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Pen #2757 Aerometric Parker 51 $137

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: chrome	Material: Lucite
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: `initials on barrel`	Filler: Aerometric
Point: medium	Imprint:	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: A nice clean Parker 51. The pen is of course, restored. The cap has been refrosted with a very fine abrasive blasting technique that approximates the original etched surface. Original jewel. Note that the nib is a medium.

Pen #2778 Esterbrook Camden $147

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: anodized aluminum
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: cartridge/converter converter included
Point: fine steel	Imprint:	Size: 5.9"
COMMENTS: I picked this up at the Baltimore show. Another well made, modern Esterbrook from the folks at Kenroe Industries. The nib was described as a Jowo, made for Schmidt. The pen is anodized aluminum, including the section, and has a nice weight to it. Like the Estie, these pens have a spring loaded inner cap, which seals the nib well to keep it from drying out. The cap posts well, but the pen is big enough that I have used it uncapped. I like the pen, like the design, like the nib - but it just doesn't fit my fickle hand. No flaws - and it comes in the original box.

Pen #2779 Sheaffer 3-25 $137

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point: gold XF	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.3"
COMMENTS: Sheaffer did make some orange pens in the era of the Parker Duofold. The 3-25 came in a variety of lengths, some with clips (and different clips), or ring tops. This is the length of a standard flat top though a bit more slender. Clean trim with no brassing. The imprint is crisp and deep. The flaw? I've replaced the cap lip. The material is solvent welded in place up inside with an orange celluloid slurry to make it as strong as the original... stronger really. You will not see it from the inside, and are unlikely to just looking at it. You might feel it as you run your finger over the edge from the cap band down because I made it just a tad thicker for extra strength. The cap posts on the back end. Restored and ready to write.

Pen #2780 Wahl Oxford $97

Overall Grade: extra fube	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: lever
Point: 14K XF	Imprint: excellent	Size: 4.9"
COMMENTS: The Wahl Oxford was Wahl's lower line of pens, on a par with the Parker Parkette. They tended to have smaller nibs and thinner plating on the trim to keep costs down. But for all that, they're nice, attractive pens. The trim on the pen has been replated with a barrier layer of nickel, and then gold with a little cobalt in the solution, the theory being that this makes it a bit durable. The imprint is crisp and deep. Fully restored.

Pen #2746 Carmine short slender Sheaffer Balance set $137

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: extra fine	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: replated cap band	Filler: plunger
Point: extra fine feather touch	Imprint: excellent	Size: 4.75"
COMMENTS: This is a short, slender Balance set. No price code on the barrel, but that may be because it was part of a set instead of the pen alone. The combination of the radius clip places the date of production between 1940 and 1942 when Sheaffer phased out the Balance pens in favor of the Triumph line. The pen is a plunger filler, and has been restored using our high grade, long life synthetic rubber materials. There is some transparency to the barrel. so you can see the ink level when you fill the pen. No cracks or tooth marks. Good even color throughout the pen and pencil. The cap band has a little rough spot, and has been replated, with a layer of nickel under the gold. The nib is an extra fine. The pencil (fine lead 36 thousandths) is working. No eraser - I don't have any that fit any more. There is a slight gap between the pencil cap and barrel.

Pen #2765 Mint Eversharp Slim Ventura set $147

Overall Grade: MINT	Metal: gold plated	Material: plastic
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: "Diamatic-fillng" system. Fancy!
Point: 14K extra fine	Imprint:	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: Thanks to our friend Trevis for pointing me in the right direction, and Jim Mamoulides for his excellent article on the Slim Ventura. The pens were made between 1953 and 1957, and as Jim put it, were the last high end quality pen made by Eversharp. As I suspected, this was just before Parker bought Eversharp in 1957. This is a nicely made set. Slender, about the diameter of a snorkel, gold filled cap. The filler on the pen is a squeeze filler which Eversharp called the Diamatic-filling system. The pencil is a repeater pencil like the Skyline pencils as well. The pen is absolutely mint, with the original hang tags, in the original box. It has the original sac, which is good an usable. I see no need to replace it unless you ask when you buy the pen (do let me know if you want the fresh sac installed). Both pen and pencil are flawless. The inside of the box is perfect as well. The name on the outside of the box is worn, but otherwise in good shape. The tag says that the nib size is fine, but I have graded it extra fine.

