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#44093 Golden Arrow on ebay

Posted by FarmBoy on 18 October 2017 - 04:37 AM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing

Didn't see the Golden Arrow imprint on the eBay pictures but the nib is wrong for a Golden Arrow.  Finding one Golden Arrow nib is hard enough...




#44039 Sheaffer Sky... girl? Where is the earth shattering kaboom?!?

Posted by FarmBoy on 09 August 2017 - 01:38 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")

Don't do Facebook. How about the full picture of the clip here?



#43980 SHEAFFER,S 5-30 - MEANING OF IMPRINT DATA

Posted by FarmBoy on 09 June 2017 - 06:29 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")

A quote from Wooten long ago:

 

5-30's (3-25's and 7-30's) are throwbacks to limited gaurantees on radite flattops. $5 pen with a 30 year gaurantee. This was dropped in the early 30's for 3's, 5's and 7's which relate to size and are priced accordingly.

Roger W.

 

ETA:  Good to see you hanging out here. 




#43974 There goes the Triangle Show Budget...Not!

Posted by FarmBoy on 03 June 2017 - 03:08 AM in Post Your Pen Finds

Thank goodness someone explained what I was looking at and definitely not seeing.  Can you still find cartridges to make them write?

Pen uses a standard Parker cartridge.




#43919 Ultimate Chameleon. Superb Jade.

Posted by FarmBoy on 28 March 2017 - 03:54 AM in USA "Other": Bexley; Cross; Esterbrook; Carter, Chilton, Moore, Leboeuf, Dunn, Triad, etc.

cap patterns look the same to me.  Wonder if you can trace backward the path of the pen.




#43918 Which is the Rarer Colour Snorkel Between Fern and Sage

Posted by FarmBoy on 28 March 2017 - 03:49 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")

Fern rarer than Sage.




#43914 PIC. Frankly rare double-point Chameleon pens. Vintage.

Posted by FarmBoy on 27 March 2017 - 12:29 AM in USA "Other": Bexley; Cross; Esterbrook; Carter, Chilton, Moore, Leboeuf, Dunn, Triad, etc.

John,

Very nice.  Do you think one of the nibs was replaced?




#43895 Fountain Pen Journal 3.1: Spring 2017 Shipping. Patrician and Prestige

Posted by FarmBoy on 17 March 2017 - 03:27 AM in Discussion of Articles in Paul Erano's magazine, Fountain Pen Journal

This was another great issue. Paul & co are doing a fantastic job. Who knows how many variants of the Patrician are out there to be found?

 

I don't ever recall seeing one of the high-end Eagles at a show, though I may have looked right past one.

 

It was nice to see that there is no bad blood between Paul and Jonathan Veley, considering that Jonathan replaced Paul as editor of the Pennant. Whatever happened, it's good that it's all in the rearview mirror now.

I don't ever recall there being bad blood between Paul and anyone.




#43894 What kind of filler on this Wahl Oxford desk pen?

Posted by FarmBoy on 17 March 2017 - 03:26 AM in WAHL, WATERMAN and CONKLIN (USA "Big Five")

I have termed it the 'demanding' filler.




#43862 Early Parkette Deluxe Examples

Posted by FarmBoy on 27 February 2017 - 02:14 AM in PARKER: (USA "Big Five")

Hi,

Lovely collection.  

 

I believe I know what the heck is going on with the gray pen. ;)

 

I'll be there is no button, but more of a "dummy" button. Threaded, perhaps...

 

regards

 

-d

Badged rebadged




#43770 Stickered Pink Esterbrook Pastel, later version (I think)

Posted by FarmBoy on 14 December 2016 - 04:04 AM in Post Your Pen Finds

Second series of pastel pens.  Brighter colors and matching jewels.




#43728 Pontiac Master Salesman Vacumatic

Posted by FarmBoy on 15 November 2016 - 05:06 AM in PARKER: (USA "Big Five")

This seems to be where all the Car company badged pens have ended up so I figured I would bump it.

 

I've got a new(?) one to add to the list. The pen below is on the way to me. Parker 51 DJ, appears to be a first year, with a Packard Master Salesman badge on the clip. Thought you all would find it interesting. Pics are from the seller, so not great.

 

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Did I see this pen on eBay in the last few days?