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Retro 51 Pens
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With a mission statement like "Life is too short to carry an Ugly Pen!", Retro 51 is all about bright colors and unique themes. Always searching for the latest theme or trend, Retro 1951 combines modern trends with vintage quality and ideals.
Started in 1990, Retro 1951 focused on unique gift writing instruments. They wanted to create a pen that shows a bit about the writer from the design. A pen makes a perfect gift that will last for years and is a token of love and friendship. Each Retro 51 has been designed, created and packaged with nostalgic Americana.
In 1997, Retro 51 release the Tornado in three colors: red, blue and green. The retractable rollerball pen was an instant hit and is still available today in a broader color and theme selection. Just like a tornado, this pen will blow you away.
Since then Retro 51 has expanded their offering including such items as fountain pens. By an nostalgic pen designed by Retro 51 today!
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Retro 51 pens and writing instruments.
Country: United States of America
Started in 1990, Retro 1951 focused on unique gift writing instruments. They wanted to create a pen that shows a bit about the writer from the design. A pen makes a perfect gift that will last for years and is a token of love and friendship. Each Retro 51 has been designed, created and packaged with nostalgic Americana.
In 1997, Retro 51 release the Tornado in three colors: red, blue and green. The retractable rollerball pen was an instant hit and is still available today in a broader color and theme selection. Just like a tornado, this pen will blow you away.
Since then Retro 51 has expanded their offering including such items as fountain pens. By an nostalgic pen designed by Retro 51 today!
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Retro 51 pens and writing instruments.
Country: United States of America
Customer Reviews
Pen Chalet did a great job on the design of this exclusive
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Retros are great and the big shots are awesome. Not near as many big shots made as the standard Tornado. They did a great job on the design of this one. I have over 100 Retro's and enjoy everyone of them.
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Pen Chalet did a great job on this exclusive. If you didn't get one, I'm sorry. You missed ut!
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The screen print still looks cool, but this pen would’ve been hard to beat if it was acid etched
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Absolutely love the Retro 51/ Pen Chalet collaboration!
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Extremely gorgeous pen, shipped at the speed of lightning. Goldspot is great!
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The Retro 51 Leviathan is an outstanding design of historical significance. It is a wonderful addition to my Retro 51 collection.
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...absolutely love this pencil. The thicker lead makes it perfect for tasks that require less abrasive touch--like a crossword. It's well made, durable, and now I carry it everywhere to use on tasks that are not right for a fountain pen.
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So sorry these are sold out. Such a cool design. I love mine. PC did a great job in the design of this one!
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I ordered the Shuttle Discovery as a gift for my dad. He likes the design of the pen. He was a little disappointed with the rollerball refill that came with the pen. I swapped out the rollerball refill for a Parker pen refill and dad was a happy camper. Besides life is too short to use a boring pen; I think that is another great feature of Retro 51 pens, they will accept and with other company's refills.
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Great quality and fast shipment!
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Bought this mainly because it looked so attractive. Have noticed other pens with similar material but this seemed the most appealing. Modest heft to the pen @ brass construction, but there are heavier. Threads are surprisingly rough.considering the price of the pen. However this is fixable. Because half the threads are metal (brass) and the other half are plastic the metal will wear the plastic down. This requires about 300 back and forth motions at each site of roughness. I had two major and minor spots. It's not as bad as it sounds since one rotation takes less than a second. You can feel the threads smoothing out as the rotation tally increases. Finally, add several coatings of human facial grease (nasal fold or temple area) to the barrel threads with your index finger and the threads become butter smooth.. I got the stub nib which added the expected attractive flair to the ink line. However there was a predictable significantly hard start after 24 hours of non use. This is readily solved by advancing ink column with the convertor piston (provided with the pen). Narrower nibs may not have this problem with less ink flow demand. Pen is comfortable to hold writing. Did I mention it's attractiveness? The eye is readily drawn to it either writing or wherever it lays.
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Love my Retro 51 Pens. great service and shipping
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Really nice, I bought Blaze and Flare, these are almost impossible to get in Canada. Retailer cant keep these in stock
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Since Retro 51 re-designed their fountain pen sections and switched to Jowo nibs, the Tornado has become an incredible value for money. Perfectly balanced in the hand/grip—and with a smooth, wet nib—this solid, reliable Retro 51 is the perfect every day carry pen.
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Nice pen a bit confused by the etching of the turtle ??
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High quality. Love my periodic table pen.
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I did not know that the relief from the acid etching would be so pronounced! It gives me a good grip on the pen. Really awesome looking pen and a great one to hold on to!
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Just another beautiful Retro 51 pen to hold on to before they shut down!
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The Smithsonian Space Shuttle Discovery is quite possible the best Retro 51 in my collection. Stunning looks, great details, and oh yeah, it writes nice too!
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A fun pen to use. The jowo nib is smooth and wrote great out of the box. I ordered an EF so a little feedback is expected and welcomed.
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I love pens and I believe this one will be my new favorite! I still like writing Thank You’s to friends and family - a lost art!
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I have my favorite green retro pen that I haven’t used for years because the one and only other time I bought refills somewhere else, the ink was literally dry. My pen now works like a charm. Thank you. Also, thank you for great pricing and great turnaround.
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If you are a lover of Retro 51's, fountain pens, and Space Invaders, then this IS the pen for you! Of course, the pen writes smoothly and fits my hand perfectly. What is extra special are the memories the little images on this pen bring to me from playing this game for hours upon hours years ago. Nostalgia at its best!
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