Writing Equipment Society
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A little about us
The Writing Equipment Society was established in 1980 by several patrons of a London pen store known as ‘His Nibs’. The Drury Lane shop was owned by the late Phillip Poole who regularly produced an informal newsletter for his customers and this newsletter was the forerunner of the now world renowned WES Journal. Phillip was the Society’s inaugural Chairman and held the post for 10 years during which time the Society became established as the leading organisation of its kind worldwide. A project commenced to establish a library that would record the history of writing equipment and this... Find out more
Events
Tilburg Pen Show (Holland)
The Tilburg Pen Show will be held at the Tilburg Hotel de Druiventros, Bosscheweg 11, Berkel-Enschot, Holland on 28th September 2019.
Read moreBelgian Pen Show (Belgium)
The Belgian Pen Show will be held at the NH Hotel Grand Sablon, Rue Bodenbroek 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium on 29th September 2019.
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We're now on YouTube!
We now have a YouTube channel with videos you can watch! Head on over to the WES YouTube channel where we will post regular videos about writing ephemera.
Read moreWe're now on Instagram!
If you are on Instagram, go check out our new Instagram account where we post daily photos of pens and other writing ephemera on Instagram.com/writingequipmentsociety
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