Pen #2773 Sheaffer Admiral set $147

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent - gold plated	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: snorkel
Point: XF #5	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.4"
COMMENTS: I will admit, I still have to refer to Fred Plewa's "Pen Clips" page from a Pen World issue back in the mid 90s to give a name to the Sheaffer snorkel models. This one is an Admiral, differentiated from the Saratoga by its #5 14K nib VS a #74 14k nib. I bet you wouldn't remember it either. Isaacson would. The nib is marked X3, which is extra fine gold. It is extra fine too, about a 0.3mm line, but writes quite nicely. This is the nib I would have used in my radio engineering days for making entries in the transmitter log - a clean, xf line. The pen has been restored with a PVC sac, the pencil works and has a good blue eraser installed. The case is in excellent condition except for the pencil marks, which you can see in the picture. Click here for a larger image of the pen.

Pen #2769 Sheaffer Balance set $137

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: name in barrels	Filler: lever
Point: XF #5 Feather Touch	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.4"
COMMENTS: The pen's name is Robert M. Saltzgarber. The mouthfull of a name proved to be too much for the limited space of the pencil, no doubt attempted after they had done the pen, because it was shortened to R.M.Saltzgarber. Did Robert ever get the pen, or was it sold (as used to happen at Things Remembered) at a discount? Who knows, but the set is still in very nice condition some 85 years later. Note the clear section. No brassing on any of the trim, no damage at all as a matter of fact. The pencil and pen have been used, so it didn't spend all of it's life in the box. The #5 Feather Touch nib lays down a smooth XF line (measured at 0.4mm) and the pen has been restored of course. The lead is 46 thousandths "standard" lead, which converts to 1.1mm. I don't have any erasers that will fit. The inside of the box is as you see it, the outside is in excellent condition. Click here for a larger image of the pen.

Pen #2781 1925 hard rubber Duofold Jr. $157

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: hard rubber
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: hard rubber
Point: fine	Imprint: outie	Size: 4.6"
COMMENTS: The imprint, cap band and stamping on the nib and pen material all tell me that this is a 1925 Parker Duofold Jr. The pen has two major flaws - note that the cap lip is just a bit shorter than it could be, and the barrel has an "outie" imprint, i.e. the imprint was worn and mostly invisible. If you heat the imprint on a hard rubber barrel, it will pop up and be readable . But the nib.... I'm willing to make allowances for wear on a pen with a nib like this - one that will have you wanting to slap the hand of anyone who reaches for the pen with a ruler. "NO, you may not use my pen!" It is a very nice, sweet writing fine, maybe a little on the wide side of fine. The cap band has been replated. Good knurling on the blind cap and inner cap. Fully restored.

Pen #2782 aerometric Parker 51 $157

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: aerometric
Point: medium	Imprint:	Size: 5.4"
COMMENTS: We've been finding some nice Parker 51s lately. This one has a medium nib - maybe on the finer end of the medium scale, but still a medium that lays down a nice smooth, wet line. The "press 4 times" filler is clean, good breather tube, the sac has been replaced with a new PVC unit. Refrosted cap, original jewel. Two corners on the top of the orignal box have been repaired. Note that this is burgundy, not plum. Sorry! But the good news is that it can be yours!

Pen #2699 Parker Vacumatic Jr. $147

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws:	Filler: Vacumatic
Point: two tone fine	Imprint: no imprint	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: This was lurking in the tray of pens for sale. I think I forgot to included it with the updates around Christmas..... A nice Vacumatic Jr, 2nd Generation with the plastic pump (metal threads though). A nice two tone fine nib, No imprint on the barrel. Its not worn away, just no sign of one having ever been put on the pen, which makes me wonder if it was a Parker service replacement. Some transparency to the barrel, better than what's in the picture. You just have to get the angle of the pen right to see the light through the laminations.

