Vintage Pen


Omas 50th Golden Anniversary Fountain Pen Hospital

This is a 1996 Omas 50th Golden Anniversary Fountain Pen Hospital LE 43/100 PIF in Royal Blue with Polished Rhodium-plate cap. Round “Ogiva” shape. GPT. Two-toned 18K medium nib. Introduced at a list price of $1,200, the 100 pen edition was completely sold out in two weeks. New-old-stock. Although in original box (with papers and outer box) the cap plating shows distress and one minor scratch. Because of this I’m calling it user grade. Item #133 in …

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Montblanc Alexander Dumas Fountain Pen

This is a 1996 Montblanc Alexander Dumas Fountain Pen LE #08831/20000 PIF in Marbled Precious Resin with GP trim. Correct Father’s signature. Medium nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with papers and outer box. Item #131 in Catalog #84.

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Montblanc Agatha Christie Fountain Pen

This is the 1994 Montblanc Agatha Christie Fountain Pens LE #15689/30000 PIF in Black. Clip in Sterling Silver with ruby eyes. Medium nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with papers, outer box and outer sleeve. Tiny edge wear here and there to the outer box.Item #132 in Catalog #84.

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Extraordinary Fountain Pen – Sailor Arita

This is a 2015 Sailor Arita Special Edition 400th Anniversary Gen Emon Kiln Akadami Kikue (Chrysanthemum) Hand Painted on Porcelain. Features gold plated trim. 21K nib (the pen is still sealed in its cellophane so I can’t see the size of the nib). New-old-stock. Mint in original packaging with wooden box, papers, miniature porcelain pen rest, ink bottle and outer box. Converter included. A stunning modern piece! Item #135 in Catalog #84.

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Sheaffer PFM IV Snorkel Touchdown Vintage Pen

This is a 1959 Sheaffer PFM IV Snorkel/Touchdown-fill Set in Burgundy. Polished Chrome caps with GFT. Fine nib. Near mint+ with no signs of ink or use. In Sheaffer box (a pre-PFM box made for a Balance set, but still a very nice box). Item #252 in Catalog #84.

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Pelikan 101N Long Cap Vintage Pen

This is a 1952 Pelikan 101N “Long Cap” PIF in Tortoise. GFT. Rare model, the same height as other 100N ands 101Ns, but note that the cap tube is longer and the inner cap is shorter! These were special models, made for the Swiss market, designed to thwart pickpocketing. Rare and unusual today, especially in this rare Celluloid! GFT. Broad, oblique nib (shaped like left foot). Green acrylic barrel with red plastic inner-cap and turning knob. …

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Parker 75 Vintage Pens with Interesting Finishes

These are 1975 and 1973 Parker 75s. The first is a C/C-fill in longitudinally Brushed Sterling Silver with gold-filled trim and sterling silver “Flying Duck” applique. Gripping section with indexed chrome-plated ring. Medium “66” nib. “SO #14079.” “14079″ engraved on the gripping section threads. Near mint. The second is a 1973 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in metal covered with cloth with geometric pattern. Material provided by “FRW.” “Shop Order #13821,” which also reads, “Used for 75 …

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Parker 75 Prototype Vintage Pen

This is a 1975 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in Smooth Gold-Plate. Smooth Arrow clip (no feathers on the arrow). Dimpled tassies. Parker 75 gripping section with indexed chrome-plated ring. What is extraordinary about this triangular gripping section is that it is a prototype of the section not introduced until the manufacture of the pen was transferred to France in 1988, made for the wide feed (no nib/feed unit included), but has the 1964 chrome-plated, indexed ring, never …

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Parker 51 Signet Vintage Pen

This is a 1947 Parker 51 Signet Aerometric-fill 3-Piece set in 1/10 12K Rolled-Gold (UK made; “Rolled-Gold” is their name for “Gold-Filled). All three pieces in “5-converging line” pattern. Medium nib. A few minor scratches 1″ up from the bottom of the barrel from posting the cap. Otherwise near mint+ with no signs of use or ink anywhere, in original form-fitted box. Item #215 in Catalog #84.

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Parker 51 Red Band Vintage Pen

This is a 1946 Parker 51 RED BAND button-fill in Black with Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap. Very rare filler mechanism, made only in 1946-7! Shown open so you can see the button. This is the later version, with aluminum blind cap threads (the earlier version has plastic threads). Parker had a problem with the 51 collectors flooding – this system was supposed to solve that issue. The system was so difficult to repair Parker soon …

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