{"id":1488,"date":"2016-03-03T15:31:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:31:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-08-03T16:42:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:42:22","slug":"the-history-behind-our-favorite-pen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourstories.shinola.com\/our-stories\/the-history-behind-our-favorite-pen\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Behind Our Favorite Pen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Shinola + Fisher Space Pen keeps the same classic design that made the original&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fisher Space Pen<\/a>&nbsp;famous years ago with a laser engraved Shinola Detroit Logo underneath the cap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[[{&#8220;type&#8221;:&#8221;media&#8221;,&#8221;view_mode&#8221;:&#8221;media_original&#8221;,&#8221;fid&#8221;:&#8221;1630&#8243;,&#8221;attributes&#8221;:{&#8220;alt&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;class&#8221;:&#8221;media-image&#8221;,&#8221;height&#8221;:&#8221;540&#8243;,&#8221;style&#8221;:&#8221;font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;&#8221;,&#8221;typeof&#8221;:&#8221;foaf:Image&#8221;,&#8221;width&#8221;:&#8221;960&#8243;}}]]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinola.com\/fisher-space-pen-titanium-black.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shinola + Fisher Bullet Space Pen<\/a>&nbsp;shown with a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/journals\/large-hard-linen.html#color=Jet%20Black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hard cover journal<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/journals\/large-journal-cover-with-tab.html#color=Natural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large journal cover with tab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts about the Fisher Space Pen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The pen&#8217;s ink cartridge is what makes it so special, with gel-like ink that turns to liquid under pressure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; famously made an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ODO0zQBPI2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode<\/a> about the pen in 1998.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacepen.com\/chromebullet.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original<\/a> Chrome Bullet Space Pen (#400) has been exhibited for years in the New York Museum of Modern Art&#8217;s design collection for its timeless styling.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In 2008, astronaut Gene Cernan&#8217;s Apollo 17-flown space pen sold in auction for $23,900.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[[{&#8220;type&#8221;:&#8221;media&#8221;,&#8221;view_mode&#8221;:&#8221;media_original&#8221;,&#8221;fid&#8221;:&#8221;1629&#8243;,&#8221;attributes&#8221;:{&#8220;alt&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;class&#8221;:&#8221;media-image&#8221;,&#8221;height&#8221;:&#8221;540&#8243;,&#8221;style&#8221;:&#8221;font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;&#8221;,&#8221;typeof&#8221;:&#8221;foaf:Image&#8221;,&#8221;width&#8221;:&#8221;960&#8243;}}]]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/supply\/space-pen-black.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shinola + Fisher Space Pen shown in matte black<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/1lfI7wkGWZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Space image above<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shinola + Fisher Space Pen keeps the same classic design that made the original&nbsp;Fisher Space Pen&nbsp;famous years ago with a laser engraved Shinola Detroit Logo underneath the cap.&nbsp; [[{&#8220;type&#8221;:&#8221;media&#8221;,&#8221;view_mode&#8221;:&#8221;media_original&#8221;,&#8221;fid&#8221;:&#8221;1630&#8243;,&#8221;attributes&#8221;:{&#8220;alt&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;class&#8221;:&#8221;media-image&#8221;,&#8221;height&#8221;:&#8221;540&#8243;,&#8221;style&#8221;:&#8221;font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;&#8221;,&#8221;typeof&#8221;:&#8221;foaf:Image&#8221;,&#8221;width&#8221;:&#8221;960&#8243;}}]] The&nbsp;Shinola + Fisher Bullet Space Pen&nbsp;shown with a&nbsp;hard cover journal&nbsp;and&nbsp;large journal cover with tab. 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