A Small Pen Factory Awakens

by Nicholas C March 28, 2018 0 Comments

Birmingham Pen Factory is Born

As the first few colors of Model-A in acrylic have been released over the past two months in several small batches, I’ve been humbled by the overwhelming support from the fountain pen community and my customers. Although a very small number of pens have been released overall, about a dozen people have come back for a second Model-A pen and a few have even collected 3-4 units.

I’ve intermittently received some great tips for improvement which have been implemented into the design on-the-fly as units are produced… a powerful upside of both controlling the production line and interfacing directly with the user. My dad and I continue to put an emphasis on making sure that the polishing is thorough, structural weak-points are minimized, and that the threads twist as securely and effortlessly as possible.

There’s a lot more coming on the horizon; we’ve been testing some custom acrylic blocks, ebonite, and making plans to add appointments like clips and roll stops. If you have any suggestions please let me know. I would like to thank everybody again for the incredible support that you’ve shown to Birmingham Pens, and I’m excited to share more of what’s to come!

Check out my current pen models to pick one up today...

-Nick