Bexley Pen Company?? Am I alone in this not ringing a bell??
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/12/09/point-man.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/12/09/point-man.html
American Made FP manufacturer gets press!
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And there's a mention of old-school shaving at the end. Freaky!
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"He thinks this is kind of like the resurgence in interest in old-style shaving equipment, such as brushes and safety razors. “There’s a certain nostalgia about a very practical item,” he said."
I love my Bexley.
I've looked at Bexley. They seem to be nice and well made.
I have a couple of Bexley fountain pens - the Corona and BX802 - and I love them. The nibs can be swapped out pretty easily and they can be found fairly easily from a variety of online vendors.
Always interesting to learn about the personalities behind a business. I'd looked at the Bexley Jitterbug, nice looking pen, but I can't get everything.
One seems to lead to the other, at least here.
I was quite surprised to read that Montblanc has 90% of the high end market. I can't imagine how this is possible... are they that popular? It's funny because it's one of the pen manufacturers I have absolutely no interest in.
I didn't think it was that high, but certainly the majority, especially when you consider only high end pens. There are thousands of people out there that have one fountain pen. They keep it on their desk, and occasionally use it to sign something. Most of them haven't even heard of Waterman, Delta, Omas, Stipula, Visconti, etc. The white bird splat is a very recognizable symbol. (with apologies to all you MB affficianados
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The Rolex of fountain pens- not necessarily better, but more of a status symbol. Every one recognizes the bird splat, not too many recognize the Pelikan logo. One person I know did- but he is about 50 and emigrated from Germany 10 years or so ago.
Great, thanks, another pen to put on the radar. They are pretty sweet though.
Taccia is another oft-overlooked American fountain pen maker.
-Andy
-Andy
I've looked at Bexley pens before but didn't know they were made in Columbus. Having just moved to Columbus, I may have to go for an adventure. 
I lived in Columbus for a few years starting in 2006. It's a great city, and I'll definitely purchase a Bexley FP at some point to commemorate my time there. Enjoy Columbus.
-Andy
-Andy
Although Taccia is a U.S.-based company, it seems that their pens may be manufactured in Asia (Taiwan?), with some final assembly/packaging in the U.S. There was some discussion of this on FPN, but it wasn't definitive.
I have 4 Bexley pens and love them. I always keep an eye open for more bargains also.
Thanks for posting the article. Very Interesitng.
Another example of our craving for hand made things from human scale companies, or people.
Always good news.
Always good news.
Nice looking but not my preference stylistically.
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