About WES

The Writing Equipment Society was established in 1980 by several patrons of a London pen store known as ‘His Nibs’. The Drury Lane shop was owned by the late Phillip Poole who regularly produced an…

(Please see joining instructions at the end of the page...) WES is run completely by a Council of volunteers, and it's a not-for-profit organisation. We don't have any paid staff, and our main…

Subscribe to our yearly membership of the Writing Equipment Society. We have two levels of membership - Standard which includes 3 copies per annum of the Society journal mailed to your address, or…

We are proud to be associated with the following organisations. Their support helps us to achieve our objectives including the conservation and study of writing instruments and accessories from…