The Pen Room Museum, Birmingham

A few weeks ago I came across this rather interesting website of a museum in Birmingham called The Pen Room.

The museum itself is situated in the old pen factory of Victorian writing instrument maker, W.E. Wiley. The building, Grade II* listed is located in Frederick Street, part of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter. It's run by the Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association and staffed entirely by volunteers and enthusiasts. Inside there are more displays than you can shake a pen at, showing 100,000 varieties of pen nibs made by a some of the most prolific Birmingham manufacturers at the height of the industry.

There are also extensive collections of memorabilia and ephemera, including display material, ink wells and ink bottles, Braille embossers, pen making machines, and of course fountain pens. Will have to take a trip there sometime and give you a more in depth report!



This is when it's open where you can find it...

Open every day (Free Entry)
(Except 25th and 26th December)
Monday to Saturday 11am to 4pm
Sunday 1pm to 4pm

Unit 3, The Argent Centre
60 Frederick Street
Hockley
Birmingham
West Midlands
B1 3HS
Telephone: 0121 236 9834