Franklin-Christoph

Franklin-Christoph

Their Story

Scott Franklin shares he has always loved writing instruments. He got into fountain pens in the 1990s, and love both fountain pens and pencils, and collect rare pencils and watches.

As he grew up in Marietta, GA, he became a baseball player and went to the University of Tennessee to play, but a torn up knee ended that career. After that, he shifted and he graduated there with a degree in political science and economics.

He’s been married now for 20 years to Tammy, and they have two boys now 15 and 13.F

Franklin-Christoph has been his passion, and the brand produced its first product in 2001.

Franklin-Christoph tries to do everything the right way, from client service to the quality of their products.

Our Story

Their Team

Franklin-Christoph has a small but dedicated team led by it’s equally dedicated founder, Scott Franklin. The company is based in Raleigh, NC.

Scott Franklin, is the driving force behind the brand’s vision and product development.

Through Scott’s passion for writing instruments, he is deeply involved in design decisions and community engagement.

Each pen is hand-tested and adjusted by professional nib technicians before shipping, ensuring a smooth writing experience.

Our Team

Scott started Franklin-Christoph 25 years ago and slowly built it through direct to consumer sales, which was unheard of at the time. Since then, the’ve grown to become the largest US manufacturer of fountain pens.

Franklin-Christoph currently has 15 models and Scott's favorite is the Model 20 Marietta, which is a slip cap pen with innovative design.

All of our pens are made in house, but we also feature many fine accessories including paper, ink, Swiss watch, duffle bag, notebook covers, wallets, and much more.

The most unique would be the Model 33, and Model 25 which are very unusual and hard to make.

Note that Franklin-Christoph should always have a hyphen as it is a brand name, not an individual person name.

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Fun Fact
Top Seller

Model 02 Intrinsic Fountain Pen

This fountain pen is one Franklin-Christoph's long time flagship models. It features a center taper and low cap posting.

♦ Designed for writing balance with or without the cap posted.

♦ Made in USA of long lasting, durable hard acrylic that is light weight.

♦ Standard Int'l Cartridge / Converter filled, one of each included. Also can be used as an eyedropper.

♦ #6 Size nib - with many tip options in factory or custom ground.

Model 02 Intrinsic Fountain Pen
#1 Best Seller