Legacy GoPens Blog

Waterman Coin-Filler

Waterman has produced several filling mechanisms in addition to the lever-fillers and eyedroppers; for example, there was also the "coin filler." The coin filler operates with a prop: Waterman prov...

Dummy Pens

In addition to demonstrators/Ink-Vue fountain pens for showing customers how the inside of a fountain pen worked, Waterman also made Dummy Pens. They look like a regular Waterman at first glance, b...

Waterman #7 Pink Nib

Pen #20 is a 1921 Waterman in a beautiful Red Ripple. It's a #7 lever-filler with a "Pink" color-coded nib and matching band at the top of the cap. Waterman produced 10 nib "colors" for the #7 pen:...

Postal Reservoir Pen

The Postal Reservoir Pen could only be bought through mail order - there were no retail stores that carried it. The intent was to offer an affordable pen which performs as well as any higher priced...

Waterman Lady Patricia Sheraton

Here is a 1929 Lady Patricia LF set in gold-filled, in the very rare Sheraton/pinstriped pattern. For those of you that enjoy flexible nibs, this one could be for you. It has a fine flex nib, is ne...

On Point - The Parker Duofold

The Parker Duofold is "unecessarily good." Parker was so certain of their Duofolds that they advertised, "Not one can fail, or we'll make it good free!"  The nibs were advertised as "ultra-smooth, ...

Putting Waterman Inks in Vintage Pens

One of my preferred inks, particularly for use in vintage fountain pens, is Waterman ink. Vintage pens require care and maintenance, which includes regular flushing. Since vintage pen mechanisms ca...

Gift Certificates

Did you know we also offer gift certificates? If you can't figure out what that special someone in your life might like from our Catalogs, provide them with a gift certificate! Perfect for birthday...

What is Conklin's Self-Filling Fountain Pen?

In a recent post, we shared an ad about the Conklin Self-Filling fountain pen. It was a celebrity endorsed ad, in a somewhat comical way, where Mrs. Grover Cleveland suggests that self-filler pens ...

Consignment - Have Some Pens To Sell?

Our customers often ask, "Where do you get your pens."  Well, the answer is "from lots of places, including folks like you."  We buy lots and lots of pens, and also accept a limited number of speci...