Last weekend, we were able to host a visit from the Ann Arbor Pen Posse!
The reason for this post is two-fold…
1. The visit was a ton of fun. Hector with Inkluminati put together a wonderful blog post that is very well written, and is amazingly photographed. It’s definitely worth sharing.
2. A lot of people don’t realize that visits to our facility here in Ohio are welcomed by appointment. If you belong to a pen club and would like to arrange a visit to check out how we make our pens, just reach out!
Some of you might know that I’m a huge baseball fan.
I have decided to take a nice vacation this year not only to enjoy some better weather, but to see my Cleveland Indians do their Spring Training in Arizona! Can’t wait!
So I’ll be gone from Thursday the 19th until Thursday the 26th. If I’m slow with emails, you ‘ll know why. I’ll return emails when I’m back next week.
It’s been rather hectic since the LA Pen Show, but things have finally returned to normal!
We’ve had a chance to update our Current Inventory Galleries with all of the pens that we made in preparation for the LA Pen Show.
Since the last time that you would have seen this gallery, there’s been about 40 Menlos, as well as about 70 other different models added. So this gallery will look pretty different now, with lots more to choose from.
If you see a pen within this gallery that you like, it’s ready to ship with no waiting! Email me to inquire.
I am proud to announce that we now have two new international retailers carrying our Production Line.
First, we have Scribe Writing Essentials in the Philippines. I have been in contact with the good people at Scribe off and on for a while now, and my understanding is that our shipment of pens landed within the last few weeks, so they are in stock and ready to sell to our friends in the Philippines!
Next, we have Scrittura Elegante in the Netherlands. They also contacted me around the same time, and it looks like our businesses also compliment each other very well. Their shipment has also arrived, and their store is ready to sell to our friends in the Netherlands!
Please visit these fine businesses, and tell them that we sent you!
It was great to see some of our usual faces, and to meet lots of new fans.
We are still a bit tired and jet-lagged, but we are back to work today. If you are expecting an email from me, I will respond to you today.
Regarding photos – normally after the pen shows, I host a nice slide show of my pics from the show. However, I’ve been loving Instagram lately, so if you’d like to check out our LA Pen Show photos, head on over to the Edison Instagram account.
PS…since we just returned to -3 weather in Ohio (-15 with the wind chill), I just wanted to add a photo of the beautiful view from our hotel in LA. Sigh……
Please watch the video below to see the inventory that we’ll be bringing. If you can’t make the LA Pen Show and you are interested in a pen that is shown below, feel free to email me. As long as it didn’t sell in LA, we’ll get you set up when we return.
If I’m slow with emails until the middle of next week, you’ll know why.
Back in the summer we had a film crew from Fox8 in Cleveland visit our facility to do a feature on the Edison Pen Company. The footage is going to be airing this weekend on a show called “Neighborhood”. This show features artisans and craftspeople in the Northern Ohio area.
“Neighborhood” will air on the Fox8 affiliate out of Cleveland on the following dates and times…
Over the years, we have had a lot of ebonite offerings from a lot of different manufacturers.
As a result, when one looked through our Materials Samples Gallery, our ebonite selection was sometimes daunting and confusing.
We have decided to simplify ebonite choices by condensing our selection to the best ebonites that we’ve used from the best manufacturers. All of these ebonites have very consistent patterns and they also take an excellent shine. This is an “All-Star” lineup of sorts. We’ve also made sure to have a good selection that represents all colors that our clients might like.
In the end, we think that this will make selection for our clients easier, and it will also be easier for us to inventory. Previously when we had a wide selection, sometimes we would have to wait months for a certain color or pattern to arrive. By keeping this narrowed down, we can be sure to always have our inventory plentiful.
So without further ado, here are the ebonites that we will be offering from here on out….
