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Aurora Leonardo da Vinci Fountain Pen

This fountain pen is a 2002 Aurora Leonardo daVinci Limited Edition - numbered #0470/1919. The pen is a lever-filler in Bordeaux resin with a gold-plated cap, featuring lacquer filled engravings dr...

Vintage Pens - Parker Vacumatic Successor

This vintage pen is a 1946 Parker VS “Vacumatic Successor” Mark I button filler in Dark Blue. Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap. An excellent pen, but it failed in the marketplace as the publ...

Vintage Pens - Parker Student Victory Prototype

These 1955 prototypes are Parker Student "Victory" cartridge/converter-fillers - one in White with brushed Lustraloy stainless steel cap, and one in Grey with the same cap. Both feature a dimpled g...

Vintage Pen Sheaffer Targa Black Matte

This special vintage pen is a Sheaffer 1980 Targa #1003 cartridge/converter-fill in Black Matte, including the cap top (later versions had a gold-plated cap-top). The trim is gold-plated, and the p...

Vintage Pens CentroPen Rippet

The vintage pen here is the 1950 Centropen/Rippet Barclay 1304/809 in a #4 size Vac-fill, in 835 Coin Silver with alternating wave-chased and Barley panels. CP clip. This is a high-quality pen made...

Vintage Pens Soennecken Safety

Soennecken pens, no longer in production today, was founded by Freidrich Soennecken in 1875. While they sold a vast array of office products, they are most famous for the pen (his main invention is...

Currently Inked Vintage Pens - August 26, 2017

Currently Inked - August 26, 2017 Classic Pens LM1 - Italic - Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin Franklin-Christoph Model 66 - Broad Cursive Italic - Pilot Iroshizuku Ama-Iro Aurora Optima- Italic - Car...

Extraordinary Vintage Pens La Plume d’Or/Pullman Meteore

This is a 1932 Meteore (Pullman) #1 BF in Black Hard Rubber over a brass lining. Unsigned cap and barrel, other than "PATENT" on clip. Correct “D & D Paris 18 Cts 1” nib (Demley & Degan wer...

On Point With Go Pens #116

Is if safe to post the cap on my vintage pen? Some vintage pens are pretty robust. It depends on the material and design of the pen. Some cap lips are very thin and delicate, and posting it ...

Currently Inked - August 19, 2017

Currently Inked - August 19, 2017 Namiki Yukari - FA - Sailor Jentle Sky High Namiki Yukari - Medium - Diamine Soft Mint Montblanc Moon Pearl - Montblanc Music - Montblanc Dandy Turquoise