Hi Pen Fans.

When I went to the DC pen show, I had two special pens that I brought with me.  One was a Pearl Bulb Filler, and one was a #76 Bulb Filler.  They were both custom commissions.  One was for a customer, and one was for the Cherished Creations Charity Auction (which was a smashing success, by the way).

I've made bulb fillers before.  What made these pens unique was the fact that the barrels were made from a translucent material, in the spirit of the old Postal Pens.

Well, they were such a hot item, that I'm just now finishing up the orders from the DC show.  90% of the orders that were placed were for these bulb fillers.

Unless I'm mistaken, I'm the only modern pen manufacturer who is creating a bulb filler.  There are a couple of things that make these pens unique.  The mechanism has no moving parts to break down.  Long term, this will be a very reliable filling mechanism.  The only part that could fail would be the bulb sac, which is easily replaced.  The ink capacity is a whopping 2.5 to 3 mL.  The ink window will obviously tell you when it's time to refill.  And lastly, seeing the pen fill is just plain cool!

Here is a video of a bulb filler pen being filled.

You will notice that some of the translucent barrels are tinted.  I have tinted barrel material in a myriad of colors, so matching a translucent barrel to any material type or color is possible.

Any of my pens can be made into a bulb filler, which the exception of the Herald.  I don't think that the taper of the Herald's barrel will accommodate the bulb mechanism (but I haven't tried yet).  I have not made a Huron into a bulb filler yet, but I can't wait to.

After putting together a decent collection of these, I thought that I would present photos of them. 

Pearl Bulb Fillers...

Hunter Green Acrylic


Black Rose Acrylic


Tortoise Lucite


 

And #76 bulb fillers...

Tortoise Lucite


Granite Acrylic


Mandarin Yellow


Black Rose Acrylic

And here is a complete slideshow of the recent pens (press play to start the slideshow).

The price of making any pen into a bulb filler adds $75 for an opaque barrel, and $100 for a translucent barrel.

Email me if you have any questions.

Thanks for reading!

Brian at Edison

Hi Pen Fans!

I'm proud to introduce my newest model, The Huron.

I'd like to discuss a little about its design.

On most of my pens, the design calls for a step from the barrel to the barrel threads.  A good example of this is the Pearl.  The Pearl has a dramatic step from barrel to barrel threads.  It is an integral part of the design.

Some customers have told me that they would prefer that this step was not present on their pens.  With this in mind, I have designed the Huron.

The transition from the barrel, to the barrel threads, to the section is smooth and seamless.  The section is also longer and less dramatic in it's curve.  The clip sits a little lower with a larger finial.  All of this leads to a pretty slender and elegant design, similar to early American pens.

When prototyping this pen, I was seriously torn between two clips. 

I did some market research by sending pictures to friends, collecting opinions on the webcam, and posing this clip dilemma to people whose opinion I trusted.

The opinions were so extremely polarized, that I was only further perplexed.

I started thinking..."I'm a custom penmaker, right?  Why not offer them both?"

So with this pen, the customer will have a choice of two clips.  There is a segmented clip, as well as a straight clip, as show below.

Both of these clips are available as rhodium or gold plated, however...the straight clip with gold plating will not be here for another couple of weeks, as they need to be plated.

Obviously, the pen is available in the materials shown on the Huron Main Page, but any custom material that you and I can dream up is available.

Please go here for more details.

Thanks,

Brian at Edison

Hi Pen Fans!

This is a quick look at a new prototype.

Most of my pens have a step going from the barrel to section threads. 

Some people have told me that they would prefer a smooth transition from barrel, to threads, to section.

This pen has accomplished this, along with a thinner barrel than my typical pens, making for a pretty elegant design.

I am still making some clip decisions, but this is a a good idea as to how this pen will look.

Email me if interested in this pen, but I anticipate an official launch in the next couple of weeks.

Also, since this is a prototype, I'll be happy to hear critiques!  Nothing is finalized yet.

Brian at Edison

Hi Pen Fans!

I've been awfully busy lately.  There are many new items to announce, so I'll get right to it.

The #76 is my newest model.

This will be available in three versions.

The Premier Edition, which is a limited edition of six....

Next up is a bulb filler version of the same pen....

 

And then the standard version...

Please click here to learn more about the #76.

Next up is the Tuxedo Series.

Bruce Boone is an independent artisan ring maker.  He's been a good friend of mine for quite a while, and we decided to collaborate our talents to offer a pen/ring set.  Click here to see more of his work.  His line of rings are quite impressive.

What we came up with is an ebonite Herald Pen with a matching ring made of titanium with an ebonite inlay.

This set will be a limited edition of Twenty.

Next up....with some tutulage from David Broadwell, I've begun to add releif carvings to my pens.

Here is a Pearl with an Oak Leaf carved into the body.  All done by hand.

The leaf is infilled with an antique bronze enamel.  Expect to see more carvings.  Some will not be infilled, and some will be with an antique silver enamel.

Click here to see more regarding the carved Pearl.

And lastly....(phew!)...

There are some new materials on the Pearl and Herald pages.

Philly was a successful show.  It was great to meet more clients live.  I hope to see more of you in LA!

Brian at Edison

Hi Pen Fans.

First off, I'm heading to Philly on Thursday for the pen show. 

I'll be at the show all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

I hope to meet some of you live.

Also...at the show, I will have some new things with me.

There will be two new models.  The #76 and the Tuxedo Series Limited Edition.

The #76 will be in three editions.  The Standard Edition, the Premier Limited Edition, and a Bulb Filler Edition.

The Tuxedo Series will be a limited edition ring/pen combo.  This will consist of a Herald pen in black ebonite with a matching titanium ring that will have an ebonite inlay.

As soon as I get back from the Philly Show, I'll officially announce these new models.

Stay tuned!

Brian at Edison