Pen #2777 Parker Vacumatic Jr. $137

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: gold plated	Material: plastic
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: name in barrel	Filler: vacumatic
Point: fine	Imprint: excellent 2nd quarter 1947	Size: 5"
COMMENTS: Now here's a challenge for you - find a pen for every year of production of Parker Vacumatics, rotating through the different models. I'm not likely to do that either. But I did grab this one when I saw it. A nice clean Vac Jr, clean trim with no brassing, excellent imprint, great nib. We can quibble about Virginia Craig's name in the barrel, but she took care of her pen. Decent transparency in the barrel and a nice bright clear pump rod. The barrel is ambered, but not dark. Nice writing nib. The pen of course is fully restored.

Pen #2776 Parker Vacumatic Major $157

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: extra fine	Material:celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: vacumatic
Point: extra fine	Imprint: excellent 4th quarter 1942	Size: 5"
COMMENTS: I frequently find myself thinking about what was happening when a pen with a date code like this was made. This pen was made in the 4th quarter of 1942, still in the dark days of the war with 2 1/2 years of fighting in Europe left, and more than that in the Pacific. Pens like this were hard to get as much of the nations production was diverted to weapons production, Parker's include. The trim on this pen while not perfect, is quite good. No obvious brassing on the clip or cap band. The pump is war time production with the black end to the rod, and a plastic thread bushing. The jewel is the fat combination clip screw and jewel that eliminated the brass clip screw, saving the brass for munitions. You can see the degree of transparency in the barrel. The nib is a smooth extra fine that lays down a clean line. Fully restored, of course!

Pen #2774 Parker Vacumatic Major $157

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: gold plated	Material: plastic
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: vacumatic
Point: extra fine	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5"
COMMENTS: If you don't have, or haven't had a Vacumatic, you should. They're excellent pens, well made, and a classic that is still sought after 85 years after they were introduced. This is one of the second generation pens, made in the 3rd quarter of 1943. WWII was in full swing, and the tide was beginning to turn. Still, finding a new Parker Vacumatic would have been a challenge. This one is nice and clean, no divots, no cracks, no brassing. The nib is a smooth extra fine, and the pen is of course freshly restored. We don't sell pens that haven't been restored, filled and written with to test how it writes. I'd want it that way, don't you?

Pen #2768 Sheaffer Stylist $47

Overall Grade: MINT	Metal: chrome plated	Material: plastic
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: a little discoloration of the section.	Filler: cartridge/converter 1 cartridge supplied, no converter
Point: XF	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: The Stylist was introduced in the mid-60s. This is the first version, which featured a replaceable point, was also sold with a felt tip point. The nib is Sheaffer's version of a 180 nib - with the triangle up, you get an extra fine line, flip it over for a finer line, I bought one similar to this at the campus book store some time around 1978, loved the pen, hated that I always got ink on my fingers. I didn't know about Sheaffer's Lifetime warranty, so chucked the pen. Now I know that all that was needed was to seal the threads of the nib unit, so the threads are sealed. This pen is absolutely mint - no evidence of ink inside. No converter with the pen, though either the squeeze converter or piston converter fits in the pen - I tried them to confirm. One cartridge will be supplied with the pen. We have black cartridges, so that's what you'll get.

Pen #2759C Flat top Parker 75 $197

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: sterling silver
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: Cartridge/converter converter included
Point: 14K fine	Imprint:	Size: 5.1
COMMENTS: The Parker 75 is one of the iconic pens of the 60s and 70s - it was one of Parkers higher end pens, just behind the Premier until the Duofold was introduced in 1988. This is one of the earlier versions with flat (vs "dished") ends on cap band barrel. The feed is the "skinny" feed, with the collector in the section itself. The section is a triangular section with the trim ring on the front marked with a zero. The triangular section gives you a comfortable grip, but you can rotate the nib unit so that the nib hits the paper in a way that is comfortable for you... an outgrowth of the Parker VP design. The pen has been cleaned and tested, and the trim ring (a common source of inky fingers) has been sealed. The converter is a basic squeeze converter, with a PVC sac installed. This is a consignment pen, so the 10 day return policy applies (see our policy page), but not the 1 year warranty.

