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[david i]

Not sure where to start with this one.  I'm not sure how long I've dabbled at the special/off-catalogue Sheaffer Balance cap-bands. I'm sure I had a couple with the longitudinally-lined "Jeweler's" cap-bands before year 2000.  The other stuff is well more scarce.  But, years of hunting Parker Vacumatics, particularly the esoteric sort, gave me a pretty strong grounding in the process.  As scarce Vacs grew fewer missing (and harder to find), it seemed natural to turn the gun (so to speak) on a 1930s series with many parallels to Vacumatic, Sheaffer's Balance. After having grabbed a few good ones in Golden Brown just the last few months, I took a few minutes today to toss 'em together.

 

Six different cap-bands "special" and/or "off-catalogue" in this color. Duplicates of some of the better cap-bands.  I might have to update that 14 page article I wrote for Erano when he was chairing the PENnant, this time for  his http://www.fountainpenjournal.com.

 

I often put a bit of flippancy (dare we say, "snark") in my posts.   This one I offer straight.  It is, I suspect, ok to find contentment in accomplishing a high level focused collection. Hell, hunters have their deer heads mounted on the walls, bowlers have their trophies, and so forth.   This is a pretty serious collection. It is the first time a cluster of this magnitude-- cap-band and color-- has been shown, and I really have doubts it ever has been duplicated in another collection.

 

 

 

 

regards

 

David

[Widget]

David wonderful collection but I'm curious to know do these bands appear in any other colours?

[Mike Hosea]

David wonderful collection but I'm curious to know do these bands appear in any other colours?

 

Sure.  There's probably a half dozen threads on the subject here, but this is the first I happened upon when I went in search for you:

 

http://fpgeeks.com/f...pecial-Balances

Edited by Mike Hosea, 13 April 2015 - 10:33 PM.

[david i]

 

[travberg]

Not sure where to start with this one.  I'm not sure how long I've dabbled at the special/off-catalogue Sheaffer Balance cap-bands. I'm sure I had a couple with the longitudinally-lined "Jeweler's cap-bands before year 2000.  The other stuff is well more scarce.  But, years of hunting Parker Vacumatics, particularly the esoteric sort, gave me a pretty strong grounding in the process.  As scarce Vacs grew fewer missing (and harder to find), it seemed natural to turn the gun (so to speak) on a 1930s series with many parallels to Vacumatic, Sheaffer's Balance. After having grabbed a few good ones in Golden Brown just the last few months, I took a few minutes today to toss 'em together.
 
Six different cap-bands "special" and/or "off-catalogue" in this color. Duplicates of some of the better cap-bands.  I might have to update that 14 page article I wrote for Erano when he was chairing the PENnant, this time for  his http://www.fountainpenjournal.com.
 
I often put a bit of flippancy (dare we say, "snark") in my posts.   This one I offer straight.  It is, I suspect, ok to find contentment in accomplishing a high level focused collection. Hell, hunters have their deer heads mounted on the walls, bowlers have their trophies, and so forth.   This is a pretty serious collection. It is the first time a cluster of this magnitude-- cap-band and color-- has been shown, and I really have doubts it ever has been duplicated in another collection.
 
 

 
 
regards
 
David

David,

Think Farmboy wants to take up the challenge and will make me did back thru boxes.

Ok, what sizes or colors do you want me to line up for Saturday's pictures... I threw the smaller sizes into baggies somewhere. Hop Along, aka Huck Fin, aka Farmboy hasn't even seen most of them., he will be hopping to Sacramento on Saturday to see what he owns.

[david i]

I'd written a 14 page article on these for Paul Erano when he was still doing PENnant. Many variations on many colors can be found.

 

-d

[david i]

David,

Think Farmboy wants to take up the challenge and will make me did back thru boxes.

Ok, what sizes or colors do you want me to line up for Saturday's pictures... I threw the smaller sizes into baggies somewhere. Hop Along, aka Huck Fin, aka Farmboy hasn't even seen most of them., he will be hopping to Sacramento on Saturday to see what he owns.

 

 

I'm just home from two most crazy weeks I've had at this hospital. Catching up.   You know which sort I'd like to buy

 

-d

[travberg]

David,

Just booked my flight for Chicago show, arrive Thursday, be at hotel around 2pm.

Hard to say what I can pri-loose of Farmboy's mitts. May have to kick him in the knee ( he had major knee surgery last Wednesday).

He owns half of the stuff. Should I let him have the caps or the barrels:)))))

[Roger W.]

I say Farmboy steals a march on David!  Why should David have all the off catalog stuff?  Just kidding as it is nice to see a collection build up that a younger guy has as it will be around for a long time to come.

 

Doug - looking forward to seeing you at the show!

 

Roger W.

[Widget]

Thanks for that guys. I thought I was doing well finding a couple of Roseglows. Must try harder.