Dreck
December 9th, 2016, 06:18 PM
The time has come to thin the herd a bit. Eight fountain pens are more than any person can reasonably expect to use in a lifetime, so the time has come for me to sell off the ones that don't get used. Prices include 1st Class shipping. If you're overseas, contact me & we'll work out something.
I am open to any questions and some haggling, but I am not at all interested in trades. I have two fantastic pens and a third in the works. I intend to eliminate from my collection the pens that aren't getting used; not to switch them out for different ones that will not get used.
From left to right:
1) Black no-name c.1943 vintage German student pen restored by Lexaf. Cork seal on the piston. Because it's old, ink seeps past the cork a bit, but not enough to affect functionality--just enough to make cleaning a little more interesting. #5 fine Knox nib The metal bands on the cap were coming loose, and I attempted a clumsy repair with superglue. $15
.
2) Black German "Argument" pen restored by Lexaf. #5 fine Knox nib. The blurry bit on the cap in picture 2 isn't marring; it's the stamp, which at one point was white, but has lost much of the color over time. $20
.
3) Black Esterbrook J. Comes with a NOS 9556 and an iridium-tipped franken-nib assembly that has worked well. Please disregard the 9461 box pictured. If I can find the actual 9461 nib, then it will ship with 3 nibs and not just two. $30 SOLD
.
4) Methuselah's Pine Cone Noodler's ebonite Konrad w/ fine Knox nib, but I'll gladly swap it for another steel #6 that I have lying about. $28 SOLD
.
5) Ranga Model 8 eyedropper in black ebonite with fine Ambitious nib $35 SOLD
2876028761
I am open to any questions and some haggling, but I am not at all interested in trades. I have two fantastic pens and a third in the works. I intend to eliminate from my collection the pens that aren't getting used; not to switch them out for different ones that will not get used.
From left to right:
1) Black no-name c.1943 vintage German student pen restored by Lexaf. Cork seal on the piston. Because it's old, ink seeps past the cork a bit, but not enough to affect functionality--just enough to make cleaning a little more interesting. #5 fine Knox nib The metal bands on the cap were coming loose, and I attempted a clumsy repair with superglue. $15
.
2) Black German "Argument" pen restored by Lexaf. #5 fine Knox nib. The blurry bit on the cap in picture 2 isn't marring; it's the stamp, which at one point was white, but has lost much of the color over time. $20
.
3) Black Esterbrook J. Comes with a NOS 9556 and an iridium-tipped franken-nib assembly that has worked well. Please disregard the 9461 box pictured. If I can find the actual 9461 nib, then it will ship with 3 nibs and not just two. $30 SOLD
.
4) Methuselah's Pine Cone Noodler's ebonite Konrad w/ fine Knox nib, but I'll gladly swap it for another steel #6 that I have lying about. $28 SOLD
.
5) Ranga Model 8 eyedropper in black ebonite with fine Ambitious nib $35 SOLD
2876028761