Every pen listed for sale has been disassembled, repaired as needed, thoroughly cleaned, and hand-polished. Pens with sacs receive new sacs, and all filling mechanisms are cleaned, polished, repaired, and replaced as needed. Nibs and feeds are thoroughly cleaned, flushed, and tuned to write smoothly. Additional restoration needed for a particular pen is noted in that pen's description. I do not use any waxes or finishes, and do not touch up pen color.
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A late first year 88, in very nice condition. The black celluloid body is largely clean, with two small parallel marks most likely from a personalization plaque. The gold plated cap is unusually clan. Imprint and serial number are complete and easily read. This 88's nib is a fine flexible, will write much better for a right-handed writer. One of the nib tabs is missing, but the nib is stable. Very nice pen, great writer!
Price: $185 Sold
Later 1920s Conklin Endura, a ringtop pen in Mahogany celluloid. It is a shorter pen at 4 1/4" long capped, but at 3/8" thick it is not a small pen. The ringtop is complete, as is the rest of the gold trim. This pen has no disfiguing marks, is in very nice restored condition. The nib is original to the Endura, and writes a wet medium with a good bit of auditory feedback.
Price: $85 Sold
This is an interesting case, a beautiful, flawed recreation of a classic. Conway Stewart remakes have resurfaced a few times in recent years. This pen is a limited edition (5/500) Dandy from the modern Conway Stewart company, manufactured around 2010. It is a strikingly beautiful pen, in a clear brown resin with ochre green marbling. Trim is all gold, and the styling clearly reminds one of the earlier Dandy -- a stepped clip engraved with a prominent CS, three matching gold cap rings, a derby crown and handsome gold engraved clip. The imprint is full and legible. Capped, this pen is 12.7cm long and 1.2cm across just below the bap edge. The nib is 18k medium, but it is more a broad nib with a bit of stub, and writes a full, wet line. So, the flaw? Well, this pen was broken when it came to me, a messy, multiple-part break at the base of the barrel. Luckily, the broken pieces came with the pen, so it was reassembled. The repair work is fixed to a brass sleeve for stability and strength, and the pen's interior dimensions were necessarily altered to accommodate the sleeve. None of this can be seen with the cap on, and it's not obtrusive when looked for, but the repair is visible. The cap threads and holds well. This pen is priced at approximately half of the prices seen for these pens when available used, but the price reduction accommodates the decision to not warranty this repair. In summary, a beautiful pen that can take steady use, but use it with a bit of care.
Price:
$145 $125
This pen is one of the many 1940s Italian emulations of Parker Vacumatics: it is a long, slim pen, 14.4cm long capped and 1.2 thick just below the cap edge. The pen and cap match exactly, with horizontal Vac-style black, grey, and white striping in the celluloid throughout. The entire area traveled by the piston filler is transparent, so the ink can be seen clearly inside. The pen is in very nice condition, with no significant areas of wear, nicks, or scratches. The gold trim is largely clean, except for some missing plate on the cap ring. The clip is engraved with "Kosca"; this, with the diamond-shaped clip end, are the only areas that identify the pen's brand. The piston filler is strong; this pen fills well and holds a sizeable fill. The nib is an American Wingflow; it came to me this way, was affordable to me and will be to the next owner. That said, the nib writes a firm fine line, a good writer on good paper. Vintage Italian pens are not often seen in the US; this is a good example of a handsome, sturdy pen that can be used without worry.
Price: $145
A well-used Parker 51 with a Vacumatic filler, from 1947, in Cordovan Brown. This pen is generally quite attractive, with its clean finish and sterling silver cap. There is typical use wear on the pen and some thin areas in the silver cap. The nib is a full fine, writes smoothly and well. A workhorse pen.
Price: $95 Sold
Parker 51 MKI, Vacumatic filler from 1946. It's in Jet Black, with Lustroloy cap and gold trim. In very nice user condition, shows some cap wear on the blind cap and the gripping section, but the barrel is shiny and clean. The nib is a full medium, writes well.
Price: $90 Sold
Parker 51 "Demi" Vacumatic-filler, a 1948 model of this two-year only variant. It is in black with a Lustraloy cap. Overall capped length is 4 3/4", shorter than the full-size Vacumatic 51, but the size difference is only in barrel and cap length. In all other respects this is identical to other 51s. It is in very attractive restored condition, and fills well. The nib is a fine, writes well.
Price: $135 Sold
This is a Parker Striped Duofold in Maroon, with a mixture of parts that make it impossible to precisely identify its submodel. It is in very nice condition, marred only by some missing plate on the cap ring, and writes a very nice wet fine line that will shade to medium with a little pressure.
Price: $105
Parker Vacumatic Major, from my personal collection, a 1939 2d Generation Laminated Black with first year speedline filler. It's in very nice condition, without significant scratches, but has use evidence and some swelling amidships. Nib is a sweet fine with some shading. While not one of the fully transparent models, there is nice transparency toward the bottom of the barrel.
Price: $205 Sold
A Mark V Parker Victory, from England 1953-mid-1960s. This is the last generation of the Victory, which evolved alongside the English Duofold models. It is unmarked, showing virtually no use or wear. Later style Aerometric filler. Gold trim is clean and complete; imprint is thin but legible. It's a wonderful writer, with a wet and bold English 14k nib.
Price: $155
This is a Lifetime Balance in Golden Brown, with a nice view window. It is full-sized. Restored very nicely, but has use wear and shows evidence of posting. Imprint is complete. Gold trim is clear and very nice. Lifetime nib writes a firm, smooth fine/ medium. A workhorse pen that will not need special care.
Price: $75 Sold
This Balance is a 1930 full length slender Lifetime in Black and Pearl, probably the model size with the most accentuated taper from the widest point of the cap to the base of the barrel. Its long bullet shape is rounded by the tapered cap. And, it's a ringtop, which is not often seen in a full-size pen. It is in very nice overall condition, restored very well, but there is typical discoloration in the barrel and an assortment of scratches and bumps that are almost always seen in these early celluloid pens; these are all minor, need careful illuminated examination to be found. The imprint is complete and easily read. The gold trim is clean and untarnished. This pen fill strongly and well; the lever is strong. The Lifetime nib writes as most of these early Balances wrote: fast, fine to extra fine. A good, solid pen in a shape that is not usually seen.
Price: $75 Sold