Featured Pen
Visconti Opera
Club
Based on the same squaring the circle design of the
Wall Street, the Opera is crafted in beautiful swirling
colors.
Another beautiful and classic design from Visconti!
Available as a fountain pen, rollerball or ballpoint.
For a limited time you will receive a free
Visconti pen tie with each order of an Opera, Opera
Club or Opera Master writing instrument.
Order your Opera Club today!
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Dear Chip,
Merry Christmas and Happy
Holidays to you and yours from all of us at
Bertram's Inkwell!
 As our gift to you we are offering
FREE UPS Ground shipping on any online order
over
$100!
May you have a joyous Holiday Season!
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Bert's Corner
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Pen Enthusiast,
I can't believe November has come and gone so
quickly. The Pen Fair on November 5th was one of
our best with more manufacturers on hand then ever
before. Waterman's new Exception collection was a
big hit. Montblanc's Greta Garbo collection turned
heads. Cross and Sheaffer were
busy all day. The show stopper, Aurora's 85th
Anniversary Fountain Pen and matching Rollerball
made a huge impression.
Coming into December we will be shipping the next
two pens in our special agreement with Delta: The
Ainu Vermeil Ballpoint and the Don Quijote Exclusive
Edition Green Ballpoint. Both collections will only be
available at Bertram's. With 88 of each piece
created they won't last long.
With the Holiday Season upon us I will be in the
stores much more working late into the night, so
please stop by for a visit. I've got great new pens
to show from Montblanc, Aurora, Cross, Sheaffer,
and many more! The new Deltas could keep us busy
for a long time.
Well, gotta go...Jim and I are decorating the store
for Christmas today.
Thank you for your continued support.
Bert
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Ken's Pen Pick of The Month
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 Ken's Pick for December is the
Apogee from Cross. The Apogee is
available as a fountain pen, rollerball,
ballpoint and pencil
Enjoy free UPS Ground shipping on any Cross
Apogee through December 31, 2005!
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Pen Events
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Coming up in January...The
Philadelphia Pen Show!
This show promises to be bigger and better
than ever. Stay tuned!
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Free Shipping on Orders over $100!
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During the month of December we are offering free
UPS Ground shipping for any online orders over $100!
Our gift to you this Holiday Season!
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Free Pelikan Leather Bottle Cradle
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Purchase a 2.0 oz bottle of Pelikan 4001 Ink and
receive a free leather ink bottle cradle valued at
$19.95!
Pelikan 4001 Ink comes in a beautiful assortment of
colors: Brilliant Black, Royal Blue, Blue Black, Brilliant
Green, Brilliant Red, Turqoise, Brown and Violet.
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The Pen Guru
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Jim is our resident pen guru. Jim knows so much
about pens he has even been an expert witness in a
court case!
Choosing the best pen as a gift can be quite easy if
one applies a few simple rules. It's probably not a
good idea to give a fountain pen as a gift unless the
person is a fountain pen person or has asked for one.
Rollerballs write great, but the refills tend to last for
only about 30 pages. Ballpoint pens can write up to
300 pages with a Parker style refill. If the pen takes
a Parker style refill, it will also take a gel refill.
A side note...Cross and Waterman rollerballs will take
either rollerball, ballpoint or felt tip (fineliner) refills
(the Cross will also take a highlighter).
Heavy is not always better, as it take a lot more skill
to make a strong, lightweight pen than a heavy,
strong one. Check the guarantee and reputation of
the company with the salesperson; you may be
surprised.
Finally, see what refill the pen takes. The more
universal the refill, the easier it will be to find.
Happy Holidays
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