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Marlen Academia Matchstick Filler

This special fountain pen is a 2003 Marlen Academia Matchstick-filler. This is a limited edition number #110/430 in Blue Pearl with a Sterling Silver cap. The mouth of the sterling silver lion’s he...

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 Pens - Waterman #7 Yellow

This special vintage pen is a 1930 Waterman #7 "Yellow Banded" lever-filler in Red Ripple with the "Yellow " cap band and corresponding nib. The Yellow nib is described as: medium “rounded, writes ...

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...

Extraordinary Vintage Pens Tri-Pen Manufacturing Co.

The Extraordinary Vintage Pen here is the 1930 Tri-Pen Mfg. Co.- item #17 pictured above. This is a #4 in the Black & Pearl finish. The company previously produced triangular shaped pencils...

Vintage Pen Matchbook Advertising

You have seen matchbooks before and you likely have one or two books in your home for emergency use, lighting candles, or even for that celebratory cigar. A matchbook is a small paper folder that h...