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Welcome to the 2010 Stylus Pen Annual, fifth edition!
Featuring over 70 manufacturers and more than one thousand pens and accessories, the 2010 Stylus Pen Annual is a veritable collectors' guide, pen lovers' bible or even a novice collector's handbook to learn about pens and see each company's newest offerings.
Take a look inside the Pen Annual here on the website with reviews and pens from each of the 70 featured companies.
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Cartier
Since 1868, when the first mention of a “pen holder” is noted in its archives, Cartier has been designing some of the world’s most...
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Acme
ACME Studio is an international product design company that produces and markets writing instru-ments, stationery accessories, watches, men’s...
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Omas
Armando Simoni was often heard to repeat “A pen must make writing pleasurable”. If writing is the key to a man’s soul then OMAS...
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Ancora
The Ancora pen company was founded on the shores of Lake Maggiore, Italy, in the early part of the twentieth century. Giuseppe Zanini received his...
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Allian
Pens Plus was founded in 1997 by Allen and Lillian Gross, dealing exclusively in limited edition and custom made writing instruments. For the first...
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Historic Pens Edition
Historic Pen Editions
Historic Pen Editions provides collectors and enthusiasts with a distinctive museum-quality writing instrument crafted with...
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Alfred Dunhill
Originally farmers and shopkeepers in Nottinghamshire, Alfred Dunhill’s direct ancestors had moved to London to set up as linen drapers on...
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Caran d'Ache
Arnold Schweitzer was an admirer of the famous French caricaturist of the Belle Epoque, Emmanuel Poiré, and was directly inspired by him in...
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Conway Stewart
In 1905, Mr. Frank Jarvis and Mr. Tommy Garner formed Conway Stewart & Co. Limited. Although there is much debate regarding the origins of the...
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Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell was founded in 1761 in Stein, Germany, when Caspar Faber set up a business to manufacture pencils to sell in the Nuremberg market. The...
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Montblanc
Created in 1906 by a stationer, a banker and an engineer, Montblanc quickly became synonymous with the “modern” new century, offering...
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AP Limited Editions
AP Limited Editions represents rare and unique forms of art, handed across time and cultures. Expanding traditional definitions of art, our limited...
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Aurora
It was 1919, the year the Treaty of Versailles was signed. In an Italy marked by post-war crisis, but bubbling with great hopes for recovery, first...
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Bexley
The Bexley Pen Company was founded in 1993 by a handful of vintage pen enthusiasts. After decades of admiring, collecting and restoring vintage...
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Bulgari
The Product
Every Bulgari creation is permeated with a spirit of excellence. The Bulgari jewels take shape first as a watercolor or tempera drawing....
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Fjäder
The Feather Pen
Designed in Sweden, Fjäder means feather in Swedish. Weighing only 10 grams, this sleek and elegant ballpoint pen is designed...
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Chopard
Chopard has proved itself to be a dynamic and creative company. Louis-Ulysse Chopard was born on May 4, 1836, into the world of watches. As one of...
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Classic Pens
Classic Pens Limited was formed in 1987. Fountain Pens were a shared passion for the two founders, Andreas Lambrou and Keith G. Brown, and this...
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Cleo Skribent
Few words express world-renowned quality as simply as “Made in Germany.” In the past century marvelous feats have been achieved in...
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Conklin
The Conklin Pen Company was established in 1898, and it is regarded as one of the most significant and innovative manufacturers from the Golden Age...
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Cross
Cross is recognized and trusted worldwide for its distinctive style and superior quality product. True industry veterans with more than 160...
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Curtis Australia
Curtis Australia is the premier luxury brand of writing instruments from Australia. The writing instrument range is a natural extension of the...
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Dani-Trio
Founded in 1974, Dani International Corporation has introduced a number of interesting writing instruments during its relatively short history. The...
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David Broadwell
Imagine functional art meticulously crafted by hand, commissioned and designed specifically to be used and enjoyed by the individual collector. That...
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David Oscarson
The designs in the David Oscarson collection speak to imagination and emotion, memories and history. From the very first Henrik Wigstrom Trophy pen...
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Delta
In the early years, Delta’s resources were devoted to producing Writing Instruments that emulated popular pen models from the 1920s and...
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Ducati
The Aquila Group, founded in Naples by Leopoldo Aquila, has over 60 years of pen-making experience, producing and exporting the finest pens...
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e+m
e+m is well known as a special manufacturer and creator of unique writing instruments. With a tradition of more than 100 years in manufacturing of...
