A wallet is the quintessential item for a man’s mobile office. It often contains his funds, his business cards and those items most important to him. This handcrafted leather envelope is durable, understated and absolutely stunning— the kind of piece that will only improve with wear and time. Made in the USA by Barrett Alley,…
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My friends over at TagTeam Tompkins recently ventured across the ocean to Japan and were kind enough to host a “check out what we bought” party at their house. This is an overview of all the wonderful paper goods they picked up on their travels. I’ll be featuring a few pieces in more details over…
Eagle Vintage Pencil Topper
This is a vintage combination pencil topper and sharpener. The writing on the piece says “556 Eagle Pencil Co. New York, USA.” The blade looks like it will need to be replaced but its perfect for the traveling writer or artist. (Thanks to Ben at Skylab Letterpress for sharing his awesome score with us, which…
I recently acquired the Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in the A5 size from Jet Pens. It comfortably fits my medium Ecosystem Life Artist notebook (5.25×8.25”) with room to toss bits of paper, letters and other items and still successfully zip it closed. The outside of the bag has two velcro pockets, both gusseted; one comfortably…
Pinhole Press is a photo printing service that offers a few unique services that sets it apart from Shutterfly and the like. They offer an assortment of customized paper goods like planners, journals and note pads. Their typography is lovely and the layouts are simple and classic. You can create your own weekly planner with…
With all the hullaballoo in the past couple weeks, I completely forgot to post photos of the goodies I received from Lost Crates. This is my third “crate”. The first crate was so spot-on in regards to my personal tastes that I wasn’t surprised or delighted but I was completely satisfied. In an effort to…
Adler Tippa Script Typewriter
I thought I’d share some photos of my latest typewriter acquisition. It is an Adler Tippa which was made in West Germany. What little research I could find on the internet revealed little about when the typewriter was produced. As West Germany was reunified with East Germany in 1990 and the notes about the ribbon…