Originally founded 1870

T. Hessin & Co., Birmingham

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Tom Hessin pen cap engraved with Happy Birthday

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Every Tom Hessin pen arrives gift boxed. Add personal engraving to make it theirs, or choose a gift set for a ready-made present.

Cover of the T. Hessin and Co. price list for 1896, printed in black on buff paper, with the double-headed eagle trade mark and the address 68 Broad Street, Birmingham
T. Hessin & Co. price list, 1896.

From the archive

The list of 1896

In 1896 T. Hessin & Co. issued this price list from 68 Broad Street, Birmingham. The Edinburgh Pen is on page twelve and the Magnetic Series on page seventeen. Both names are in the collection today.

Line from page 12 of the 1896 price list: an engraved steel nib stamped T. Hessin and Co. Edinburgh Pen, Birmingham, listed as No. 221 at 1 shilling and 3 pence per gross
Top of page 17 of the 1896 price list, headed Magnetic Series: an engraved steel nib listed as No. 520 Magnetic Electric Pen, made in fine, medium and broad points
Page 17, 1896.The Magnetic Series
Design and quality

Designed with intention


Every Tom Hessin piece is designed in Britain and begins in our family archive. The legacy diamond comes from an old stamp found among five generations of records, and the bird emblem, real wood and metal recall the Birmingham workshops where T. Hessin & Co made pen nibs from 1870. Nothing is there by accident.

Design and quality

Made to last


Each piece is checked in-house by our trained team before it leaves us, using skills passed down through generations. Our fountain pens write with JoWo nibs for a reliably smooth line, and everything we make is backed by a two-year mechanical warranty.

Design and quality

Designed with intention


Every Tom Hessin piece is designed in Britain and begins in our family archive. The legacy diamond comes from an old stamp found among five generations of records, and the bird emblem, real wood and metal recall the Birmingham workshops where T. Hessin & Co made pen nibs from 1870. Nothing is there by accident.

Made to last


Each piece is checked in-house by our trained team before it leaves us, using skills passed down through generations. Our fountain pens write with JoWo nibs for a reliably smooth line, and everything we make is backed by a two-year mechanical warranty.

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