{"id":4893,"date":"2021-06-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2022-01-18T08:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:11:54","slug":"pen-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"My Pen Collection &#8211; 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m a data hoarder. I keep track of my pen collection in an extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/\">AirTable<\/a> database, full of delicious data. For fun, I put together this infographic of my collection from the day I bought my first pen through May 1, 2021. It&#8217;s interesting seeing the trends. To view larger, click on any section of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Full.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Top.svg\" alt=\"Pen Collection as of May 1, 2021. 177 Pens. 2 Not Yet Arrived. 5 Decommissioned. 1 Out for Repair. 6 Returned. 5 For Sale. 45 Sold. 14 Gifted. 1 Lost.\" class=\"wp-image-4900\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Full.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Overview.svg\" alt=\"Overview. In 2016 and 2017, all pens purchased were from mainstream brands and brand new. In 2018-2021, pens purchased were between 5% and 25% from Indie brands and purchased secondhand.\" class=\"wp-image-4899\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Full.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_BrandsLocations.svg\" alt=\"Collection contains pens from 56 brands purchased from 25 locations.\" class=\"wp-image-4896\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_Full.svg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/penCollection_CurrentlyOwned.svg\" alt=\"Currently Owned. 106 Pens. 98 in Regular Use. 2 Not Yet Arrived. 5 Decommissioned. 1 Out for Repair. Pens come from 7 different countries, with most coming from the USA and Italy. Year Purchased: 2016 - 1; 2017 - 3; 2018 - 18; 2019 - 38; 2020 - 35; 2021 - 11. Edition Type: Special - 34.9%; Normal - 33%; Limited - 21.7%; Custom - 472%; Vintage - 2.83%; Numbered - .95%; Prototype - .95%; Unknown - .95%. Purchase Condition: 71% New, 29% Secondhand. Company Size: Indie - 23; Mainstream - 83. Pen color is divided over 17 colors, with the majority being Black, Multicolor, Red, and Gray. Nib Width: Nib widths vary from EF to Stub, Flex, Unknown, and Non Fountain Pen (Rollerball); the majority by far ar F. Nib materials include Steel; 14K, 18K, and 21K gold, Palladium, and Titanium. Over half of the nibs are steel.\" class=\"wp-image-4897\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For fun, I put together this infographic of my collection from the day I bought my first pen through May 1, 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-collection\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Pen Collection &#8211; 2021<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[294,313],"class_list":["post-4893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fountain-pens","tag-data","tag-pen-collection","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penCollection_IGSm.jpg?fit=289%2C289&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-1gV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16326,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-collection-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":4893,"position":0},"title":"My Pen Collection Stats &#8211; End of 2025","author":"Rachel","date":"December 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m sharing my collection stats highlights as of the end of 2025. 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