The Pen Museum
About Us
Arthur Twydle
Arthur
began in the pen business shortly after returning from the war. He opened his
first specialist pen shop in 1949 and over the years built a chain of shops in
the North of England.
He was trained in pen repairs at the factories of all the
major pen companies in the UK and Europe - Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman, Montblanc
etc. and went on to open a service department to undertake repairs for all the
UK's major department stores and stationers.
Now retired from business, Arthur still spends his time restoring pens and passing on his knowledge to others via his
famous one-day Workshops.
Peter Twydle
Arthur's
son, Peter, joined the family business on leaving college in 1964 and was trained
in fountain pen repair by The Parker Pen Company - and his father, of
course.
After Arthur's retirement, and the decision to sell the
retail chain, Peter set up this web site and continues to run the business with
the site as the new 'shop window'.
The Pen Museum is now a private collection, but Peter's workshop is busier than ever, with writing instruments coming in for
repair and restoration from all over the world.