Fountain Pen Hospital has been sold. Its current owners, Terry and Steve Wiederlight, grandsons of the founder and sons of its co-founder, have worked in the business all of their adult lives. In fact, they began as teenagers. Their children, the fourth generation, have worked in the store, but have chosen different careers. Soon, FPH will join The Pen Family, owner of some of the most recognized and respected brands in the writing instruments industry. Steve will retire; Terry will remain as a senior consultant. The business will continue in its present location at 10 Warren Street, a few steps north of Wall Street.
FPH will remain in business as usual as Terry and Steve Wiederlight prepare for retirement as the business has been continuously run by the family for 77 years.
Article from PEN WORLD magazine, written by Barry Gabay
Some things change; some remain the same. Fountain Pen Hospital (FPH), founded in 1946 and located in lower Manhattan's government-financial district, has been owned by the Wiederlight family since its inception. There have been three locations all in the same neighborhood while the business has undergone various incarnations: fountain pen repair and sales, general office products, and a return to its roots 40 years ago with the revival of hand-held writing instruments. FPH is an established institution with customers throughout the world, but change must come to all things. Commerce and retailing follow a natural path, as do all aspects of evolution. And time continues forward.
As Terry said recently, "It's time to move on. We are ready for a rest. This business, this store has been my life for the past 65 years. I'm ready to relax, but Fountain Pen Hospital will remain."
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