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kirchh
May 13th, 2014, 12:52 PM
I have written a paper that discusses Sheaffer's practice of imprinting their Lifetime nibs with an apparent serial number. I invite readers to have a look:

Look What the Katz Drug In (https://danielkirchheimer.com/articles/look-what-the-katz-drug-in/)

--Daniel

Jon Szanto
May 13th, 2014, 01:02 PM
Fascinating, Daniel. I was going to say the article was worth it just for the postcard, but it is worth it for a whole lot more.

kirchh
May 14th, 2014, 09:49 PM
Thanks, Jon. It was a lot of fun to research and write. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

--Daniel

Brisboy
May 14th, 2014, 09:56 PM
Good read, thanks.

earthdawn
May 14th, 2014, 10:23 PM
Great article and a fun read.

Very well written. Your efforts are appreciated!

Thank you

jos
January 7th, 2015, 06:56 AM
That is a fascinating story!
And really great research too, many thanks for sharing this.

kirchh
January 20th, 2015, 11:59 AM
Thank you both. It was really interesting to research! I find the historical investigations really fascinating, and I am surprised to find that I am equally interested in these mysteries regardless of the brand involved; I've made some Waterman discoveries with George Rimakis, and Depression-era Parker findings are proving to be equally intriguing.

--Daniel

FredRydr
January 28th, 2015, 02:19 PM
Great article!

Even if the numbers were merely "buffed out," the depth of those numbers would have required removal of so much gold that the nib would, in fact, be substantially damaged.

Fred

Buzzie
March 8th, 2015, 12:34 PM
Wow - the more things change, the more they stay the same.... facinating... Buzzie

Sagebrush64
May 30th, 2016, 12:48 PM
aaarrrrgggghhhh. I'm just now(2016) doing a bit of research on this subject and the articles are all either deleted or have moved. Does anyone have a line on the article in question so that I might have a gander???
Regards,
James

Jon Szanto
May 30th, 2016, 01:08 PM
aaarrrrgggghhhh. I'm just now(2016) doing a bit of research on this subject and the articles are all either deleted or have moved. Does anyone have a line on the article in question so that I might have a gander???
Regards,
James

The article appeared in the Spring 2016 "Pennant", the publication from the Pen Collectors of America [PCA] (https://www.pencollectorsofamerica.com/). It is possible that they may now be doing e-versions for their members (I haven't checked), so you might at least take a look at the site. Even easier, the article is posted at Daniel's site here (https://danielkirchheimercom.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/look-what-the-katz-drug-in.pdf).

In research, Google is your friend.

snowbear
May 30th, 2016, 02:22 PM
aaarrrrgggghhhh. I'm just now(2016) doing a bit of research on this subject and the articles are all either deleted or have moved. Does anyone have a line on the article in question so that I might have a gander???
Regards,
James

The OP is apparently still active (last activity three days ago); send a PM.

kirchh
May 31st, 2016, 04:59 PM
Here's a good link (https://danielkirchheimer.com/articles/look-what-the-katz-drug-in/) to the article.

--Daniel