Ink Testing Pens
About This Pen
With thanks to a customer looking for a pen for testing inks, I restored a bunch of Sheaffer and Esterbrook desk pens for use as ink testers. These pens were all either missing filling components or had very rough parts; these were removed and the pens were completely cleaned and polished. They all have very nice nibs, described for each and seen in the writing sample. In their current condition, they will be easy to clean out and use for testing multiple inks. Just unscrew the gripping section and run through distilled water!
Sheaffer Lifetime, inlaid steel nib, writes medium line. Pen is 1960s Imperial in cordovan brown celluloid, shows minimal wear. $25Sheaffer, steel open nib, writes fine/extra fine line. Pen is 1970s, black plastic, shows minimal wear. $20Sheaffer Lifetime, inlaid 14K nib, writes rich bold line. One tine is a little twisted, which does not affect test writing. Pen is black plastic, probably 1970s, shows some wear from desk base fit. $35Sheaffer, 14K Triumph nib, writes wet fine line. Pen is probably 1950s, black celluloid, shows some use wear, extensive nibbling on quill tip. $25- Sheaffer Lifetime, inlaid steel nib, writes wet medium line. Pen is 1960s Imperial, in cordovan brown plastic, shows some desk base wear on section, $30.
- Esterbrook — select your base or premium nib from the Nibs listing . Pen is 1960s, black celluloid, with some wear but nice appearance. $25
Esterbrook — select your base or premium nib from the Nibs listing . Pen is 1950s, black celluloid with clear quill, with some wear but nice appearance. $30.SOLD
Price: $25