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Pens
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Pen #3053 "red" hard rubber Waterman
Liaison
$377
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: hard rubber
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Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
cartridge/converter
included
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Point: fine 18K
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Imprint:
n/a
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Size: 5.6"
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COMMENTS:
Made in the early
90's, the Liaison had a rather short production run, and
came in just 3 colors. Black plastic, red hard hard
rubber, and brown hard rubber. At a bit over 5
1/2" it is a long pen, and the girth is a good size
too.The pen does not have a dedicated section, but rather
a long barrel and a short "section" in front of the trim
ring. You open the pen by turning the knob at the
back end of the pen. The nib unit is propelled
forward, and then can be taken out of the barrel to refill
the pen or replace the cartridge. Drop the nib unit into
the barrel and turn the knob CCW to draw it back in.
Pressure tabs on either side of the pen hold the cap
on. The nib is marked fine, and leans a bit towards
the XF side of fine. Clean trim - some very fine
scratches from use. I've had the pen for somewhere between
15 and 20 years. The barrel has retained its
color. The picture is pretty accurate. The
front of the barrel is a bit darker. The pen comes
with the Waterman box (no outer sleeve), papers,
instruction book, converter and a black ink cartridge.
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Pen #3057 Parker Vacumatic Major $177
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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 description
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Filler:
Vacumatic
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Point: fine
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Imprint: extra fine
1st Quarter 1946
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Size: 5"
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COMMENTS:
The Vacumatics
were approaching the end of their run when this pen was
made in 1946. The big seller for Parker was the
Parker 51, but these were made for a few more years.
The trim on the silver pearl pens usually takes on a
bit of a frosted look over time, and this one has.
No evidence of brassing though. The nib is a smooth
fine. Clear rod on the pump, but not water clear.
The pen has of course been restored.
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Pen #3014 Parker Challenger
$127
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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 #3069 First year
Sheaffer
Valiant
snorkal
$157
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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
gold
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Imprint: excellent
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Size: 5.5"
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COMMENTS:
Sheaffer started
with the Touchdown pens in 1950, and they sold very
well. But after two years of production the model
was discontinued, but many of the design elements were
carried over with the new Snorkel pens. The
snorkel filling system featured a tube that extended out
the underside of the feed and beyond the tip of the nib to
fill the pen. No dipping the nib in the ink with the
fuss and bother of having to wipe it clean before you
could use the pen. Simply turn the knob at the back
end to retract the tube and the pen was ready to write.The
first year pens had had a couple of design
distinctions. One is the design of the ring for the
spring on the sac guard - machined instead of stamped, a
design that we think was better but no doubt more
expensive to make, and a 14K gold snorkel tube. This
pen is a first year pen. Excellent imprint, no
brassing on the trim, tight clip, and a nice smooth extra
fine 14K nib. Fully restored.
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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 #3068 Sheaffer Milady Gregg
pen
$137
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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: two tone
XF #5 Feather Touch |
Imprint: crisp
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Size: 4.8"
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COMMENTS:
Thanks again to
Richard Binder's excellent website, and a two line
refernce to this pen to putting me on the track of the
right identification. The Milady is a short, slender
non-lifetime Balance pen with a #5 Feather touch
nib. What makes this pen unique is the Gregg
endorsed logo in the barrel below the lever. You can
see it in the picture above. Sheaffer made these in
the 30s for taking shorthand. The standard called for a
firm, extra fine nib so that the open spaces between
letters wouldn't close, obscuring meaning. This is a
clean little pen. No brassing, racks or tooth
marks. Some transparency to the section. There
is a mark on the barrel where the cap edge rubbed, and a
posting mark on the barrel. I don't want to risk
losing the imprint in the barrel, so I did not try to
remove them. Nice little pen, perfect if you like a
precise, clean line when writing.
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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
$97
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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 #3062 Eversharp Skyline
SOLD
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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: fine
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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. This pen is jet black with a black
derby. The cap is the green and black striped
plastic. The nib has some nice bounce to it - not
enough to be called a flex nib, but neither is it a firm
nib. A clean, restored pen. No tooth marks or
cracks, no brassing on the trim, and no posting mark on
the lever. There is a bit of damage to the area
around the vent holes on the cap. Restored of
course.
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Pen #3070 Eversharp Skyline wet
semi flex medium
$157
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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 #3011 Jr Size
Sheaffer Balance $117
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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 #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 #3061 Sheaffer Clipper Snorkel set
$147
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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 #3050 Sheaffer
pens
price in the comments
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COMMENTS:
Three pens that I
don't want tp to have buried on the
Alley...
* Triumph Imperial pen either 2441 or 2142
depending on color - The pens are
excellent condition, cleaned, tested, and a light
polish. The frosting on the caps is excellent.
The nibs measured line width, with the pen filled and on
my standard testing paper measures between 0.4 and 0.5mm,
so fine, maybe extra fine.Nice writing nibs on both
pens. NO converter. Both the Sheaffer squeeze and
piston converters fit. We will send along a
cartridge so that you can use the pen. Price per pen -
$35
Please tell us which color you want when you order
BLUE pen sold.
