Neat sign!!
Any interest in a Vacumatic printers block?
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Posted by Michael Quitt on 11 July 2014 - 04:10 PM in PARKER: (USA "Big Five")
Neat sign!!
Any interest in a Vacumatic printers block?
Posted by Michael Quitt on 28 May 2014 - 10:02 PM in MODERN PENS. Yes... really.
Hi All,
I'm trying to find out some information for someone regarding a sterling pen and pencil set made by Dunhill. It has a "bark like" finish on the barrels. The unusual thing about them is the presence of an eagle's head on the top of each of those. He had a sterling lighter that matched that he's already sold. Using google, I located a pic of a gold lighter with the eagle and a pen that matches...but, no more information. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Michael Quitt
www.charmcitypens.com
Posted by Michael Quitt on 06 March 2014 - 04:09 PM in R & R: (Repair and Restoration)
I just use the tip of a very small screwdriver to push the "o" ring into place.
Posted by Michael Quitt on 14 January 2014 - 05:03 PM in R & R: (Repair and Restoration)
A problem can arise when the "c-ring" and the surrounding area corrodes and "sticks" to the side of the barrel ... which requires "digging it out of the slot" in any pen that uses a "c-ring" support the lever :^ )
Glad that wasn't the case with your repair, Rick!
See you in Philly this weekend!!
Posted by Michael Quitt on 06 December 2013 - 04:57 PM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing
I saw that listing, also...and, at first, thought that they may have put the decimal point in the wrong place...lol It's missing the ring at the top of the cap...perhaps it's "prototype"??? :^ )
Michael Quitt
www.charmcitypens.com
Posted by Michael Quitt on 31 October 2013 - 08:27 PM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing
Some of the best-known pen professionals have famously long turnaround times that are incontrovertibly "worth the wait," while other folks can seemingly have your pen back to you within a couple weeks...
Aside from name recognition, what separates the "big dogs" from the others?
Hi,
There are not perfect answers. Certainly some of the big names do grand work. Heck, I go back to the beginning with some of them. But, certainly some smaller names do (perhaps just as) grand work too. McD's does more business than Johnny's Burgers but Johnny's might taste at least as good. Fountain Pen Network has more posts than Fountain Pen Board and... cough... cough...
Growing big in business usually requires doing some decent business but it does not mark, per se, the best artisans.
Some guys put less effort into marketing. Some are not full time in the business. Some names I know you might not even know (but maybe you would). Some have not caught fire lacking certain associations. Some are just starting out but do fine work.
BTW, are you in Janesville? We have a pen club there now. Too I will be posting shortly about a major pen hoard I scored there last week.
best regards
david
Posted by Michael Quitt on 22 August 2013 - 06:22 PM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing
The world has always been crazy. And eBay is full of totally bonkers sellers.
Something I'm seeing recently is I'll watch a nice pen I'm interested in. Don't bid cause it gets too expensive for me (but still reasonable for the pen). The auction ends and the next day the SAME pen, same pics, same seller, etc goes up as "Buy It Now" for 100x the closing price. Like I watched a nice Soennecken finish at $250. Suddenly it is BIN for $2k. This has happened enough times for me to wonder what the heck is going on.
Posted by Michael Quitt on 14 August 2013 - 04:03 PM in R & R: (Repair and Restoration)
Posted by Michael Quitt on 06 August 2013 - 03:36 PM in Greetings + Latest News