February 2, 2012 - A hint of Spring in winter's midst - vintage pencil box with hand painted tulips motif.

January 30, 2012 - Good news for mechanical pencil lovers! We've restocked the vintage pencil lead aisle with Sheaffer, Eversharp, Eagle, Parker, Rite-Rite and Dixon. In addition to being useful, some of the containers in this batch are little works of art. Parker Vacumatic era leads in metal containers, Sheaffer leads in little yellow metal tins, spectacular Art Deco graphics on Eagle Mirado leads and a cute little container that looks just like a yellow pencil. Be daring, go ahead and take a look, click on the photo!

January 27, 2012 - Scratch Knife Ink Erasers were a well used tool from the early 1800s well into the 1930s. We're pleased to offer a small array of ca. 1900 scratch knife erasers for you today. These writing tools are not seen as often today as they once were.

January 24, 2012 - Vintage Election Pencils from the land of the Iowa Caucuses! Collectible old pencils in themselves, also fun little gifts for your politically inclined friends.

January 20, 2012 - It's Cursive Italic Day!

January 18, 2012 - Many of you reading this are well versed in the history of vintage V-Mail writing inks. Not so often do we have the by-product of these World War II era inks - V-Mail letters themselves! Glimpses into the world of writing about 70 years ago.

January 12, 2012 - Limited supplies of the Stylus 2011 Annual available at half price! Don't miss this great reference for mostly modern, but some vintage pens, too.

January 12, 2012 - Our latest issue of our eNewsletter Inky Greetings went out to subscribers this morning. This issue featured a Duofold Jr Fountain Pen in the desirable Lapis Blue, Parker 1960s publicity photos with Norman Rockwell, hand made stationery to help get you through National Handwriting Month and a host of other unusual items. If you don't already subscribe to Inky Greetings, we hope you'll do so right now! Thanks to those of you who are loyal followers of our eNewsletters Inky Greetings and Midnight Madness.

January 9, 2012 - We rarely have knives, but some antique knives were specifically intended for writing and desk top purposes and when that is the case, we can't resist. This old celluloid office knife fits the bill! Watch for more writing related knives coming in the near future. We're currently sorting through a batch of quill knives we recently acquired.

January 5, 2012 - We won't tell if you put fountain pens inside this nice little antique pencil box! There's room for your old wood 6 inch ruler and an eraser, too.

January 4, 2012 - Starting this Saturday, January 7, 2012 we're going into winter hours mode in our retail shop in Fort Madison and will be closed on Saturdays through March. Just a head's up to anyone who may be traveling to Pendemonium for a visit. Our regular retail shop hours are Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm CT. Our online shop is always open 24/7 and we look forward to serving you!

Today, our About Us section has been updated. Nothing earth shattering! If you are new to Pendemonium, we invite you to learn all about us, take a few moments to visit our About Us section.

January 3, 2012 - Vintage oblique pen holders are swiftly becoming as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. Imagine how delighted we were to find an original billhead from Albert Magnusson dated 1914, Magnusson is still considered to be one of the masters of crafting oblique pen holders!