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    Default $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    I picked this up at a local antique store. It was pretty beat up, dirty, bent nib, brassing, however, nothing was broken so I decided to flip the tag over and see how much they wanted. $4! I bought it up to the cashier and she said they were running a sale and it would only be $3. SCORE! I got it home, scraped the old sac out, and dis-assembled the pen. I had to straighten the nib, someone had dropped it at some point because not only was the nib bent, once I had it back in place and tried to write with it, it was crazy scratchy. my 10x loupe revealed micro abrasions all over the tipping material. I had to smooth the nib slowly on micromesh and although it's considerably better, it's not glassy smooth yet. I think I'm leaving it that way, it has a nice amount of paper feel without catching or snagging. I then moved onto the exterior of the pen which was a train-wreck. Bite marks, scratches, grooves, it definitely looked close to a hundred years old! Slowly I wet micromeshed both the body and the cap taking care to tape off and avoid the imprints and trim. This took forever. I would estimate a good 10 hours on the cap and body alone. Turned out fantastic! I shellac'd in a new sac, waited about 8 hours, talc followed and I re-assembled the pen. It was after re-assembly that the nib smoothing session began. That took quite some time as I made small adjustments each time, making sure to look with my loupe and write with ink after each pass on the micromesh. Although this pen is epic and has some monster flex, it is too small for my taste and I will be tossing it on ebay in the next day or two.

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    This is a photo of the body and cap. I have already started to polish the body in this shot. The body looked identical to the cap when I started. It seemed like an impossible task before I started but seeing the two compared gives you motivation to finish the whole pen.



    Knocked out the nib and feed. Cleaned the feed. Cleaned the nib. Straightened the nib. You can see where it was bent yet. Close enough for me as it writes at this point and the less I have to play with a tiny, ancient, bent piece of metal, the better.


    OH SNAP! Is this the haggard cap pictured above? Yes it is. Elbow grease and patience worked their magic.


    The finshed pen:


    The Write Stuff:





    I hope you enjoyed the photos!
    Last edited by 00Photo; July 15th, 2013 at 11:16 PM.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Wow! Enjoyed them? Heck yes, you lucky devil.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Wow, what an awesome pen The nib flex very well.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Well done, indeed.
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Lovely!!

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    I like your wet moodle

    Nice.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    I like the pen...but I really really like the ink. Care to share?

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    The ink is Diamine Florida Blue. I find Diamine inks to be very flex friendly.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Wow.. stunning!

    Well done and congrats !

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    One heck of a nib for $3!! Very nice find!
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    WOW! That is a beautiful nib!
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Now, THAT is remarkable!

    Job well done!

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Quote Originally Posted by 00Photo View Post
    The ink is Diamine Florida Blue. I find Diamine inks to be very flex friendly.
    Fantastic find!!! Lovely handwriting! and I was also going to ask about the ink. Diamine inks are one of my favorite brands.
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Before you consign such a lovely little pen to eBay try us, I for one would happily add that little pen to my collection, I LOVE little pens!
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    That is pretty awesome for $3! Nice find.

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Very nice score indeed. Congrats.
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    I filled the ink sac and started writing. Dry as a bone. Tweaked the nib. Dry as a bone. Cut a deeper feed channel. Better! It's still not as wet as I like but it is at least tolerable.











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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Really gorgeous...both pen and penmanship! Thanks!
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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Beautiful Pen

    Beautiful Handwriting

    Bea-utiful Ink !

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    Default Re: $3 Well Spent at the local antique store!

    Fantastic find. Well done on on bringing the pen back to life. Yes, if you decide to part with that pen, please think of us first, as I'm sure there are others besides Tandaina and myself who would enjoy that pen.

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