Hey everyone, I'm Aaron, and I grew up in Minnesota, but now live in Hong Kong. I found this board when I was looking for info about fountain pens. I really focus on Sheaffer because of what it means to my family. My grandfather worked for them 44 years, starting as a dock worker and working up to become the foreman for the Skrip ink division. I have a lot of Sheaffer stuff (not just fountain pens), but really am not that knowledgeable about it all. This looks like a friendly place with helpful and knowledgeable people, so I look forward to sharing a bit and learning from you all!
Hong Kong based Sheaffer fan
Started by AP852, Sep 01 2015 07:06 PM
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david i
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Posted 01 September 2015 - 07:15 PM
Welcome.
David R. Isaacson MD. Website: VACUMANIA.com for quality old pens with full warranty.
Email: isaacson@frontiernet.net
Email: isaacson@frontiernet.net
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Posted 01 September 2015 - 10:54 PM
Welcome!
You will find the folks here at the FPB the absolute best when it comes to knowledge, friendliness, and advice. We all welcome you to ask questions and if you have any nib questions, please feel free to ask!
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Posted 11 September 2015 - 09:27 PM
From a true Sheaffer family! Welcome!
Sheaffer is harder to understand / reconstruct than Parker: there are websites devoted to Parker in general, and to the Parker 51 and the Parker 75 pens. There are "coffee table" books about three famous Parker pens. Sheaffer information is a bit more scattered.
Two places to look:
- Vacumania.com, by David Isaacson ("David I" above) has descriptions and pictures of many Sheaffer pens
- Pendemonium.com was located in Ft Madison, Iowa, which was Sheaffer HQ. They have had a fair amount of Sheaffer "stuff" in addition to pens and inks. I have a couple of Sheaffer 3-ring binders ("Sheaffer: The Proud Craftsman") from them.
If you can share photos of anything Sheaffer-ish, it helps us get a feel for working at a place like Sheaffer.
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Posted 15 September 2015 - 04:18 AM
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