Tucked away in birmingham s jewellery quarter is another little gem that may have passed you by.
The pen room birmingham.
You get to make various items.
The museum is run by the birmingham pen trade heritage association which was established in 1996 as a registered charity and became a charitable incorporated organisation in 2018 the museum is located in birmingham s jewellery quarter at the argent centre.
He ll also tell you what a pen is.
The pen room on frederick street is a living museum set in a victorian pen factory dedicated to.
The new exhibition and shop area with new entrance to the museum opened in november 2016.
The argent centre itself used to house a pen factory and is a grade ii listed building.
At one time 75 of the world s pen s were made in birmingham if you want to know how the pen stopped the spread of disease an older gentleman who learned to write with chalk on a slate will tell you.
The mass production of affordable pens helped improve literacy worldwide and wherever a pen was used it had most likely been manufactured in birmingham.
After a decade of contracting with many of the world s premier fountain pen component and ink manufacturers birmingham pen co.
The pen museum focuses on the important legacy of birmingham s 19 th century pen trade and its significant contribution to improving literacy throughout the world.
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In 2008 brothers nick and josh entered the fountain pen industry operating from their parents basement.
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It s staffed by lovely people some who worked here before it was a museum.
These cash machines are near to pen room attraction.
The pen museum promotes and preserves the important legacy of birmingham s pen trade which at its height employed an estimated 8 000 workers of which 70 were women.
The museum is located in birmingham s jewellery quarter at the argent centre the argent centre itself used to house a pen factory and is a grade ii listed building.
