Fountain Pen Museum?

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thanks for the links, Txomsy.

 

Füllhalter museum http://www.tiefburg....altermuseum.htm
Füllfederhalter-Museum in Heidelberg http://www.rhein-neckar-industriekultur.de/objekte/füllfederhalter-museum-heidelberg

 

Both these links are about the Heidelberg pen museum I showed a couple pictures of. As stated the city didn't allow a second floor of industrial gitter, for much of the rest of the collection.

Edited April 22, 2019 by Bo Bo Olson

[AAAndrew]

If I hit that lottery next time it comes around to $500,000,000, I'll build one dedicated to American Writing Instruments and include dip pens (steel and gold), fountain pens, pencils, and, if we have a corner left over, ball points, etc...

 

Just FYI. The Pen Museum in Birmingham is not about fountain pens, but is about the incredibly important steel dip pen industry that grew up in that city to dominate the world. It's on my bucket list.

 

Andrew

[N2theBreach]

Why couldn't FPN members put together a Web museum? We'd already have a good start with the Reviews section. It might only take a bunch of volunteer "curators" to take responsibility for particular brands or (in the case of lesser-known brands) countries and periods, to make prioritized want-lists and solicit reviews from members in a standard form. It would be slow, but it could be wonderful when finished.ron

I think this idea has merit. While the museums mentioned in this thread sound inviting and Id love to visit them all, its not likely that I will be able to. In addition, most of them seem to be dedicated to just one brand of pen.

 

A virtual museum would be accessible to anyone who has access to the internet, anywhere. It could display information related to any facet of FPs. And, it wouldnt be dependent on a building lease or zoning regs. It would be as permanent as anything is these days. In fact, some people in the fishing community have already started something similar. http://www.fishingmuseum.org.uk

Edited May 1, 2019 by N2theBreach