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Pens
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pens shown are restored
to our standards, in nice working order, and backed by
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Pen #3070 Eversharp Skyline wet
semi flex medium
$147
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Overall Grade: extra
fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: plastic
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
lever
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Point: wet,
semi-flex medium
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Imprint:
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Size: 5"
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COMMENTS:
The Skyline was
introduced in 1940, the design by Henry Dreyfuss.
They were a popular pen, with production continuing after
WWII. There were varying degrees of bling- from
gold, to striped caps, to a simple pen like this one in
jet black with a black cap and derby. Truth be told,
I like this better than the fancier ones. The cap is
clean, no cracks or brassing. There is the typical
posting mark on the lever, a couple of flea bites on the
tail and cap. The nib is a very smooth, wet writing
medium semi-flex nib Restored of course.
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Pen #3076
Forest green Eversharp
Skyline set - flex
fine nib
SOLD
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent caps
pencil cone brassed |
aterial: Lucite
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws:
see comments
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Filler:
lever
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Point: fine flexible
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Imprint:
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Size: 5"
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COMMENTS:
Taking pictures
of this set is enough to drive you nuts. It's a
gorgeous set, in the box, with the warranty and
instructions... flawless cap on both pen and pencil, and
the repeater pencil works very well. NICE nib,
marked flexible. That's down under the edge of the
section though. But write with it, and yes, it's a
flexible nib. The problem is that I can't get the
color of the set right. I'm a pen mechanic and audio
recording guy, and I know nothing about Photoshop.
The pen and pencil are a deep forest green, not
black, and absolutely gorgeous against the gold of
the caps. You get a hint of it on the pencil in the top
picture. The green is quite evident in the right
light. No dents, no dings no brassing on the
caps. The cone of the pencil is brassed. I can
replate that if requested when you order the set, but I've
left it alone for now. The cap liner is firm and
does not rotate, the pen restored and nib smoothed.
The box is in excellent condition inside and out.
Note that the warranty on the sheet applied only to the
original owner, back in 1942. See our policy page
for our warranty.
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Pen #3066 Sheaffer Valiant TM Touchdown
set
$147
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Overall Grade: extra
fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: Forticel
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
Touchdown
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Point: extra fine two tone
gold
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Imprint: extra fine
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Size: 5.3"
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COMMENTS:
I will admit that
I like the Touchdown pens better than the snorkel. The
Thin Model (TM) Touchdown preceded the snorkel by two
years, and they share many design elements, but without
all of the internal parts, the design is simpler and with
a larger sac holds more ink. This set is in Persian
blue. The trim is clean, no cracks or tooth marks in
the plastic. Note the very clear window in the
section - about as clear as it gets. The mask on the
nib is perfect. The pencil is working, and
uses fine leads, i.e. 0.036", which is roughly
0.9mm. The imprints are rarely super deep on these
pens, but both are in good condition. The knurling on the
blind cap is excellent. The only flaw is a bit of a lift
on either side of the clip. Restored
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Pen #3014 Parker Challenger
$147
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Overall Grade: extra
fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: celluloid
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
button
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Point: fine gold nib
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Imprint: worn but readable
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Size: 5"
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COMMENTS:
Made in the first
quarter of 1940 the Challenger was a middle line of pens,
sharing components with the Duofold Jr pens, but a better
quality than the Parkettes. This was in the middle
of the production time line - so it's design predated the
Royal Challenger, but the clip design is more like the
Vacumatic with the jewel on top. The imprint is a bit
worn, but readable. There is some wear to the
plating on the clip as is typical with the nickel trim
pens, but no brassing. The cap bands have been
replated with nickel. The window in the section shows ink
level, the breather tube that you see on the inside on
these pens did absolutely nothing. It just made you
think that it took in a little more ink because
it was there - but there wasn't a hole going from the
middle of the feed up to the ink channel as there was on
the Vacumatic pens. Just marketing....
Restored, as are all of our pens!
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Pen #3072 Sheaffer
Targa - factory italic nib (F) $127
Stickered, nib chalk
marked
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Overall Grade: MINT
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Metal: excellent
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Material: Brushed stainless
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Nib condition: MINT
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
cartridge/converter
converter included
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Point: Fine Factory italic chalk marked
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.5"
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COMMENTS.:
One of the iconic
Sheaffer pens is the Targa. Excellent pens, and
Sheaffer sold a lot of them. This a 1001, made
between 1980 and 1981. I still have my set that I
bought at the Penn Traffic in DuBois back in 1980.
