Jake's Pens
Vintage Fountain Pens
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1928 Mandarin Yellow Parker Duofold Senior flattop - beautiful.
Jade Green Parker Duofold Senior Streamline - No Barrel Darkening.
Selection of Sheaffer PFM's (Pen for Men).
Selection of Big Reds.
(Several Big Reds with flexible nibs recently added.)
Jake Leventhal
6 Oak Bend Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63124
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Jacob J. Leventhal
Curators' Professor
Department of Physics
University of Missouri - St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63121 USA
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VINTAGE FOUNTAIN PENS FOR SALE
BIG REDS
CONKLIN
WATERMAN'S COLOR NIB RED RIPPLE PENS
SHEAFFER - PFM
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Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $525
Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $375
Big Red - 1929 (5-1/8") - Streamlined $395
Big Red - 1926 (5-1/2") - Flattop $525
Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $495
Big Red - 1928 (5-1/2") - Flattop $300
PARKER DUOFOLD
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.
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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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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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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Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
1.1mm STUB Parker Duofold Made in USA nib
The barrel imprint is the Small Imprint without the Lucky Curve Banner.
This streamlined Big Red has some interesting characteristics:
first quarter of either 1940 or 1950 because this code was used during the period 1938 -1955. The numeral, zero
in this case, refers to the last digit of the year of manufacture, thus 1940 or 1950. The three dots indicate the
first quarter of the year. Manufacture in 1940 or 1950 is impossible inasmuch as streamline Duofolds were made only
during the period 1929-1933. Best guess is that the pen was returned to the factory for repair after which it was
date coded. Repair unknown.
2. The cap has a single raised cap band (raised from the cap rather than flush with it). Such a cap band is
characteristic of the 1926 flattop models, not the streamline models. Best guess is that that after the factory switched
from flattops to streamlines they converted leftover flattop parts to streamline parts (that is why I guessed at the date of
manufacture of the pen to be 1929). I have seen this with barrels that have the Lucky Curve banner characteristic of some flattops, but
I have not seen it previously in the caps. Incidentally, in case you are thinking it is a Canadian cap, it is not. It has only two breather holes.
3. The only flaw I can find in the pen is a small nick in the barrel threads which has no effect on the function of the pen.
The cap screws on perfectly.
4. The best thing about this pen is the nib. It is a superb writer. The pen came to me with a bad tip on the nib so
I had it re-tipped to a 1.1mm stub by John Mottishaw. It is fantastic!
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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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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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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$150 each or $125 if accompanied by purchase of a senior Duofold.
These tapers are extremely difficult to obtain, especially the originals.
One slightly longer than the other - no idea why.
Just replace the blind cap that covers the button filler with the taper and you have a desk pen.
Both in exceptional condition.
Some say that this conversion feature is the origin of the name "Duofold".
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OTHER DUOFOLDS (MOSTLY SENIORS)
1928 Mandarin Yellow Parker Duofold Senior flattop (5-1/2"). $1750
PREDECESSORS AND DESCENDANTS
Excellent condition and color. No cap lip cracks. No flaws.
Excellent Small Imprint with the Lucky Curve banner.
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Streamlined Parker Duofold Senior Jade Green (5-1/8"). $1200
Parker Duofold Senior Lapis flattop - white on blue (5-1/2"). $650.
Streamlined Parker Duofold Senior Moderne Black and Pearl (5-1/8"). $325
CONKLIN
Light green Conklin Endura Senior Flattop (5-1/4"). $495
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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Re-tipped stub nib 1.2 mm - great writer - very smooth.
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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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ORIGINAL TAPER TO CONVERT SENIOR DUOFOLD TO A DESK PEN
(I HAVE 2)
These tapers are extremely difficult to obtain, especially the originals.
One slightly longer than the other - no idea why.
Just replace the blind cap that covers the button filler with the taper and you have a desk pen.
Both in exceptional condition.
Some say that this conversion feature is the origin of the name "Duofold".
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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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WATERMAN
Waterman 58 Red Ripple (6-1/8") $2750
Waterman Patrician set - Onyx (5-3/8" - pen) $1100
Waterman 56 Woodgrain (5-1/2") $350
Waterman 55 Woodgrain (5-1/2") $325
Waterman 55 Woodgrain (5-1/2") $325
Waterman 94 Olive Ripple. (5") $350
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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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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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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Flexible nib. Smooth writer.
Excellent condition. Weak, but complete barrel imprint. No cracks or chips.
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Rare semi-flexible right oblique nib.
Excellent condition. Good imprint. No cracks or chips.
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Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Incomplete barrel imprint
Fine flexible nib - smooth writer.
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Waterman Red Ripple Desk Pen and Base $395
THE BASE:
Excellent condition. Marble (I think) with no chips or significant blemishes that I can find.
Hard rubber ripple "tulip" with no chips, cracks or blemishes.
The plate for an engraving is pristine - no engraving on it.
The gold filled (I suppose) border has no significant dings or blemishes. It is, however, about 80 years old.
THE PEN:
F/M Waterman Ideal New York #5 - flexible nib (earlier nib).
Very smooth writer. The pen is 6-1/2" long not including the nib.
Regrettably, the tip of the taper is missing, but its absence is fairly unobtrusive (see pics).
Otherwise the pen is in excellent condition.
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Waterman's "color nib" pens.
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NIB COLORS/WRITING TIP CORRESPONDENCE
Waterman #7 Red Ripple - Grey nib (5-1/2") $1250
Waterman #7 Red Ripple - Yellow nib (5-1/2") $495
Waterman #7 Red Ripple (5-1/2") - Red Nib $395
Waterman #7 Black - Red nib (5-1/2") $425
Waterman #7 Red Ripple - Purple nib (5-1/2") $375
Waterman #5 Red Ripple (5-1/2") - Rare Grey Nib $1450
SHEAFFER - PFM (Pen for Men)
LINKS TO OTHER VINTAGE PEN SITES
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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Original Tray for Waterman #7 Red Ripple Pens $395
Mint condition.
Slot for each of the color nib designations.
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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.
The grey is the second rarest of the color nibs. In Waterman's color designation grey signifies an oblique nib.
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Correct "grey" nib and grey band (replacement) on the cap.
Hallmarked 9kt cap band inscribed F.D.W. (for Frank D. Waterman) and 375 signifying 9kt gold.
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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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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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This pen is the successor to the color band red ripple pens. These #7 pens used the same keyhole color designated
nibs as their predecessors. Rather than designate the nib "color" by a cap band as did the red ripple models,
the color was designated by a colored dot with an inscribed "7" at the end of the barrel (see pic below). This one is
in excellent condition with virtually no marks, cracks or chips.
The red nib seems to be somewhat more flexible than most red nibs.
The barrel imprint is very crisp.
I am not sure it has ever been used, but I installed a new sac and made sure that it writes smoothly.
In Waterman's color designation for their nibs a red is "standard configuration for correspondence".
Excellent condition. No cracks or chips.
Correct "purple" nib and purple band (replacement) on the cap. The barrel imprint is worn.
In Waterman's color designation for their nibs purple is a stiff, fine point – designed for pressureless writing.
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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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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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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.
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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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