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penwash
November 8th, 2016, 05:04 PM
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Awesome Semiflex alert! The original Parker nib that came with this gorgeous pen has a crack below the breather hole. I still have something up my sleeve for that nib, and it's not the trash can. SO, I put a Weidlich (yes, I misspelled it in the writing sample) nib on it.

Cosmetics: Very pretty in red marble celluloid (my favorite vintage pen model, what more can I say). All trims are dandy, buffed that gold band to shiny goodness.

Condition: Restored. I put the biggest ink sac inside. Button filler all go.

Nib: The Weidlich pens and nibs are high-quality pens coming out of Chicago in the 1920's. This is an XF nib which is an exceptional semiflex (very crisp). See the writing sample.

Price: $125 OBO

DavidtheGnome
November 13th, 2016, 12:44 PM
Hello, is the section celluloid on this pen as well?

penwash
November 13th, 2016, 09:18 PM
Hello, is the second section celluloid on this pen as well?

Can you elaborate on the question? I'm rather slow today.

DavidtheGnome
November 13th, 2016, 09:30 PM
My mistake, It should have read: is the section (grip) celluloid as well or is it ebonite or some other plastic?

penwash
November 13th, 2016, 09:55 PM
The section is not ebonite. It is probably just a black plastic, as celluloid is reserved for the body.