Collector’s ink hobby draws pen customers

 
BY JENNIFER PALMER | Published: April 15, 2010   

Bradford Ink is a collector’s oasis. But the main attraction — drawing on the store’s name — is pens.

Occasionally, someone will wander in hoping to get a tattoo, but most customers know owner Robert Bradford is the man to see if you’re in the market for a nice writing utensil. And he specializes in antiques, a rarity among new pen stores.

photo - Robert Bradford, owner of Bradford Ink in Oklahoma City, displays a pen in his store at W Wilshire Boulevard and N May Avenue. Photos by CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
Robert Bradford, owner of Bradford Ink in Oklahoma City, displays a pen in his store at W Wilshire Boulevard and N May Avenue. Photos by CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Apr 14Robert Bradford shows off his pen collection.

About 3,000 pens and mechanical pencils are for sale at the store, on the corner of W Wilshire Boulevard and N May Avenue. Five percent of his inventory is new and the rest is vintage,...
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