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We now have a product comparison tool!  You can compare ink swatches, inks to pens, and pens to pens. Match your favorite ink to your next pen, or find out how closely two inks look next to each other. To start: click the "Add to Compare" checkbox below an ink on the collection page, or the button on a product page.   You can expand the "Compare" button that pops up at the bottom of the page, to see what you've added to the comparison tool.   Compare expanded:   If you click the "COMPARE" button, it will take you...

Vanness Special Edition Retro 51 Artist Series 2017 Our new LE Retro 51 Artists series are now available.Ben Kwok, better known as Bioworkz, is a Southern California based graphic artist and illustrator, and is this year's featured artist.  Our LE Retro 51 rollerball in Blue and Red will include signed and numbered copies of the art wrapped around the box tube. Orange and Turquoise LE Vanness Artist series with Retro 51 will not include the artwork wrap.

September around Arkansas always means temperatures below 100 and new fall pen arrivals Two New Pelikan designs have arrived at Vanness this week; the Blue Marble and the Dark Brown Tortoise. Dark Tortoise ( shown above) is available in extra fine thru to the Broad option. Next weekend we head to the Dallas Pen Show and will have the new Oster inks as well as a variety of new Fountain pens. Pre order your inks and pens for the show up until September 21!

(Hit the "Read More" at the bottom to see everything)   Lisa is back from the Chicago show, and almost caught up on sleep. Mike is busy as always, keeping up with engraving, shipping, and repairs. There are a couple of new part-time faces around, who you may see in a Periscope sometime. We've uploaded the Periscope of Brad Dowdy & Susan Wirth, and wanted to share it with you: We'll try to post things when we can. We're gearing up for graduation season around here, so we're busy engraving All The Things. Speaking of engraving, let us engrave your...