The cap has the sticker, marked fine. The nib is a
fine stainless italic with the "F" chalkmark still
on it. The pen is absolutely mint. I've water tested the
nib unit, and there wasn't a trace of ink in the
water. The converter is a new red end, i.e. PVC sac
converter. In the box with instructions. No
flaws - what looks like one on the nib is a reflection off
of the light tent
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Pen #2849 Sheaffer
Gregg Shorthand pen $117
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Overall Grade: extra fine
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Metal: replated
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Material:
celluloid
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Nib condition: excellent |
Flaws:
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Filler:
lever
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Point: fine 14K stamped GREGG
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Imprint: none - see
comments
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Size: 5.0"
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COMMENTS:
This is an
interesting little pen, and perhaps rare. I've only
handled one in over 30 years of collecting and repairing
pens.. It's on the slender side, but not
skinny. When posted, the pen is nicely balanced.
Richard Binder has an interesting
article on the Gregg shorthand pens if you're
curious. Sheaffer made the Addipoint with an
interchangeable nib at a lower price point, but in the
late 1930s they made this pen.. Binder describes it
as "a “throwback” straight-line
flat-topped model, with the straight silhouette of the cap
providing a good frame for Gregg logo in the cap crown and
with a humped flat-ball clip taken from Sheaffer’s
then-current WASP sub-brand pens." The 14K nib is a
nice writing fine. The trim has been replated with a
base layer of nickel and top layer of gold. Fully
restored.
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Pen #3048
Green
Esterbrook Dollar pen set $137
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: CAB -
Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
(we think)*
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
lever
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Point: 9550
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Imprint:
crisp and deep
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Size: 4.8"
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COMMENTS:
Dollar pens in
general tend to be less common than say an J or JS.
A set, even more so. The clip is the last
version of the two hole clips - smaller size top hole with
the ridge extending over to the top. A very clean
set, with a crisp, deep imprint on the barrel. The
nib is a 9550, firm XF nib. Nice writing, and
tempting me to keep it for use in one of my own
pens. The pencil is clean and working. It uses
0.036" lead = fine leads, more or less equal to the 0.9mm
leads of today. I've stuck an eraser in the end of
the mechanism, more or less as a plug to keep the leads in
place. IF you can find them, the Parker
Insignia erasers generally fit. As always, restored,
tested and ready to write.
* Decidedly not celluloid. Tougher, and it doesn't
burst into flame easily. We think it's
Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, more towards the butyrate
side. The plastic more moisture resistant, and is
fairly impact resistant.
More restored Esterbrooks
can be found farther down the page!
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Pen #3056
Esterbrook desk set
SOLD
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Overall Grade:
extra fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: CAB
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Nib condition: excellent
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Flaws:
see comments
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Filler:
lever
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Point: 9556 "fine writing"
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Imprint: extra fine
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Size: pen - 7"
tip to tail
base
5" in diameter
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COMMENTS: The
most common Esterbrook desk set is the proverbial Eight
Ball. These are by contrast are hard to find, and
harder to find with the matching pen. Rare? Perhaps,
but certainly uncommon - and cool. It makes me think
of the '55 Buick Special that we had in baby blue.
The flaws are small, but present. The abrasion to
the finish on the base can be seen in the picture.
There is a very small, solvent welded
crack below the band on the barrel. NO cracks on the
section, but there are some scratches/marks on the edge of
the section. The pen has a very nice writing 9556
nib installed. Restored of course.
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Pen #3011 Jr Size
Sheaffer Balance $97
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: celluloid
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
lever
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Point: extra fine
3-25
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Imprint: excellent
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Size: 4.8"
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COMMENTS:
We had a longer
version of this pen earlier this year. One of the
rarer colors from the Sheaffer line back in the
30's. The cap is correct with red lines
through the plastic. The setting of the pen just
shows the part where the red lines don't run through the
gray marble, but it matches the barrel.
The nib for this non -Lifetime version is the correct 3-25
(#3 size, 25 year warranty) gold nib. Excellent imprint,
clean lever and cap band. There is some minor wear
to the clip. Restored
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Pen #3061 Sheaffer Clipper Snorkel set
SOLD
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: forticel
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
snorkel
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Point: extra fine
palladium silver
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Imprint:
worn but readable
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Size: 55"
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COMMENTS:
This is a very
clean Clipper set - metal cap with the gold filled cap
band, palladium silver nib with a matching pencil.
