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Pen Museum

The Argent Centre 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3HS

Tel: 01212369834

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Making steel pen nibs in Birmingham during the Victorian era was a major industry with 129 companies employing circa 8,000 workers (mainly women).

By visiting the Pen Museum, you will discover a wide range of fascinating objects and details that help tell the story of Birmingham’s pen trade and its important legacy including the link between a prominent pen manufacturer (Josiah Mason) and the establishment of the University of Birmingham.

Throughout the Museum there are a range of activities for people of all ages to enjoy including writing with a quill and ink, using typewriters plus an exciting opportunity to make your own nib using the same machinery once operated by women workers in the 19th century.

The Pen Museum is located on Frederick Street in the heart of Birmingham’s world famous Jewellery Quarter, in a former Victorian pen factory built in 1863, a fabulous Lombardic Italianate red brick building now known as the Argent Centre.

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Guide price £4.00

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* Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - Opens: 11:00 Closes: 16:00
Friday - Opens: 11:00 Closes: 16:00
Saturday - Opens: 11:00 Closes: 16:00
Sunday - Opens: 12:00 Closes: 16:00

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