Michael McNeil
May 3rd, 2013, 07:26 PM
Hi all,
I had to split my sales list in two parts, for the FPGeeks board, to get all the photos to show.
Another fresh batch of pens from my workbench. Three of the pens have so called special nibs, so you might want to look for those.
If you see one or more pens that you like, please E-mail me at:
michael@northwestpenworks.com
If you intend to make a purchase, please read "Rules, shipping,
etcetera" at the bottom of this post.
1. ~SOLD~ to J.W.
c.1933 Sheaffer's standard size Balance set in silver and red veined pearl, in the original box. The nib in this pen is a scarce one, it is a double or triple Extra Fine. They only amounted to about 1 percent of Sheaffer's nib production and are hard to find. It is a rigid two tone nib. The pencil would formally be considered a mismatch, as it is a shorter size, but the set was in the original box when I bought them, and I believe they were mated together at the point of purchase, for a reason I can only guess. The condition of the pen and pencil and the patina on the gold filled trim was very similar before I restored them. The pencil is working as it should. The pen has a new true silicone ink sac. The set is in excellent condition and there is no brassing on the trim or any other damage to report. The box is very nice inside and out. Capped the pen measures 5 3/8 inches or 13.8 cm. The pencil measures 4 11/16 inches or 12 cm. The overall condition of the set is Excellent plus. Nice set - scarce nib.
~SOLD~ to J.W. $175.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetIB_zpsaee6ecea.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSet_zpsa9383bbf.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetOpen_zpsf3968715.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetWr_zps0d0c9a37.jpg
2. 1997 Namiki Vanishing Point in burgundy with stainless steel trim, in the original box. The pen comes with one unused cartridge, cartridge cover and currently has the squeeze fill converter in it, so that it can be filled from an ink bottle. The only damaged I noticed are a couple of very tiny scratches on the opposite side of the clip, in one facet. Also there is a bit of an indentation in the plastic, under one edge of the tip of the clip, which is not very noticeable. The pen appears that it was not used very much at all. The nib is a fine by Japanese standards, which I would classify as an Extra Fine by American, UK and European standards. The box for the pen has two or three little scuff marks on the top. This is the faceted version of the Vanishing Point which was retired in 1999, IIRC. My writing sample started out on the black side and progressively got bluer as I did the writing sample, because I forgot to flush it! Overall it is a very nice example. I even considered keeping this one, as I do not have one this color, but the tip is too narrow for my taste. and I have a couple of other VP's. These retired faceted pens are more slender, and for my tastes in pens, a bit less massive, lighter and easier to write with than the VP's currently offered by Namiki. They also have a nice feel where you grip when writing. To me they feel something more like a Parker 51. The nib advances and retracts with the click of the button on the end, kind of like a ball point pen. I seem to have found a few of them the last few months, but they seem kind of hard to find. I think most everyone who has them likes them well enough to keep and use, therefore they do not show up on the secondary market as often as many other pens.
Price 195.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping
see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurg_zpsdfa305cd.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurgOpen_zpsce304847.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurgWr_zps866f13b6.jpg
3. c. 1936 Gold Bond Doric in burgundy. Awesome nib alert! The nib is a very smooth writing flexible Fine or possibly Medium. It writes a line from about a fat fine to broad, when a bit of pressure is applied. It is a very soft wet writer that reminds me of some older European pens. There are a couple of deep lateral scuff marks (several scratches together) on a couple of the facets on one side of the cap just above the cap band. The cap band has thin brassing on the facet edges as is commonly seen on many Dorics. This is a rod/plunger fill pen, like a Sheaffer's. You unscrew the blind cap, pull the rod back, put the nib in the ink bottle, then push the rod down, while holding the nib in the ink for about 5 seconds and the pen is full. The pen is from my personal collection. I got it a few years ago from a pen collector friend. It fills well and squirts ink like crazy when you empty it, i.e. it creates a good vacuum. There has been a lot of controversy about some of the different Gold Bond pens and I don't think there have been a lot of solid answers. Gold Bond appears to have bought either whole pens made by companies like Eversharp, Waterman's, Parker and I think some others. Possibly they bought the parts and were assembled by the parent company, National. The trim and different details on the pens, is usually a bit different from the standard lines of pens these companies, Eversharp, Waterman's Parker, et al, produced. Some of the Parkers for example look like a Vacumatic fill Challenger model. Parker only made button fill Challengers with regular ink sacs! As I recall, Gold Bond pens were sold through the Montgomery Wards Company. They were kind of like Wal-Mart only you ordered about anything you could think of from a big thick printed catalog. All the old timers remember, but I doubt many of the young folks have any clue about this. The world back then turned ever so slowly! I digress. Capped the pen measures 4 7/8 inches or 12.8 cm. Anyway, it's a cool pen, with a nice nib and fairly hard to find in this age of computers.
