For collectors and enthusiasts at the London Autumn Pen Show, the finest writing instruments can cost thousands of dollars. — Photos: AYESHA KAZIM/The New York Times
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone by hand?
As we entrust our laptops and phones with more and more of our lives, the once-ubiquitous art of handwriting is seemingly in danger of going extinct. But at a London hotel on a recent Sunday morning, thousands of people turned up to demonstrate that the humble pen may be far from meeting the fate of the dinosaurs.
