My flight to Columbus was long and challenging. The weather was rough. My first leg from LaGuardia to Atlanta was delayed. My connection there was a close call. I arrived at the hotel at 915pm or so. Tired, too. The fellow pulled up moments later (local, he'd waited for my arrival) and I helped him unload his vintage English car (in British Racing Green, just like my Jag).
He had probably 100 pens with him, having collected- with a good eye- for about 12 years. This was not the usual "Grandpa dumped pens in the box for 50 years" sort with 200 wearevers for every Parker Vac. I put aside about 50 pens, having assessed, categorized, screened, and purchased (in my room) them within 90 minutes of arrival, putting aside the problem pens (serious mismatches, weak items, good items just not of interest). Not a trivial process. He had had offers on a couple of the gems, but they were lowball. I explained the process of taking half or more a collection in one fell swoop, noted better prices on the key pieces and was off to the races. We agreed on a cash price.
I spent my not stingy budget for the full weekend during my first 90 minutes here. Exact same cost as the Janesville Hoard from last month- which is a bit weird- that one though with well more near modern (Parker 75) and with more chaff than wheat, though with some rare off-catalogue Parker mentioned in the Janesville Off Catalogue Thred (CLICK HERE FOR Janesville Off Catalogue Thread)
What was included? Well at least...
- Parker 51 English solid 18k gold "Presidential"
- Parker 51 Empire set near mint in box
- Parker 51 First Year Demonstrator (clear hood, red collector, smooths sterling cap)
- 5-6 First Year Parker 51's
- 3 Smooth Sterling cap Parker 51's inluding the Demo
- Nassau 51
- Buckskin 51
- 3 superb 51 Double Jewel Heritage (window pane) cap with solid gold trim
- 12 double Jewel 51's all told
- 12 very clean basic single jewel 51's
- Parker 51 Signet (all gold fill) scarce as smaller Demi
- Parker Vacumatic Sr. Maxima Green
- Superb Wahl Coronet with Dubonnet (red) inserts
- Perfect blue Wahl full size Personal Point flat top set
- Pair of superb modern-ish Waterman Edson FPs
- Couple Duofold Senior including black HR flat top with medium imprint
- Couple tolerable yellow Duofold Juniors
- Red Vacumatic Streamlined Standard
- Superb "transitional" (for real) blue/gray Duofold striper set 1942
- Namiki sterling pen, dragon motif
- Parker 75 Cisele mint in box
- Pelikan 1050(?) 1000-with-vermeil cap
- And more.
How goes that expression... happy David?
regards
-d
