RESTORATION AND GOLD PLATING

Click here for info and prices on restorations and gold plating.
Please note that due to the recent astronomical increase in gold prices I regret that
it has been necessary to increase the prices that I charge for gold plating.

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VINTAGE FOUNTAIN PENS FOR SALE

New Arrivals

Parts

Lathes and Pen Repair

Special nibs (mostly stubs)

PARKER (mostly Duofolds from 20's and early 30's)
All Duofolds include a reproduction of the original 8-page leaflet that came with the pen.

BIG REDS

OTHER DUOFOLDS (MOSTLY SENIORS) - PREDECESSORS AND DESCENDANTS

CONKLIN

WATERMAN'S

WATERMAN'S COLOR NIB RED RIPPLE PENS

SHEAFFER - PFM

OTHER MANUFACTURERS

Gallery of SOLD pens

LINKS TO OTHER VINTAGE PEN SITES

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Please specify which pen or pens interest you.

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All pens are restored and working except when specified.

The restoration includes nib smoothing and gold plating of any portions of the trim on which the gold has worn.

Pen lengths listed are with the cap screwed on.

All pen pics are on the same scale so relative sizes are correct.

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PARKER DUOFOLD

BIG REDS

The Big Red is considered to be the quintessential vintage fountain pen. Virtually every collector has one.
Many people who wish to use a vintage pen write with a Big Red. It is simply an orange Parker Duofold Senior.
I have no idea why it is not called a Big Orange. Nonetheless, googling Parker Big Red will produce numerous hits
that are more authoritative than can possibly be given here. I usually have several. Listed below are those that I
have restored. I also have some that I have not gotten around to restoring so ask if you do not see what you seek.
Finally, if the date on a Big Red is 1926 or later it is a made of Permanite, Parker's name for plastic. If earlier,
it is made of red hard rubber, more collectable, but also more fragile.

Red Hard Rubber Big Red with Medium Imprint. (5-1/2"). $695
One of the most sought after pens by Duofold collectors.
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips .
Deep barrel imprint, especially for a hard rubber pen.
A truly outstanding example of this classic pen.

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Big Red - 1926 (5-1/2") - Flattop $525
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Medium flexible Lucky Curve nib
The strong barrel imprint is the Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve Banner.

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Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $525
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Medium flexible Parker Pen Made in USA nib
The barrel imprint is the Small Imprint without the Lucky Curve Banner.

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Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $375
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Medium Parker Duofold Pen nib
The barrel imprint is the Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve Banner.

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Big Red - 1926 (5-1/2") - Flattop $525
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
1.2mm STUB Parker Duofold Made in USA nib
The barrel imprint is the Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve Banner.

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Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $495
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
1.1mm STUB Parker Duofold Made in USA nib
The strong barrel imprint is the Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve Banner.

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Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $300
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Medium/Fine Parker Duofold Pen nib
The barrel imprint is the Small Imprint without the Lucky Curve Banner.

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OTHER DUOFOLDS (MOSTLY SENIORS)
PREDECESSORS AND DESCENDANTS

1928 Mandarin Yellow Parker Duofold Senior flattop (5-1/2"). $1750
Excellent condition and color. No cap lip cracks. No flaws.
Excellent Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve banner.
Ink sac not installed to preserve the color. It would be installed at the buyer's request.

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Streamlined Parker Duofold Senior Jade Green (5-1/8"). $1200
Near perfect color. No barrel darkening.
Tiny spots on the cap, but this is likely part of the pattern.
Ink sac not installed to preserve the color. It will be installed at the buyer's request.
The barrel has a date code which is unusual since Parker stopped making these Duofolds in 1933 and
they began date coding their pens in 1934. Best guess is that the pen went back to the factory for repair.
If true, this makes the extraordinary condition of this pen even more remarkable.

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Parker Duofold Senior Lapis flattop - white on blue (5-1/2"). $650.
Re-tipped stub nib 1.2 mm - great writer - very smooth.

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Parker Duofold Junior Lapis flattop (4-3/4"). $250
This is the larger of the two junior sizes in the streamlined model.
1mm stub nib - great writer - correct Parker arrow nib.
Excellent color - Excellent barrel imprint.

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Streamlined Parker Duofold Senior Moderne Black and Pearl (5-1/8"). $325
Original Deluxe stub nib (0.8 mm) - very smooth writer.
This is the Deluxe model with three cap bands and a Deluxe nib.
Barrel ambering, but not as bad as most of this color.

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CONKLIN

Light green Conklin Endura Senior Flattop (5-1/4"). $495
Conklin called this color verd. There were two such colors. This is the lighter of the two.
The top of the Endura line in the 20's. No cracks or chips.
F nib with a bit of flex - excellent writer.
Excellent conditon with very good color. Despite the excellent conditon of the pen, the barrel imprint is inexplicably weak.

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Orange Conklin Endura Flattop (4-3/8"). - Red Hard Rubber. $245
No cracks, blemishes or personalizations. Bright color.
M/F nib - very smooth writer.
Barrel imprint almost completely worn - otherwise excellent condition.

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Orange Conklin Endura Flattop (4-7/8") - Plastic. $245
No cracks, blemishes or personalizations. Superb condition. Excellent bright color.
Complete barrel imprint. M/F nib - very smooth writer.

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Mottled red & black hard rubber crescent filler. (5"). $650
Excellent condition. No flaws that I can find.
Broad flexible #2 Conklin Toledo nib. Very smooth

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Mottled red & black hard rubber crescent filler. (4-7/8"). $375
Excellent condition with one flaw that makes this pen much less expensive than it would otherwise be.
The cap lip had a chip at the bottom which I removed by shortening the cap by about 1/4".
It looks pretty good. You judge. The pen functions perfectly.
Medium flexible medium #2 Conklin Toledo nib. Very smooth

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WATERMAN

Waterman 58 Red Ripple (6-1/8") $2750
Incredible condition. No cracks or chips.
This is a giant pen in superb condition.
Flexible medium nib that writes very smoothly.
Excellent barrel imprint.

