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Visitors can immerse themselves in the fascinating world of calligraphy and pens at the Pen Museum in Birmingham, England. The museum holds the distinct honor of being the only one devoted to the pen making industry’s history in the United Kingdom. The museum explains in great detail how the city of Birmingham became the heart of the world’s steel pen trade. The museum features over 5,000 objects that relate to the history of writing and the Birmingham steel pen trade. Visitors will learn about how the Jewellery Quarter, and the more than 100 pen factories it housed, supplied nearly 75% of all pens used in the world during the 19th Century.

Pen Museum, 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham B1 3HS, United Kingdom, Phone: +44-12-12-36-98-34

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