Joel Blumberg was running a $75 million leather company when in 1992 he announced to his wife that he’d be going into the fountain pen business. She immediately wrote off the idea because she didn’t ...

Venus Pen and Pencil, formerly the American Lead Pencil Co., purchased Esterbrook in 1967. Leroy W. Fairchild began making fountain pen nibs in New York City between 1837 and 1843. After the firm ...

Who isn’t familiar with the name Charles Schulz? He’s part of the American lexicon of cartoonists, having created the famed Peanuts comic strip whose beloved characters - like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. Just as it is sometimes difficult to remember all the great watch ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Richard Esterbrook (1812-1895) was an ...