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Waterman Patrician set - Onyx (5-3/8" - pen) $1100
Medium nib. Very smooth writer. Pencil expels lead.
No cracks or chips. Weak barrel imprint.
Exhibits the usual unfortunate discoloration, but mostly on the cap.

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Waterman 56 Woodgrain (5-1/2") $350
This pen has seen some use, but is in good condtion - no chips or cracks.
It is a superb writer with a nice medium Flexible nib.
There is a very faint personalization on the barrel - GST - which I have placed toward the scanner, but it is so faint that it
cannot be seen in the pic. This is consistent with the weak (actually, non-existent) barrel imprint.
Despite the nearly invisible personalization and the "weak" barrel imprint this would be a great daily writer.

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Waterman 55 Woodgrain (5-1/2") $325
Flexible nib. Smooth writer.
Excellent condition. Weak, but complete barrel imprint. No cracks or chips.

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Waterman 94 Olive Ripple. (5") $350
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Incomplete barrel imprint
Fine flexible nib - smooth writer.

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Waterman's "color nib" pens.

Click here to go straight to Waterman's color nib pens for sale.

NIB COLORS/WRITING TIP CORRESPONDENCE

Red - Standard Point – medium, semi-flexible corresponding to a medium length, medium point.

Yellow - Rounded or Ball point – formerly a special nib, it is designed for left handed writers.

Purple - Stiff, Fine Point – designed for pressureless writing it is advertised as very popular with accountants.

Pink - Flexible, Fine Point – stenographer’s fine flexible which is “designed to shade at any angle”, and also described, later as a “Bookkeeper” nib, it corresponds to a long fine.

Blue - Blunt Point – called an improved stub that is popular with rapid writers it is also said, in later literature to be slightly oblique; it corresponds to a short stub.

Green - Rigid Point – fine manifold corresponding to a special nib popular in business use.

Brown - Fine, Flexible – it differs from the pink in that it is a medium length nib and, thus, not as flexible as the pink.

Grey - Oblique, actually a left oblique higher on the right than on the left, this is a short slit nib.

Black - Fine, flexible, actually ultra-flexible hardly distinguishable from the PINK, a long slit nib.

White - Coarse or broad, probably a medium taper nib.

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Because the color rings on the caps generally do not age well (most are some combination of cracked, crazed and discolored) I sell replacement rings as well as pairs of white border bands.
Here are the rings I currently have available. Rings are $40 each and the white border bands are $15/pair. Postage is extra.

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WATERMAN #7's
The #7 is slightly larger than a 55 and slightly smaller than a 56.
The #5 is smaller than the #7 and is somewhat rarer.
Click here to see the #5's.

Waterman #7 Red Ripple - Yellow nib (5-1/2") $495
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips, but weak barrel imprint.
Correct "yellow" nib and yellow band (replacement) on the cap.
In Waterman's color designation for their nibs, yellow is rounded or ball point – formerly a special nib,
it is designed for left handed writers. This pen is a very smooth writer for right handers as well as left.

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Waterman #7 Red Ripple (5-1/2") - Red Nib $395
In Waterman's color designation for their nibs a red is "standard configuration for correspondence".
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips - superb writer.
Correct "red" nib and red band (replacement) on the cap.
The barrel imprint is worn, but some of it remains.

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WATERMAN #5's
The #5 is smaller than the #7 and is somewhat rarer.
Waterman #5 Red Ripple (5") - Red nib $495
In Waterman's color designation a red nib is "standard configuration for correspondence".
The #5 is smaller than #7 and and has a flared end of the cap.
This pen appears to have been used very little. It has been inked, but it is in essentially new condition.
I did not replace the red cap band. It appears to be in perfect condition as do the white border rings.
The barrel imprint is strong.
It is an extremely smooth writer.
As an added bonus it has a hallmarked 9kt cap band inscribed F.D.W. (for Frank D. Waterman) and 9.375 signifying 9kt gold.

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Waterman #5 Red Ripple (5-1/2") - Rare Grey Nib $1450
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips. The #5 is smaller than #7 and and has a flared end of the cap.
This is a rare pen with correct grey cap band indicating the nib "color". The "grey" nib
was designated by Waterman as "Grey, Oblique, for those who hold the pen at an angle or between
the [index and middle] fingers". The grey nib is a left oblique nib, right tine longer than the left (looks like a left foot).
It is an extremely smooth writer. The matching grey cap band has been replaced.

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SHEAFFER - PFM (Pen for Men)

Most PFM's are great writers. All PFM's are snorkel fillers.
All PFM's listed here have new rubber seals.
Most PFM V's have a small dent or two on the crown of the cap. If not, it is noted.
Click here for a description of the different PFM styles, I, II, III, etc.

Grey Sheaffer PFM V - XF nib (perhaps XXF) - (5-3/8") $750
The rarest of the PFMs. Excellent condition.
No scratches or marks whatsoever, cap or barrel.
Despite the fineness of the nib it is a very smooth writer.

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OTHER MANUFACTURERS

Sheaffer Flattop - Oversized Jade (5-3/8") $295
1.5mm Stub nib Fantastic writer.
Excellent (not perfect) color, but the main attraction is the nib.


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LINKS TO OTHER VINTAGE PEN SITES

PETE'S PEN SHOP by Pete Kirby

Ink-Pen by Sherrell Tyree & Joel Hamilton

Jon's Vintage Pens by Jon Rosenbaum

VintagePen.net by Mauricio Aguilar

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