
Stratford I
from £80
Large in the hand, with a distinct three-piece decorative cap band. Classic and unfussy — the shape most people picture when they picture a fountain pen.
- Size 5 or 6 nib
- Converter or cartridge
- Three-piece cap band
Arden Pen Co / Ranges / Stratford
Fountain pen · 3 styles · from £80
If you've never used a fountain pen, start here — every Stratford comes with a converter and a cartridge, so you can fill from a bottle or just push a cartridge in and go. The nib is a proper size 6, not the tiny one you find on cheap pens, which is most of why these write the way they do.
Available now · 5 ready to post
Each of these is a single piece that already exists — no waiting, and no two alike. Sold pens are left up so you can see the range of what comes off the lathe.

Sourced USA
£80

Sourced Conway Stewart
£90

Sourced Southeast Asia
£90

Sourced Southeast Asia
£90

Sourced Africa reclaimed timber
£80

Sourced Conway Stewart
£90 · sold

Sourced Bowling Green Kentucky
£100 · sold
Commission one
Every model here can be turned in any of the materials I hold — timber, fordite, heritage resin or your own wood. Prices start from the figure shown and depend on what you choose to make it from.

from £80
Large in the hand, with a distinct three-piece decorative cap band. Classic and unfussy — the shape most people picture when they picture a fountain pen.

from £80
This model covers over fourteen different pen kits, with options too wide-ranging to list here. Select it and request a quote, and I'll be in touch to talk through what suits you.

from £90
The higher specification. Premium platings on exacting tolerances, with fifteen colour combinations once you factor in the accents.
From a customer
Absolutely beautiful hand made fountain pen, both to look at and write with. Personal service too as Mike added a left-handed nib.... These pens are a work of art and I'm really enjoying mine. It was so well packed too and was delivered quickly. Recommended as a perfect gift (or in my case a treat, as I have struggled getting a good left-handed pen in the past).
Justine R
Stratford I
Commission
Pick the pen, the fittings, the plating and the material — including your own timber if you’ve got something with meaning to it. Takes about two minutes, and there’s no obligation at the end of it.