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Dec 11, 2012
San Quentin Prison 1885 Hospital Building Pens
Read more →For those of family genealogist who may have had a "cousin" spend some time in San Quentin Prison in San Rafael, CA since it opened in 1852, you can now own an artifact in the form of a fine quality pen made from wood recently removed and salvaged during the deconstruction of the 1885 Italianate style Prison Hospital. San Quentin State Prison is located near the San Francisco Bay Area. With notable inmates from both past and present including Charles Manson, Country Star Merle Haggard and Sirhan Sirhan among others, this sprawling facility holds up to 6,000 prisoners, and is...
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Dec 08, 2012
Presidio of San Francisco- National Historic Landmark
Read more →The Historic Pen Company has secured wood from the Presidio of San Francisco a National Park Service's landmark and National Historic Landmark. Details and specifics of the wood and HPC's expect pen yield will be available shortly.
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Dec 07, 2012
Atlantic City Boardwalk Pens......
Read more →The Historic Pen Company's Master Pen Maker, has just completed the first 5 pens produced from wood salvaged from Atlantic City's world famous boardwalk. Although HPC was able to salvage several types of wood representing different era's of construction, maintenance, replacement and repair including pine, cedar, oak and other varities, this first group of pens were made from the tropical hardwood Ipe. Whether finished with 24K gold plated or rhodium and titanium hardware, our Atlantic City Boardwalk Collection are beautiful yet functioning works of art.
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Dec 03, 2012
Pre-order "Restore The Shore" Ornaments and Magnets
Read more →The Historic Pen Company is developing for release on December 15, 2012: Ornaments and Magnets made from Authentic Wildwood Boardwalk, Authentic Point Pleasant Beach Boardwalk and Authentic Rockaway Beach Boardwalk wood. These unique HPC products will not only allow the public to own pieces of NJ and NY cultural history that has brought pleasure to generations of people along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean but you will also be supporting efforts to Restore the Shore, Heal Hoboken and Stand for Staten Island as the Historic Pen Company will donate a portion of each sale to an assortment of organizations...
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Nov 30, 2012
HPC salvages NY and NJ Boardwalk woods
Read more →The Historic Pen Company has supported clean up following Superstorm Sandy at several resort and beach towns in both New York and New Jersey. In addition to Boardwalk wood that was salvaged during the Atlantic City clean up, HPC has been able to salvage some wood from the Point Pleasant Beach and Belmar Boardwalks in NJ as well as wood from the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk and Staten Island's South Beach Boardwalk. The Historic Pen Company began with a simple goal: the reclamation, salvaging and repurposing of wood and other natural materials from historic sites throughout the United States that would otherwise be...
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Nov 22, 2012
Black Friday Discount
Read more →Don't miss The Historic Pen Company's Black Friday savings. Simply type the Discount Code :Turkey upon check out through November 24th and you will receive a 25% discount on your order.
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Nov 22, 2012
The Historic Pen Company and www.HistoryPens.com is now IPad friendly.
Read more →The Historic Pen Company and www.HistoryPens.com is now IPad friendly. You can now easily and quickly search and order your favorite Historic Pen Company products on your IPad. Using programing powered by Shop Pad, www.HistoryPens.com is at your finger tips on the go, anywhere, any place on your IPad. So take advantage of HPC's availability on the go and when you order any item now through December 25, 2012 on your IPad you will receive a 20% discount when you use the discount code IPad upon checkout.
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Nov 17, 2012
Tuckerton Seaport product now available
Read more →HPC is proud to release the the first series of product available in our online store and in the Museum Gift Shop at the Bayman's Museum and Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, NJ. A limited edition line of magnets, bookmarks and ornaments made from wood taken from one of the seaport's dismantled sneakbox boats have been designed and created by HPC to help support the Bayman's Museum and Tuckerton Seaport. Like all HPC product, these heirloom and commemorative items are limited in quantity and Made in America. Although not currently available, HPC artisans will also be hand crafting a series of pen...
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Nov 12, 2012
Superstorm Sandy, The Shack and Atlantic City's Boardwalk
Read more →Located in Southern Ocean County, New Jersey, The Historic Pen Company continues to support and participate in the clean up following Superstorm Sandy while aiding our neighbors, friends and businesses. One of our featured cultural sites was the iconic Shack located in the marsh on the Route 72 Causeway connecting the mainland with Long Beach Island, the welcoming site that announced to visitors, vacationers and locals that the beach was just a few more minutes straight ahead, is no more, succumbing to Sandy. Built in the 1920's to shelter local hunters and fisherman, The Shack has had a long and...
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Sep 12, 2012
Welcome to The Historic Pen Company, Where History Comes Alive
Read more →HISTORIC PEN COMPANY partners with TUCKERTON SEAPORT AND BAYMEN’S MUSEUM Online Store goes live October 19, 2012 Manahawkin, NJ October 15, 2012: The Historic Pen Company has partnered with the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum and will create an extensive line of pens, Christmas Ornaments and other product from one of the recently dismantled Sneakbox boats owned by the Seaport and Museum. A Sneakbox is a small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled. It is predominantly associated with the Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, just as the canoe-like Delaware Ducker is associated with the New Jersey...