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11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 – 4:00 PM
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery
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1114 W 5th St #202, Austin, TX 78703, USA Get directions
Tucked into a second-floor space just west of downtown, McLennon Pen Co. is a working studio and showroom for handcrafted fountain pens, where the writing instruments on display are made on-site rather than ordered in. Note the narrow window for visiting—it's open only midweek and keeps short afternoon hours, so it rewards a planned stop over a spontaneous one.
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