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Elie Bleu
Elie Bleu workshops were created in 1976 in Paris. The company’s original work in fine woodcrafts led it to expand its humidor products,...
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Ferrari da Varese
Just a few miles from the Swiss border, in the region between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como, is the Italian city of Varese. It is in this...
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Franklin-Christoph
The story begins in 1901, when the Franklin family began manufacturing ceramics in Marietta, GA. For 91 years fine and basic ceramic products...
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Girard-Perregaux
The esteemed watchmaker Girard-Perregaux is known the world over for its incredible collections of timepieces. From its sport watches to its...
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Grayson Tighe
Youthful entrepreneur Grayson Tighe is making his mark as the youngest professional pen designer and maker in the world. Creation is his life, he...
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Giuliano Mazzuoli
Located in the hills of Tuscany that surround Florence, the company produces unique and high-quality objects under the Giuliano Mazzuoli brand name....
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ITOYA
ITOYA of America, Ltd., a subsidiary of ITOYA Japan, was established in 1976, and put itself on the map with quality writing instruments centered...
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Jac Zagoory
As an artist, Jac Zagoory has created a new dimension of form and grace. He revels in the rare and unique—from vintage wristwatches to antique...
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Jaguar
From the dynamic combination of craftsmanship and innovation come the agile and sharp lines of the new generation Jaguar concept cars. Jaguar and the...
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Filofax
The origins of Filofax reach to World War I, when an Englishman, working in the United States, came across an American organizing system consisting...
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Fisher
Paul C. Fisher was born in Lebanon, Kansas, in 1913, the son of a Methodist minister. He left college to pursue a full-time job for a bakery, where...
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Kaweco
Kaweco is among the oldest brands of writing instruments. Since 1883, the former Heidelberg company has been known for product development and...
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Krone
Krone brings products to the pen market that make a statement—products that inspire discussion and even evoke controversy. With this approach,...
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Kynsey
The Kynsey pen company of Madrid has found the place where art and utility converge, and the pens it produces do what they are designed to do: they...
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Laban
The Laban Pen Corporation, under the Thong Yeong Corporation, is located in Taipei. Founded by John Hu in 1981, it started as an export company...
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Lamy
Modern is the term that best defines Lamy. For the past 30 years, the company has made its mark on the world of modern design, creating angular and...
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Libelle
Libelle is a brand of writing instruments and leather accessories drawing on the inspiration of Italian and French designers. Libelle means...
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Loiminchay
A group of artists and product designers, as well as writing instrument enthusiasts, assembled in New York in the late 1990s with the express purpose...
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Marlen
Marlen was founded in 1982 by Mario Esposito, Managing Director and Antonio Esposito, Design Manager. Marlen’s exclusive luxury artisan writing...
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Michael Perchin
Michel Perchin, the man for whom this contemporary pen company was named, was a self-taught goldsmith from a peasant background.
He was a...
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Michael's Pens
Michael Hochstetler is an inventor in the American tradition. As a Midwestern high school student, he developed calluses and hand strain from writing...
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Montegrappa
Montegrappa’s pens are reserved for those who can’t live without the emotions inspired by the feel of a crafted writing instrument...
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Monteverde
Monteverde® (Est. 1999) has always been the industry leader in introducing new shapes and exclusive, unimagined colors. They are a wholly owned...
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Nakaya
Founded in 1999, the Nakaya handmade fountain pen company employs some of the finest and most experienced Japanese nib craftsmen in the world. Each...
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Namiki
From a culture that has revered the art of writing for more than a thousand years comes instruments that celebrate both writing and art. Here...
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Dragon Pens
Dragon Luxury Writing Instruments is named after the beloved and revered Asian dragon. Located in the San Francisco Bay area of California,...
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Pelikan
In 1838, when chemist Carl Hornemann first distributed his printed price list for art supplies to stationery dealers, no one could have imagined that...
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Platinum Pen Company
The Platinum Pen Company has been manufacturing high-quality fountain pens in Japan since 1919. It manufactures thousands of products,...
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Diplomat
The year 2008 was pivotal for
the eighty-five-year-old Diplomat brand—a year of expansion, new marketing campaigns, new products, and a fresh...
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Davidoff
For those who consider the finest quality, style, and authenticity integral to the art of living, Davidoff is sure to inspire. In 2008, the Swiss...
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Sailor
Sailor was founded in 1911 in Hiroshima, Japan, by Mr. Kyogoro, who got the inspiration for the name of the company from a visiting British sailor...
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