PRE-ORDERS NOW OPEN

Please email [email protected] to reserve your preferred edition number. Delivery is scheduled for August 2021.

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row…”

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

 

In Joint Venture with TMB Art Metal, we introduce you to The Flanders Pen.

The cap band and cap button are crafted from copper retrieved from British artillery shell drive bands discovered in the fields of the Somme region of France, and Ypres in Belgium. The poppy incised cap button gets its colour from red enamel mixed with earth gathered from Essex Farm, Ypres. The same location that Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army Medical Corps penned his world-famous poem, ‘In Flanders Fields’, on 3rd May 1915.

This beautifully crafted pen uniquely incorporates two elements of World War One history – metal and earth.

This picture collage shows how the materials are sourced and processed, so that you can appreciate the fine craftsmanship of this historical pen.

The Flanders Pen will be available in a limited edition of 200, with a Gold-Plated Steel Nib as standard, and will be available from August 2021 at a price of £600 (including VAT – 20% VAT will be deducted for shipping to addresses outside of the UK).

If you would like to place your reservation, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know if you have a preferred edition number. This will be on a first come, first served basis.