Local
Oblation Papers & Press – Portland, OR (Pearl District)- Inks! Pens! Traveler’s Journals! Hobonichi! Including four House inks made by Papier Plume in New Orleans: https://www.oblationpapers.com
Main Street Stamp and Stationary – Tigard, OR – Fine writing pen selection from Parker, Waterman, Cross, Lamy and more! Support a locally owned store that has been in the family for generations! http://www.mainstreetstamp.com/main-street-stamp-and-stationery–fine-writing–12245-sw-main-in-tigard-oregon.htm
Kinokuniya Portland– Inks, Papers, Pens – Portland, OR (Downtown). Focused more on Japanese manufacturers. The store downtown has a much larger selection than the Beaverton store located in the Uwajimaya grocery: https://usa.kinokuniya.com › stores-kinokuniya-portlan…
Daiso – Vancouver, WA & Hillsboro, OR – a Japanese dollar store (well, $1.75 and up) chain has moved into town in 2024. They have some nice FP-Friendly paper, but be sure to check for “Made in Japan” labels. Also washi tapes and stickers.
Muji – Portland, OR (Downtown) – only 1 house brand fountain pen, but some of their paper products are fountain pen friendly and reasonably priced: https://www.muji.us/products/planting-tree-paper-bind-ruled-notebook-5-pieces-set-e3s1?nosto=frontpage-nosto-1-copy
Little Otsu: https://www.littleotsu.com
Regional Pen Clubs
Seattle Pen Club: https://spenclub.wixsite.com/seattlepenclub
Vancouver (BC) Pen Club: https://www.vancouverpenclub.com/
Nanaimo Pen Club (on Vancouver Island): https://nanaimopenclub.com
Calgary Pen Club: https://calgarypenclub.wordpress.com/
Online
https://www.pelikan-hubs.com/ Oh, Pelikan hub, how we love thee!
https://mountainofink.com/ (all the ink samples and comparisons you might ever want)
https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum social forum
https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/ social forum
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pen_Swap/ social forum / sales
These folks have known Portland Fountain Pen people for over 20 years. Check them out! http://ink-pen.com/
Does your handwriting look like a drunken ape? Check out:
- The Art of Cursive Penmanship: A Personal Handwriting Program for Adults
- Check out different handwriting styles: https://primarium.info/
Stuart’s List for Vintage Pens & Pen Pricing
Source: Stuart H.; Compiled: Mike W., ** = Better Pricing Resource
- Pen Tooling – Vintage pens / tools / parts / books **** https://pentooling.com/vintagepens.html
- Vacumania – Vintage Pens / grading **** http://www.vacumania.com/website/peneducation.htm
- Peyton Street *** https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/
- The Penquin – *** https://www.thepenguinpen.com/main
- Five Star Pens – vintage pens / parts / nibs ** http://www.fivestarpens.com/
- Ross Pens – Vintage & New Pens ** https://www.rosspens.com/
- Go Pens – catalogues upper end pens * https://gopens.com/
- Parker 51’s – Vintage 51 pens *** https://parker51.com/index.php/for-sale/51s-for-sale
- Antique Digger Vintage Pens ** https://antiquedigger.com/
- Richard Binder – Pen Blog / No pricing http://blog.richardspens.com/PenBlog/Sweepings_from_the_Studio/Sweepings_from_the_Studio.html
- The Pen Smith – new, custom pens / No pricing https://www.the-pensmith.com/
- Pen Hero – FP History / New pens for sale https://www.penhero.com/
- Pendemonium – Some Vintage / tons of ephemera / leads n erasers * https://www.pendemonium.com/
If you’re traveling…some places to visit
Arizona
…consider a Pen Show if you’re in the right place at the right time
There are a number of fountain pen shows around the country (and the world) that are planning to have shows – so get your Google on and check out what might work for you.