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Jif-Waterman Long Neck Ink Reservoir Bottle

A lot of the modern ink bottles in use today are reminiscent of vintage ink bottles. One in particular that gets a lot of attention are the ink bottles (and inks) produced by P.W Akkerman in The Ne...

Waterman Lock Boxes

Following up on a recent post about the Waterman Signagraph machines: what are those lock boxes about? The lock boxes that accompanied some of the machines were designed and used for storing the fo...

The Waterman Signagraph

The Signagraph machine is a unique and intriguing item. It was meant as an early office labor saving device because it allowed a user to sign from five, ten, or twenty checks at a time. The machine...

Vintage Pen Protective Shipping/Storage Tube

If you sell, lend, or borrow pens, a safe way to ship them to and from owners is using our protective shipping tubes. Several several features make them a better choice over, say, a chunk of PVC pi...

Waterman Ink-Vue Demonstrators

I recently posted about our Catalog #70 sale (10% off remaining items), which includes three Waterman Ink-Vue demonstrator fountain pens.  There are a variety of filling mechanisms available on fou...

Happy Fountain Pen Day!

As avid fountain pen lovers, we want to wish you a warm and inky Fountain Pen Day! We hope you are able to celebrate this fine day with a smooth nib and a nice bottle of your preferred ink! Warm...

Slotted Display Trays

By now, we have all amassed a tidy collection of the perfect pens, or we're well on the way to having the perfect collection of pens. To be able to view them and store them easily, we have the perf...

1920's Waterman Trolley Car Sign

"Learning to Write With a Waterman" cardboard poster was displayed on trolley cars. In 1926 the image was reproduced on tin for use by retailers in their stores and window displays. 19" x 13". [...

1913 French Vintage Waterman Poster

[caption id="attachment_78" align="alignleft" width="229"] Cappiello Waterman "Two-faced Clown"[/caption] "Plume Ideal Waterman" poster by Cappiello. Clown with two faces, one happy and one unha...

Waterman Counter Top Pen Display

[caption id="attachment_48" align="alignleft" width="300"] 8 Pen Glass Display Case[/caption] Here is a wonderful vintage Waterman countertop display the company provided to their dealers.  It h...