Century Pens (Chicago) Closing

[craigs63]

Announced on their Facebook page:

 

 

CENTURY PENS WILL CLOSE FOREVER ON FRIDAY APRIL 20TH.
As part of the renovation of our Lobby where we’ve been for the past 12 years my store is be be leveled to become a large lobby seating area. I was given the choice of a less visible space that was much different than the all glass jewel box that CENTURY PENS has long been. Instead of accepting the less desirable space and trying to keep my business open during the dust, dirt, and noise of 4 months of destruction and construction I’m just simply going to close the store and retire. I am forever grateful for your support and patronage during the last 12 years, and the previous 26 years since I started in the pen business in 1980. I will miss you and Century Pens more than I can express.

[Gloucesterman]

Sorry to hear that you will no longer be available for your clients and patrons. I hope you can, if you wish to do so, will continue to be part of the fountain pen community. Every success with your future endeavors, including retirement, if you so choose.

 

Will you be selling any of your current stock?

[MKeith]

So sad that another shop closes. We all need to support the brick and mortar stores as much as possible.

[Tweel]

That's a bummer. A few years ago my wife and I had a chance to stop in while we were up in Chicago for my birthday -- Ed was so enthusiastic, running around and showing us everything and getting inky fingers (he stopped to clean it off with some Amodex, then gave us a bottle, and a couple of bottles of Private Reserve ink)!

 

My wife bought a 50th Anniversary Vanishing Point made of Itaya Maple, and I bought a "Raw" aluminum Kaweco Sport, and from the consignment case, a Red Ripple 52V restored by Dan Zazove, one of the founders of the Chicago pen show. (I was really zeroing in on a gorgeous cracked ice modern Duofold, until he told me apologetically that it was only a rollerball.)

 

And yes, "jewel box" is a good description of his store -- Google it.

Edited April 15, 2018 by Tweel

[Tasmith]

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[gweimer1]

Anderson Pens just opened their Chicago store: http://blog.andersonpens.com/say-whaaaaa-anderson-pens-open-second-location/ .

 

Awesome!

[MercianScribe]

Anderson Pens just opened their Chicago store: http://blog.andersonpens.com/say-whaaaaa-anderson-pens-open-second-location/ .

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