The nib a smooth writing palladium silver nib. No
dents in the cap of either the pen or pencil. Clean
trim with no brassing. The pencil works, and uses
0.-36" "thin" leads, which is pretty close to 0.9mm Restored
and tested, as are all of the pens that we sell on the
website.
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Pen #3035
Esterbrook
Transitional J
9461 nib SOLD
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material:
CAB
- Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
lever
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Point: 9461
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Imprint:
crisp
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Size: 4.9"
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COMMENTS:
I'll say it up
front.... Nice pen. This the initial
model of the transitional Esterbrook J with the ribbed top
that screws into the cap. Nice color, and clean as
can be. No cracks, no dents, a nice crisp imprint,
and a 9461 nib - one of the later nibs, but a nice
writer. I've been carrying this one, but I can't
keep every pen that catches my fancy...
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Pen #3042
Esterbrook Dollar pen
$67
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Overall Grade:
extra fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: plastic (CAB?)
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
lever
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Point: early 2442
fine stub
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Imprint: excellent
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Size: 54.7"
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COMMENTS:
This is the
smaller of the two Dollar pen sizes. It's hard to
find these pens, let alone in decent condition. I
grade this as extra fine. A few small flea bites,
but nothing signficant. The nib is an early
2442 Esterbrook Falcon nib, flat feed, appropriate
for this pen. Restored and tested.
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Pen #3008 Pygmy
Balance
$147
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: celluloid
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
lever
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Point: fine
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Imprint: excellent
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Size: 4.1"
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COMMENTS:
I don't know if that's what they're really
called, but it works....
Robyn says that the pen is "really
cute." Can pens be cute? My cat is cute, and
plays fetch with paper balls, which is cute. I've
never seen a pen play fetch. I
rarely use the words rare, but if it isn't rare
(VS cute) it at least it fall into the "rather uncommon"
category. If the proportions look like they're off,
they are, though correct. This is the same diameter
as a slender Balance, but about 3/4" shorter than a Jr
pen, The clip indicates an early pen - about 1929.
White dot, Lifetime nib, it's like the "Tuckaway" or
maybe "Sport" of the Balance line. The cap posts
nicely, so not too short for
writing, Clean trim, no brassing, no tooth marks.
Fully restored
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Pen #3005 Mint
Stickered Parker 21 set
$77
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mintOverall Grade:
mint
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Metal: excellent
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Material:plastic
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Nib condition: mint
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
aerometric
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Point: extra fine
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Imprint:
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Size: base is 4 1/4" X 3 1/4"
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COMMENTS:
Mint, stickered
Parker 21 set. I've water tested the pen, and there
was no sign of ink in the water. The sticker is a
little loose as you can see in the picture. The box
is in excellent condition - no tape holding things
together. All of the internal cardboard is there,
along with the cellophane wrapper, cardboard tube to
protect the nib, and the original sales slip which you can
see here.... It evidently was a
last minute Christmas gift as the hand written receipt is
dated 12/23 - no year though. If you want me to
fill the pen and test the pen before we send it out,
please let me know when you write to place the order.
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Pen #2877 Kohinoor
Rapidograph
$37
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Overall Grade:
extra fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: see comments
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Nib condition: excellent
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Flaws: see
comments
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Filler:
piston
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Point: fine
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Imprint: extra fine
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Size: 5.2"
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COMMENTS:
The Rapidograph
is an imported export. The stylographic pens first
appeared in the US in pens like the Inkograph, and were
taken back to Germany in the inter war period, where they
were popular because the tube was cheaper to make than a
nib. With a weighted wire running down the middle,
technical drawing inks could be used because the wire
moving up and down while you wrote kept it from
clogging. They came back to this country after the
war as a technical drawing pen with the tubular nibs made
in a range of diameters, which gave specific line widths
without messing with a dip style drawing pen. The
nib on this one is marked 2 1/2. Line width is on
the wider side for these pens. The barrel is hard
rubber, the cap is plastic, which is common for these
pens. A little wear to the plating on the clip and
the stamping on the red band is a bit worn, but otherwise
the pen is in very nice condition.
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Pen #3006 Demi
Parker 51 pen and pencil
$137
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Overall Grade: extra
fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: Lucite
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: flaking on
sac guard
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Filler:
aerometric
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Point: fine
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Imprint: extra
fine
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Size: 5.1"
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COMMENTS:
When Parker
introduced the aerometric 51, they also came out with a
new Demi version. The original Vacumatic version was
the same diameter as the standard 51, but shorter.
