🎓 Mark the occasion with a Retro51 Tornado—crafted to last, designed to be remembered. These specially engraved* editions are available for a limited time, with space to add their name on the opposite side and make it truly personal.
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We’re excited to share that we’ve once again been nominated for the Pen World Readers’ Choice Award for Best Non-Fountain Pen! This year it's Patchworks from our Vintage Metalsmith Collection!
Fahrney’s Pens and Retro51 present the 2026 Cherry Blossom, celebrating 20 years of their longest-running exclusive series. A spring tradition, it returns each year alongside the iconic bloom in Washington, D.C.
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Happy Easter 🌷🐇🐣 !
This pen is no joke—or is it?
Yes, you can order the Goldspot x Retro51 April Fool's Day rollerball pen. It's a real, limited edition pen! Here's the catch: the design is a complete surprise until you unbox it.
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✨🚀✍️ In space, every word matters… so obviously the pen that gets the assignment is the Retro51 Tornado Mercury 7 Rollerball! It's the perfect pair with everyone's current obsession: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
From last week's journal spread ft. some Retros! 🗒️ ✍️
Yesterday we released a small batch limited-edition of 51 Lucky Green Tornados via the Retro Ranger emailer! They sold out very quickly ✨ 🍀 Make sure to sign up for our emailer (link in the bio) so you will receive notification of these new releases!
Happy Fan Photo Friday! Thank you David J Borowiak (FB) for sharing this adorable picture 🐱🖊️ !
Prices are going up everywhere… except here 😉
Our Tornado Classic Lacquers are back to $38—with the same smooth writing, signature knurl twist-top, and bold colors you know and love!
We can’t wait to see you at Chicago Stationery Show! Our very own Carrie and Cristina will be there, so be sure to stop by and say Hi! Visit Retro51.com/events to stay up to date on our upcoming events.
As February comes to an end, let’s look ahead to what March has to offer!
✨🧧🐎 Happy Lunar New Year! Celebrating with the red classic and a throwback to the Lucky Cat popper. Wishing everyone a prosperous Year of the Horse!
Starting February strong, with lots of cool things coming this month ✨ Here’s the daily spread for February, featuring Retro’s new Cat Rescue 6 pen!
Rescue Series 6 is here! 🐾 Playful, hand-drawn dog & cat ballpoint pens with polished chrome shine—each full of charm and heart. A portion of proceeds supports Take Me Home Pet Rescue. Bundle with a matching notebook + cozy pen sleeve!
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🎉🌶️Celebrating Santa Fe Pens’ 30th Anniversary! We teamed up with Retro51 on the limited-edition Ristra rollerball—acid-etched to echo New Mexico’s iconic red chile ristras. Only 400 numbered pens available.
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💌 Love lives in the details—and in the words we write. This Valentine’s Day, skip the ordinary. Our gift guide is here to help you choose something thoughtful and made to be used every day.
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💕 It’s the season of love and this month we’re spotlighting some favorites. Treasures from the Vault: Pink Cotton Candy, Ruby Red, and the Groove Writer Rollerball!
Happy Fan Photo Friday! Thank you @ alvmarty for sharing this shot of the Retro51 x @ goldspotpens Denim Doodler. We love seeing it and are so glad you’re enjoying it!
Levenger × Retro 51 🌺 presents the Bunch of Poppies Rollerball—featuring a colorful original illustration by Sharon Cummings, a stainless-steel barrel, and a knurled twist mechanism. Comes in an illustrated storage cylinder that doubles as a pen stand.
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❄️✍️ We hope you’re staying warm through the winter storm—and keeping the words flowing with your Retros. What are you writing with today?
Meet the Retro51 Tornado Denim Doodler: the pen that fits like your favorite jeans. Acid-etched denim texture, deep blue finish, stonewashed copper accents, and smooth rollerball flow. Limited to 400—find the write fit for your ideas. ✍️👖
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New year, new feels, new chances! ✨
Here is January journal spread featuring Retro51’s new popper, Growth
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today ✨
🌷🦋 Celebrate new beginnings with the Tornado™ Popper – Growth. Limited to 678 pens worldwide, this floral rollerball hides a story of metamorphosis—symbolizing patience, progress, and becoming. A forever pen for fresh starts.
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✨ Great pens write great stories. Great stickers tell the world you mean it. Tomorrow is National Sticker Day—so add a little personality and make your mark with Retro stickers that stand out, just like your writing!
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Happy “Fan Photo” Friday! This cool photo of chromatic Retro's is from Brian L. (FB) Thanks for letting us share your photo and writing with Retro!
The best resolutions start with good ink ✨ 🖋️
✨ New year, new start—starting the year with a refreshed journaling system with Hobonichi Techo planner! 🖋️
It's the start of the new year! For this month's features: Officially licensed Imperial War Museums® Spitfire Blueprint rollerball, Ice Blue Pencil, and Green Ebonite fountain pen from the Vault!