Pen #2760C Sterling Sheaffer Imperial $197

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: extra fine	Material: sterling silver
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: Cartridge/converter converter included
Point: 14K fine	Imprint:	Size: 5.1
COMMENTS: The sterling silver Imperials can be found with the diamond patter engraving in both touchdown and cartridge/converter versions. The cartridge version has a metal thread bushing. Solid, nice writing pens. I have graded this one as "extra fine" because the ends of both the barrel and cap are dented. No dents in the sides of either cap or barrel. The nib is a smooth fine, that leans a bit towards the wide side of fine. The pen has the original black end squeeze converter with a latex sac. I can upgrade the sac to PVC, which is what the red end converters had for an additional $15. The pen has been cleaned and tested. Note that this a consignment pen, so comes with the 10 day return option (see our policy page), but without the 1 year warranty.

Pen #2761C Sheaffer Nostalgia $357

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: sterling silver
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: Cartridge/converter converter included
Point: fine	Imprint:	Size: 5.1
COMMENTS: This is the second version of the Sheaffer Nostalgia made between 1988 and 1993, with the 18K scrolled nib. Beautiful pens, which copy the style of the early Sheaffers with the sterling filigree overlay. In this case sterling over acrylic, not hard rubber. The pen is in excellent condition, no dings, no dents. The nib is a smooth fine nib. The converter is the original black end squeeze converter with a latex sac. A piston converter should fit in the pen. I can upgrage the converter with a PVC sac, which is what the red end squeeze converters have. The pen, which has been cleaned and tested, comes in a red watch box with outer cover, not the original Sheaffer box. Note that this is a consignment pen, so the 10 day return option is offered (see our policy page) but not the 1 year warranty.

Pen #2715 Parker Duofold Ballpoint and Pencil Set $337


Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: gold plated	Material: acrylic
Nib condition:	Flaws: none	Filler:
Point: NA	Imprint:	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: This Parker Duofold ballpoint and pencil set is from my collection. It goes with either the Centennial or International pens. In the box, no outer box or papers. Working refill, unused eraser in the pencil. No dents, no dings in the caps. Both have the Parker Duofold medallion in the cap. In the original wood box, which is in excellent condition with just a couple of minor marks on it, no outer box. Save $50 if you buy both the fountain pen (2781) and bp/pencil set.

Pen #2750 MINT Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel S157

Overall Grade: mint	Metal: excellent	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: snorkel
Point: fine palladium silver	Imprint: crisp	Size: 5.6"
COMMENTS: Its a snorkel. It's a mint chalkmarked snorkel. The nib has never met ink. Restored with an original style point holder gasket, OEM Sheaffer 0-ring (gray synthetic rubber), and a PVC sac. Water tested only, so if you want me to ink it and write with it before we send it to you, you'll need to tell me when you order it and pay.

Pen #2753 Sheaffer Balance $117
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws:	Filler: lever
Point: extra fine lifetime	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.6"
COMMENTS: A nice, clean, basic Sheaffer Balance. Reliable pens, well made. This one has a name in the barrel - you can see it in the picture. It must have been for a left handed person because the name is turned away from you as you write if you're right handed. There a couple of small flea bites in the end of the barrel, and the cap band is replated. The nib is a nice, smooth writing, firm extra fine. Fully restored.

Pen #2740 MINT Sheaffer Craftsman w/tag $117

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: touchdown
Point: medium	Imprint: CRISP	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: The Craftsman was a mid-range pen in the Sheaffer line. #33 14K nib, touchdown filler, celluloid section. This one is mint. The sticker is gone, but the hang tag is still on the pen. No brassing of course, no damage to the plastic, and a crisp imprint. Note the clear section. The pen has been filled with water to make sure it fills, but not tested if ink. If you want me to fill it and test for flow, I'll be happy to do that before we send it.

