It’s no secret that Sailor makes some of my favourite pens and inks, and when they announced the release of a 1911 Standard and a 1911 Large in a beautiful grey colour, I knew I wouldn’t be able to resist. We’re now carrying the Anchor Gray, exclusive to shops in North America. They released the … [Read more…]
It’s back! We ran our first Pen Pal Match Up last January in celebration of International Correspondence Writing Month, and it was such a hit we’re running it again. You can read about our last match-up here, and a bit of the behind the scenes on it here. It’s actually really exciting to see how … [Read more…]
While Aurora is a relatively new brand to our shop, as a company it has certainly been around for a long time, founded almost a century ago in Italy. We sometimes dabble in new brands, bringing in select models or offering them first as special order, although Aurora is also well-known for their great inks. … [Read more…]
We held our first Pen and Ink Swap this past Sunday afternoon, and it was fabulous. It was terrific to see a lot of familiar faces, and also quite a few new faces. It was a busy afternoon! We never know how these sort of events are going to go – I remember when at … [Read more…]
After a long time of waiting for this shipment to arrive, we finally have our newest paper line on the shelves: Maruman Mnemosyne notebooks and pads. We’ve had a few customers bring up this brand to us every now and then, and I remember when I first looked into Maruman back at 906 Dundas West, … [Read more…]