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Sep 22, 2013
"Old Ironsides" - USS Constitution Silver and Oak Pen now available
Read more →The Historic Pen Company is proud to introduce the first pen made from a collection of wood we acquired from both the original 1927 reconstruction and the 1973 upgrades made in perpetration for the United States 1976 Bi-Centennial Celebration from the most famous ship in US Naval history - "Old Ironsides" herself - the USS Constitution. In the battle that created not only the legend and nick-named "Old Ironsides" but forever sealed the US Navy's formidability, the 44-gun frigate USS Constitution was actually outfitted with 55 guns when she encountered the 38-gun frigate HMS GUERRIERE (armed with 49 at the...
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Sep 13, 2013
Our Prayers go out to Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, NJ
Read more →Our heart aches for the people of Ocean County, NJ, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park today after witnessing first hand the fire that destroyed 32 businesses and a large portion of the famous boardwalk. We happened to be in Seaside Heights yesterday visiting our friends at Lucky Leo’s and the Boardwalk Memorabilia Store on the Boardwalk as we were delivering the new Seaside Heights 100th Anniversary Ornaments so they would be available for weekends 100th Anniversary celebration, when the fire broke out. Frankly, you can’t make this up! There isn’t a screen writer in Hollywood who would put to paper...
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Sep 07, 2013
Lord Nelson, Trafalgar, HMS Victory
Read more →The Historic Pen Company is proud to introduce the first pen made from a small collection of wood from arguably the most famous ship in the history of the British Royal Navy - His Majesty's Ship Victory. The HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Nay, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flag ship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The world's oldest commissioned warship, HMS Victory was taken into dry dock in 1922 in very poor condition and HPC has been able to secure a few pieces of Pitch Pine, Oak and Teak along...
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Aug 24, 2013
HPC to release 3 custom pen designs this fall
Read more →The Historic Pen Company will release 3 new custom pens in the fall of 2013 that will enhance the exclusivity and collect ability of our historically significant "Witness Wood" products. In keeping with our mission of preserving and repurposing historically significant woods and other materials that would otherwise be lost to history, HPC is developing a series of custom made and exclusive pen designs and hardware from precious and semi-precious metals that will be available exclusively through HPC. The first three releases will include two pens whose hardware is made from .925 Sterling Silver and one made from Stainless Steel....
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Aug 12, 2013
HPC acquires a small piece of 1723 original beam from the Old North Church
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Jul 20, 2013
FREE SHIPPING
Read more →Our customers spoke and we listened, the History Salvaged now provides FREE domestic shipping on all orders of $50.00 or more.
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Jun 28, 2013
HPC in Civil War News, July 2013 Gettysburg Edition
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May 19, 2013
Belle Grove Plantation
Read more →The Belle Grove Collection has been established to commemorate the extraordinary history that is Belle Grove Plantation in Port Conway, Virginia. Belle Grove Plantation is the birthplace of our 4th President and "Father of the Constitution", James Madison. As well as being the ancestral home of his mother, Nelly Conway Madison, who returned home to her parents Belle Grove Plantation to give birth to her first child, Founding Father and future President: James Madison, Belle Grove history is intertwined with that of Virginia from its colonial beginnings in 1668, through the Civil War where the Port Royal/Port Conway area saw constant movement of Union and Confederate Troops. Although its Civil War history is...
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May 18, 2013
Turning Sandy Debris Into Art
Read more →Posted on May 17, 2013 By Lauren Wanko NJ Today As Jersey Shore towns get rid of storm-damaged debris to make way for the new boardwalks, artist Roddy Wildeman uses that debris to create art. “The materials were just everywhere so I just grabbed whatever I could use,” Wildeman said. After Sandy, Wildeman began collecting everything from pieces of docks, benches, boardwalk planks and parts of homes and furniture. After the material is cleaned, cut, torched and designed in his Belmar studio, the debris is transformed into a Starburst. Wildeman, a former contractor, began creating these designs before the storm....
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May 06, 2013
New HPC Authentics logo
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