Pen #2733 mint stickered Sheaffer Snorkel desk set $117

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: snorkel
Point: fine	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.6"
COMMENTS: This is a medium size base snorkel desk set. Not white dot - Sheaffer was a bit snooty about that, and only the Triumph nib pens were getting the white dot. Truly mint. No sign of any ink on the feed or in the snorkel tube. The original sac is still in the pen. I've replaced the point holder gasket and 0-ring with OEM parts. If you intend to use the pen, I can put a PVC sac in it for you if ask when you order the pen, The only flaw is a small chip right at the corner on the right side - you can see as a little white mark it in the picture. Original felt, no sticker on the bottom,

Pen #2756 Slim Sheaffer Military Clip Balance $107

Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point: extra fine Lifetime	Imprint: excellent	Size: 5.1"
COMMENTS: This is a long slender Sheaffer military clip Balance. In other words, about the same length as a standard Balance, but thinner. The idea of the "military clip" was that the pen could be carried in a shirt pocket, but with the flap buttoned down as required by military regulations. But I have a book with a publicity shot of a couple of guys who were part of the Doolittle raid on Japan, and one has a Sheaffer Balance sticking up out of his pocket plain as day. I guess it depended on who your CO was. The plating on the nib is good, no brassing to the clip, lever or cap band. Fully restored of course.

Pen #2678 Esterbrook SJ $47

Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: cellulose acetate
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none.	Filler: lever
Point: both pens - 9556 extra fine firm	Imprint: excellent	Size: 4.6"
COMMENTS: Both of these pens are the slightly shorter, slim version of the Esterbrook pens - longer than the purse pens, but a tad shorter than the Esterbrook J. Clean pens in excellent condition, restored with mint NOS Esterbrook 9556 nibs. The 9000 series nibs were Esterbrooks best - I don't sell pens with 1000 or 2000 series nibs. The feeds are the later "dip tip" style. Freshly restored. gray - 2678

Pen #2658 NOS, stickered Sheaffer Fashion pen 1 (slim) $57

Overall Grade: NOS	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws:	Filler: cartridge/converter slim converter included
Point: gold plated	Imprint:	Size: 5.4"
COMMENTS: I thought about putting this pen on Cheapskate Alley, but it's too nice. The pen is NOS, bought with a bunch of stuff from a local jeweler. It has the original slim converter, which can also be used in a slim Targa. Mint, NOS, no ink in the pen. The pattern is the "wavy line" pattern seen on some of the Lady Scripsert pens. Nice pen.

Brobdingnagian Pin Vise V2.0 $28

COMMENTS: Named the Brobdingnagian Pin Vise with apologies to both Johnathan Swift and Dorothy Sayers* This has to be one of the most useful tools in my tool box. I made mine 3 or more years ago, and find myself constantly reaching for it when restoring pens. The 3/8" chuck will hold drill bits for cleaning out snorkel sac guards, reamers, taps, tapers, you name it. It's much easier to grip this tool than just a drill, or a tap wrench which never tightens right on a round object, and fits a wide range of diameters from a #50 drill all the way up to 3/8" If it fits, you have an instant handle. I find it to be very useful for holding things like Vac jewels or other small parts for buffing. They're held securely instead of getting ripped out of your fingers and flung into the deep dark corners of the shop. (been there, eh?) V 2.0 has a chuck designed for hand tightening. Overall length is 7" The handle is about 5 1/2" long and 1 1/4" at the widest part so that you get a good grip. I've listed them here instead of on the "stuff" page because if you do pen repair, you need this tool! These will be out for sale at the Ohio show. I suspect that once people see one being used at my seminar on Friday, they won't last long. If you want to order one (and pay for it) and pick it up at the show, we'll be happy to put your name on one. OUT OF STOCK *Gulliver's Travels and Busman's Honeymoon respectively.

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