RED pen sold
* NOS Sheaffer Javelin - The pen
comes in the box, with papers and two
cartridges. The pen has not been filled
and written with. The medium nib has been
dry tested for smoothness on paper. If you
want us to fill the pen and ink test, please let us
know when you order the pen. This
would be a good candidate for a grind to a cursive
Italic nib.
PEN -
$47
Grind to cursive Italic - $40
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Pen #3009
Copper SJ Esterbrook $67
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material: CAB - Cellulose
Acetate Butyrate
(we think) |
Nib condition:
excellent
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
lever
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Point: 9461
fine - "carbon copies" **
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Imprint:
crisp
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Size: 4.8"
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COMMENTS:
The SJ is the
thinner and slightly shorter version of the Esterbrook
pens. Made from the 40s into the 60s (I bought my
first one in 1972 or so) they're a well made, durable
pen. The trim is stainless steel, not plated brass
so no plating to wear. While Wahl Eversharp started the
interchangeable nib thing, Esterbrook kept it going,
offering a wider range of nibs from the economical 1000
series nibs to the 9000 series "Durachrome" nib. The pen is in excellent condition, no flaws,
crisp imprint and great color.
**Nib shown is a 2000 series nib. Since the original
listing this has been upgraded to a 9461 nib, which
happens to be my favorite Esterbrook nib.
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Pen #3047
Copper Esterbrook Dollar pen $117
2788 "Shaded Writing" nib
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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: 2788
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Imprint:
crisp
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Size: 4.8"
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COMMENTS:
The later
Esterbrooks i.e. the J series and SJ are quite
common. The earlier Dollar pens, not so much.
This is one of the earlier pens. I think that this
is the CAB material, not celluloid. An earlier
version with the larger hole on top, with the ridge
stopping at the hole instead of going over the edge to the
top. I generally don't sell pens with the 2000
series nibs, but this is an exception - its a 2788 and
quite uncommon. The printed nib charts that I have
show a 9788 marked "shaded writing" but not a
2788. Brian Anderson's nib lists shows a 2788
described as "flexible medium" nib. The nib is very
clean and nice writing. There are slits from the
shoulder on either side to aid in flex. Not wet
noodle like some of the 9128 nibs, but a medium
flex.
* 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 that makes the plastic more moisture
resistant, and is fairly impact resistant.
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Pen #3035
Esterbrook
Transitional J
9461 nib
$87
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: excellent
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Material:
CAB
- Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
(we think) |
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 H 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 #3021 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: fine
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.1"
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COMMENT:
As has been noted
elsewhere, the change over to aerometric 51s not only
included a change of filling system, but also size, both
length and diameter, to create the Demi 51. People
with smaller hands seem to like the size of the pen a bit
better than the standard 51. This one is in
excellent condition. Restored with a new PVC sac,
and the Lustraloy cap refrosted to
replicate the etched frosting of the original finish. Original
jewel too.
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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 #2962 Stainless Sheaffer slender
Fashion pen
$47
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Overall Grade:
mint
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Metal: excellent
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Material: 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: medium
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.4"
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COMMENTS: I remember
seeing these in a store in the mid 80s. Nice pens,
more than a student grade pen. Stainless nib,
brushed stainless cap band barrel. The nib units are
marked medium. Like the slim Targa, these take the
slim converters and cartridges, which Sheaffer
discontinued decades ago. We're including a
Monteverde syringe style mini converter which Sheaffer was
selling as a replacement for the slim converter.
Though they work, we recommend looking into the Kaweco
syringe style mini converter used in the Kaweco sport. We
think that with the metal band around the nipple they'll
be more reliable in the long run. You may
be able to use a standard International cartridge in the
pen.... Warranty
on the pens, not the converter.
TWO PENS AVAILABLE
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Pen #3065
Cross Aventura $27
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Overall Grade:
excellent
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Metal: replated
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Material:
plastic
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Nib condition: excellent |
Flaws:
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Filler:
cartridge/converter
a couple Cross cartridges
will be included.
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Point: medium stainless
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.8"
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COMMENTS:
I picked this up
at an antique show along with a bunch of other pens.
Recent production, the barrel plastic, with chrome
trim. The nib is a smooth writing Stainless
nib. The pen takes a basic Cross converter or
cartridges. We'll throw in a couple of old stock
cartridges so that you can use the pen. You might
have to add some distilled water, but you can refill the
cartridges with the ink of your choice using a syringe.
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Pen #2936 Sheaffer Connaisseur ballpoint
$57
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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: nib? What nib?
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Flaws: none
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Filler:
ballpoint
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Point: ballpoint
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Imprint:
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Size: 5.4
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COMMENTS: A good size ballpoint - twist action. The
refill is one of the Monteverde ballpoint refills made to
fit Sheaffer pens. It works, and is I think a bit
better than Sheaffer's were.
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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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