Jack Price

Jack was a friend of my grandfather's- my grandpa collected vinyl records. Years later, I decided I wanted a pen like my great grandma would have used as a girl so I found Jack's shop. I still have the pen he sold me and I loved chatting with him about my grandpa. I popped in the shop many times over the years and he was so patient with my kids and seemed to love teaching them about various antiques in his store. Hoe took great pride in his family and I loved hearing about his reunion with...

I've purchased ink and supplies from him and his death came as quite a shock. He was pretty nice too, let me sample the inks. I'm truly sorry to see him go.

All of us at The Ohio Camera Collector's Society are saddened by the loss. Our hearts go out to his family and many friends. Jack would often regale us with tales of the early days, always entertaining and educational.
Dan Hausman
President, The Ohio Camera Collector's Society

I sent many fountain pens from Jack's shop as gifts to people on special occasions. They were always warmly received and appreciated. It is truly an understatement to say that his shop had a touch of class. RIP Jack.

I first met Merv when I came to OSU in the early Sixties. He had a record shop on campus and, being a classical and jazz fan, i found that his shop had what I was looking for and a lot more. We became friends and I soon found myself in a world which was bounded by Larry's to the North and old Charbert's to the South. Well, it was probably bigger than that but it was all I needed at the time. As the Sixties unfolded, a wonderful parade of people passed through that world, each marching to a...

I first met Jack around 20 years ago at a new years party hosted by Therese Nolan. I found Jack to be super engaging and he invited me to visit him in his shop.

Jack's shop encapsulated the brilliant eccentric diversity that we find in Clintonville and Old North Columbus. Fountain Pens, Classical Vinyl, Record Collecting Supplies, refurbished turntables, fountain pens, ink, die cast airplanes, vintage cameras, etc. Jack was a generous wealth of knowledge about all of these. Sometimes...

I knew Jack Price as a Clintonville resident and commentator for many years. I will miss his humor and his focus. Like a few of us, he felt a connection to the distant past, being especially related to those first few humans who sold, and bought, and undertook business.

Tom Young