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Extraordinary Vintage Pens Aikin Lambert Poinsettia

This 1900 Aikin Lambert is the “Poinsettia” #2 eyedropper-fill straight-sided in repousse gold-filled “Poinsettia on hand hammered background” pattern (very rare). Aiken Lambert was a NYC based man...

On Point With Go Pens #113

The gold color seems to be wearing off the ring on the cap of my vintage pen. Can I polish it to bring it back? This is called brassing. It's not tarnished but is actually the gold plating w...

Currently Inked - July 29, 2017

Currently Inked - July 29, 2017 Aurora 88 Satin - Stub - Diamine Cerise Visconti Carbon Dream - OS - Montblanc Blue Hour Aurora Optima - Italic - Diamine Wild Strawberry Pelikan Souverän M400 -...

Security #5 Twist-Fill Vintage Pen

This 1928 Security #5 is Twist-fill in Red Mottled Hard Rubber. Inside the light yellow Bakelite cap-top is the check protector with it's rotating blades used to perforate the check so it could not...

On Point With Go Pens #112

How did my vintage pen get clogged?? A pen's feed can get clogged either by using the wrong type of ink (such as India ink, where the particles clog the channels) or by not cleaning your fou...

Currently Inked - July 22, 2017

Currently Inked - July 22, 2017 Namiki Emperor - B. CI - Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsuji Classic Pens LB5 - Cross Point - Kaweco Ruby Red Classic Pens LM1 - Italic - Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin OMAS 3...

Parker 25 Jack Knife Vintage Pen

This 1920 Parker 25 Jack Knife Safety BF in Black Smooth Hard Rubber. Before the button-fill, the 25 was sold as both as a “click-fill” pen and an eyedropper-fill “Trench Pen” with a compartment on...

On Point With Go Pens #111

Is there any way to fix a watered down vintage black rubber pen? It's an old one from a garage sale. Fountain pen restorers can fix the pen up for you but if the black hard rubber is faded a...

Currently Inked - July 15, 2017

Currently Inked - July 15, 2017 Super 5 - 0.7 mm - Sailor Jentle Sky High Montblanc 146 - OBB - Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo Unknown BCHR - Grieshaber dip nib - Robert Oster Fire & Ice Pilot ...

Parker True Blue BF Vintage Pen

This 1928 Parker is a True Blue BF set. Designed as a lower cost market entry than the Duofold, initially named “Three Fifty” and the color called “Modernistic Blue and White,” production lasted on...