The new ones are thinner as well. The pen and
pencil strictly speaking are not a set - the pen has a 4th
quarter 1948 date code, the pencil which is a shorter
version to go with the demi pen has a 3rd quarter 1952
date code. The pen has an early "press 6 times" sac
guard which has some flaking to the plating on the sac
guard. Excellent frosting on the pen and pencil.
Restored with a new PVC sac.
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Pen #3007 Aerometric demi 51 $127
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: Lucite
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
Aerometric
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Point: xf
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.1"
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COMMENT:
An aerometric
Parker 51 in gray. Extra fine nib, fully
restored. Later production so no date code and a
hoop end sac guard/filler. Nice frosting on the cap
over all with a few scuff marks in the frosting on one
side (you can sort of see it in the picture above).
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Pen #2938
Sheaffer slender flat top
$137
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Overall Grade: extra fine
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Metal: excellent
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Material: celluloid
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: replated
band
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Filler:
lever
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Point: fine
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Imprint: extra fine
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Size: 5.2"
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COMMENTS:
This
is one of the "odds and ends" items. I've had it in
the shop for a while, restored, but have no idea where I
got it. Longer
than a Jr size Sheaffer, thinner than a Sr flat top, but
about the same length. Lifetime nib, white dot in
the top of the cap. Humped flat ball clip. No cracks, no chips or tooth marks. The
clip was replated and then the cap band plated to match
color.
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Pen #3077 Esterbrooks
See description below
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COMMENTS: Esterbrook
had one goal - make good writing, reliable fountain
pens. They made the pens out of thicker plastic than
most others in their price range. the trim is stainless
steel, so no chance of plating wearing off.
They were made to be used, and to last. Some of my
favorite pens are Esterbrooks, including the copper
transitional on the table next to me. We accumulated
quite a few Esterbrooks over the summer, and I've finally
restored them and am listing them here.
All of the pens shown above, except the dollar pen
and the pastel pens, are Esterbrook J pens with buttons on
both ends. The pastel pens also have buttons on
barrel and cap. All pens are in extra fine
condition, and have been cleaned, restored, polished, and
have decent writing 2000 series nibs installed. Some
darkening to the plastic on the two pastel pens, most
notably on the green one around the lever, which you can
see in the picture.
Pricing:
All,
including the pastel pens are $50 each, and are sold with
the nib that is in the pen. With NO nib, the
pens are $45.
The J pens and the Dollar pen have 2000 series nibs.
The pastel pens have 1500 nibs. I do have 9000
series nibs available. I can upgrade the nib for you
with the nib of choice below. Add $25 if I keep the
2000 series nib, $30 if you want both the 2000 nib and the
9000 nib. I will install the upgrade and will align
the nib with the lever before the pen ships.
>>Please give both the pen number and nib
preferences when you order the pen. The 9000 series
nib are below the pen descriptions.
#1 - Foliage green 2668
#2 - Red (Dubonnet red) Marked "Esterbrook, Broad"
so a later nib
#3 - Fern Green 2556
#4 - Pearl Gray 2668
#5 - Cobalt Blue 2556
#6 - Foliage Green 2314M
#7 - Black 2556
#8 - Black 2668
#9 - Cobalt Blue Dollar pen - small
#10 - Pastel Green 1555
#11 - Pink 1555 Gregg nib. SOLD
9000 series nibs available. Nibs are available on a
first come-first serve basis, and will not be sold
separately, but only with one of the pens in this
listing.
9460 - 2 (carbon copies)
9461 - 2 (carbon copies, fine)
9550 - 4 (extra fine)
9555 - 1 (shorthand)
9556 - 3 (fine writing)
9668 - 1 (general writing)
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What's with this "fully restored"
thing anyway?
There are some sellers out there who will put a sac in a pen and
call it "restored." I'm not one of them.
I started repairing pens for myself back in the late 80s or so,
and of course was restoring them
the way that I thought that they should be.... and the way that
most people would want their pens
to be. The work is done with attention to detail, nice
looking, cleaned, nib smoothed,
polished and working. That habit was ingrained in
me,
and it's still the way I repair pens - for my self, to sell, or
for clients.
Note that all pens
are sold without ink, cartridges or converters
unless otherwise noted.
Wondering how we grade pens?
Take a look here!
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