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Birmingham
used to be at the centre of the world pen trade.
Many of the larger pen companies had their factories
in the Jewellery Quarter.
There is now a dedicated Pen Museum at the Argent
Centre in Frederick Street. Actually, it is really
called the Pen Room and is the home of the Birmingham
Pen Trade Heritage Association. It aims not only
to show how the pen trade was so important to
Birmingham but also to educate on wider issues
associated with writing and the pen trade.
About 100 companies were once involved in the
pen trade and employed thousands of people. These
pens were exported all round the world. The Birmingham
Pen Trade Heritage Association keeps this history
alive. Their website can be found at www.penroom.co.uk
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