He writes : "On one of the tiny back streets in Yuen Long is a watchmaker, he sits day after day almost motionless. I have decided to actually step inside and have a look at some of his pens ..."
...and this is what he found:
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
Side Street Treasures
Vancouver Pen Club member Stephen B sent me an email about a recent trip to a little shop in Hong Kong.
He writes : "On one of the tiny back streets in Yuen Long is a watchmaker, he sits day after day almost motionless. I have decided to actually step inside and have a look at some of his pens ..."
...and this is what he found:
(click on photos to enlarge)
He writes : "On one of the tiny back streets in Yuen Long is a watchmaker, he sits day after day almost motionless. I have decided to actually step inside and have a look at some of his pens ..."
...and this is what he found:
More Postcards from Hong Kong...
Some more recent photos of pen shops in Hong Kong from VPC member Stephen B:
(above) Hop Cheong pen shop, which was featured in this recent blog post.Tiny, but packed to the brim with pens, it is probably the most well-known pen store in Hong Kong.
(above) Chun Kee Stationery Co. Ltd.
(above) Winner pen store, located just a few minutes' walk from Hop Cheong's. Both pen shops are mentioned in VPC member Glenn Marcus' handy list of worldwide pen stores (link here)
(above) Fen Yuan Co.
Many thanks to Stephen for the photos!
Many thanks to Stephen for the photos!
Sunday, April 30, 2017
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