Birmingham Pen Company is a two-person Pennsylvania manufacturer making fountain-pen ink and small-batch fountain pens near Pittsburgh. Its name nods to Pittsburgh’s Southside, once known as “Little Birmingham,” linking the workshop to the region’s manufacturing history and Birmingham, UK’s pen-and-nib tradition. The company develops its ink formulas in-house and prepares its products in Pennsylvania.
Esterbrook PensFounded in Camden, New Jersey, in 1858, Esterbrook makes pens and writing accessories, carrying a historic steel-pen name into modern fountain pens such as its Estie line. The original company closed in the 1970s, but the brand returned under Kenro Industries in 2018, with a team whose combined pen-industry experience totals 100 years. Esterbrook also maintains a connection to its past through vintage-pen information and service while collaborating on contemporary collections such as Peanuts and NYBG x Moomin.MINEOLA, NY
Arizona SilhouetteSince Barry Gross purchased Arizona Silhouette in 2012 and moved it to Pennsylvania, the company has supplied pen turners with kits, blanks and the tools and materials used to make turned writing instruments. Gross brings more than 30 years of experience across several media, and his own work includes hand-finished pens made from exotic and recycled materials. An award-winning pen maker, author and woodworking educator, he has also developed specialty offerings such as the Easy Wood Pen Turning Set made exclusively for BG Artforms.BENSALEM, PA
Greypoint LtdGreypoint Ltd is a Pittsburgh-area manufacturing company where engineers and machinists design and make American-made accessories, including machined mounts for Jeep and Picatinny-rail applications. Its products serve as an alpha test for in-house equipment the company plans to develop for sale, with domestic materials and components central to its effort to rebuild Pittsburgh’s manufacturing base.
Penn Metal Stamping, IncPenn Metal Stamping is a small Pennsylvania manufacturer known for keeping its toolmaking close to the production floor: nearly all of the tooling and fixturing it uses is designed and built in-house. From its 23,000-square-foot facility in northwestern Pennsylvania, the company produces precision stamped parts and assemblies for customers in North America and abroad, and it is ISO 9001 registered.KERSEY, PA