
- Fountain Pen Reference Sites
- Pentrace Links, the original Pentrace.com list, checked in 2026
- Pentrace East: Japanese Pen Links