Price $185.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping
see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurg_zpsa1c24dac.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurgOpen_zps9209fc5c.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurgWr_zpsa1ffab2a.jpg
Rules, Shipping, Etc.
The usual rules apply, the person sending the first e-mail on an item
~stating intent to purchase~ gets the item. I will give you 5 days to
decide if you like the pen or not. I prefer payment by PayPal but also
accept checks or money orders in USD. I can only accept payment by
PayPal from countries outside the U.S. I ship worldwide, so
international customers are always welcome.
Prices are post paid in the U.S., and will be shipped with a tracking
number and insurance. I normally ship inside the U.S. by U.S.
Postal Service Priority Mail. I can also ship to other countries by
Priority Mail, but I prefer to ship by Express International Mail. I
have to charge $20.00 to $30.00 USD extra by Express International
Mail, depending on which country the item will be sent to, but it can
be insured and can usually be tracked online.
Return Policy: I will always allow pens, or other items, to be
returned as long as it is not for a frivolous reason and the item is
returned in the same condition as when it was shipped from here. If
there should be a problem I would prefer the chance to fix the problem
or replace the item, when and if possible. Otherwise a full refund
will be offered. If you find a problem and choose to send the item
(pen, mechanical pencil, etc.) to someone else to be corrected, I will
not be responsible for any other problems.
All pens have been restored inside and outside, nibs adjusted and
smoothed, when necessary, clips tightened, etc. I give a lot of
attention to minute details on a pen, that some would not notice. All
pens and pencils will be in good working condition unless noted
otherwise. The pens have been ink tested. I restore the pens I sell,
as if they were going into my personal pen collection.
Happy penning!
Michael McNeil
E-mail: michael@northwestpenworks.com
I had to split my sales list in two parts, for the FPGeeks board, to get all the photos to show.
Another fresh batch of pens from my workbench. Three of the pens have so called special nibs, so you might want to look for those.
If you see one or more pens that you like, please E-mail me at:
michael@northwestpenworks.com
If you intend to make a purchase, please read "Rules, shipping,
etcetera" at the bottom of this post.
1. ~SOLD~ to J.W.
c.1933 Sheaffer's standard size Balance set in silver and red veined pearl, in the original box. The nib in this pen is a scarce one, it is a double or triple Extra Fine. They only amounted to about 1 percent of Sheaffer's nib production and are hard to find. It is a rigid two tone nib. The pencil would formally be considered a mismatch, as it is a shorter size, but the set was in the original box when I bought them, and I believe they were mated together at the point of purchase, for a reason I can only guess. The condition of the pen and pencil and the patina on the gold filled trim was very similar before I restored them. The pencil is working as it should. The pen has a new true silicone ink sac. The set is in excellent condition and there is no brassing on the trim or any other damage to report. The box is very nice inside and out. Capped the pen measures 5 3/8 inches or 13.8 cm. The pencil measures 4 11/16 inches or 12 cm. The overall condition of the set is Excellent plus. Nice set - scarce nib.
~SOLD~ to J.W. $175.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetIB_zpsaee6ecea.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSet_zpsa9383bbf.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetOpen_zpsf3968715.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/SheafSilvRedBalSetWr_zps0d0c9a37.jpg
2. 1997 Namiki Vanishing Point in burgundy with stainless steel trim, in the original box. The pen comes with one unused cartridge, cartridge cover and currently has the squeeze fill converter in it, so that it can be filled from an ink bottle. The only damaged I noticed are a couple of very tiny scratches on the opposite side of the clip, in one facet. Also there is a bit of an indentation in the plastic, under one edge of the tip of the clip, which is not very noticeable. The pen appears that it was not used very much at all. The nib is a fine by Japanese standards, which I would classify as an Extra Fine by American, UK and European standards. The box for the pen has two or three little scuff marks on the top. This is the faceted version of the Vanishing Point which was retired in 1999, IIRC. My writing sample started out on the black side and progressively got bluer as I did the writing sample, because I forgot to flush it! Overall it is a very nice example. I even considered keeping this one, as I do not have one this color, but the tip is too narrow for my taste. and I have a couple of other VP's. These retired faceted pens are more slender, and for my tastes in pens, a bit less massive, lighter and easier to write with than the VP's currently offered by Namiki. They also have a nice feel where you grip when writing. To me they feel something more like a Parker 51. The nib advances and retracts with the click of the button on the end, kind of like a ball point pen. I seem to have found a few of them the last few months, but they seem kind of hard to find. I think most everyone who has them likes them well enough to keep and use, therefore they do not show up on the secondary market as often as many other pens.
Price 195.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping
see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurg_zpsdfa305cd.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurgOpen_zpsce304847.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/NamikiVPBurgWr_zps866f13b6.jpg
3. c. 1936 Gold Bond Doric in burgundy. Awesome nib alert! The nib is a very smooth writing flexible Fine or possibly Medium. It writes a line from about a fat fine to broad, when a bit of pressure is applied. It is a very soft wet writer that reminds me of some older European pens. There are a couple of deep lateral scuff marks (several scratches together) on a couple of the facets on one side of the cap just above the cap band. The cap band has thin brassing on the facet edges as is commonly seen on many Dorics. This is a rod/plunger fill pen, like a Sheaffer's. You unscrew the blind cap, pull the rod back, put the nib in the ink bottle, then push the rod down, while holding the nib in the ink for about 5 seconds and the pen is full. The pen is from my personal collection. I got it a few years ago from a pen collector friend. It fills well and squirts ink like crazy when you empty it, i.e. it creates a good vacuum. There has been a lot of controversy about some of the different Gold Bond pens and I don't think there have been a lot of solid answers. Gold Bond appears to have bought either whole pens made by companies like Eversharp, Waterman's, Parker and I think some others. Possibly they bought the parts and were assembled by the parent company, National. The trim and different details on the pens, is usually a bit different from the standard lines of pens these companies, Eversharp, Waterman's Parker, et al, produced. Some of the Parkers for example look like a Vacumatic fill Challenger model. Parker only made button fill Challengers with regular ink sacs! As I recall, Gold Bond pens were sold through the Montgomery Wards Company. They were kind of like Wal-Mart only you ordered about anything you could think of from a big thick printed catalog. All the old timers remember, but I doubt many of the young folks have any clue about this. The world back then turned ever so slowly! I digress. Capped the pen measures 4 7/8 inches or 12.8 cm. Anyway, it's a cool pen, with a nice nib and fairly hard to find in this age of computers.
Price $185.00 shipping with insurance included in the U.S. Foreign shipping
see "Rules, Shipping, Etc." below.
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurg_zpsa1c24dac.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurgOpen_zps9209fc5c.jpg
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/GoldBondDoricBurgWr_zpsa1ffab2a.jpg
Rules, Shipping, Etc.
The usual rules apply, the person sending the first e-mail on an item
~stating intent to purchase~ gets the item. I will give you 5 days to
decide if you like the pen or not. I prefer payment by PayPal but also
accept checks or money orders in USD. I can only accept payment by
PayPal from countries outside the U.S. I ship worldwide, so
international customers are always welcome.
Prices are post paid in the U.S., and will be shipped with a tracking
number and insurance. I normally ship inside the U.S. by U.S.
Postal Service Priority Mail. I can also ship to other countries by
Priority Mail, but I prefer to ship by Express International Mail. I
have to charge $20.00 to $30.00 USD extra by Express International
Mail, depending on which country the item will be sent to, but it can
be insured and can usually be tracked online.
Return Policy: I will always allow pens, or other items, to be
returned as long as it is not for a frivolous reason and the item is
returned in the same condition as when it was shipped from here. If
there should be a problem I would prefer the chance to fix the problem
or replace the item, when and if possible. Otherwise a full refund
will be offered. If you find a problem and choose to send the item
(pen, mechanical pencil, etc.) to someone else to be corrected, I will
not be responsible for any other problems.
All pens have been restored inside and outside, nibs adjusted and
smoothed, when necessary, clips tightened, etc. I give a lot of
attention to minute details on a pen, that some would not notice. All
pens and pencils will be in good working condition unless noted
otherwise. The pens have been ink tested. I restore the pens I sell,
as if they were going into my personal pen collection.
Happy penning!
Michael McNeil
E-mail: michael@northwestpenworks.com