Vintage
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Sheaffer 1004
Sheaffer’s Targa series of fountain pens was introduced in 1976 and was named after the Targa Florio motor car race in Sicily. (There’s an interesting story on Richard Binder’s page...
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Parker Frontier Flighter GT set
The Parker Frontier line ran from 1996 to 2012, and was released in various incarnations. Most versions were made of ABS plastic, with a stainless steel cap and a gold-plated...
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Parker 51 Special
In 1950, Parker introduced the “51 Special” – an economy version of the 51 (which was initially introduced in 1941). The official 51 Special had a stainless steel nib, a...
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Miller advertisements
Advertisements from “Aarets Bøger” (The Year’s Books) from H. Bødtcher-Jensen Book and Music store in Nyborg.
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Liberty Kollegie Pen 501
Liberty was one of the smaller, second-tier fountain pen manufacturers in Denmark. It’s not difficult to find an “Original Liberty” at a flea market or antique dealer here. The Kollegie...
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Waterman’s 513
This Waterman’s 513 in Tiger Eye (or Tortoise shell – depending on where you look) was probably made around 1940 in England. It’s a celluloid pen with the 14 carat...
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Pelikan Engraving Machine
This pen engraver would have been used at a Pelikan dealer to engrave the name of the owner. The system is a pantograph, where the operator uses a stylus to...
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Parker 51 set
Not much to say here, since much has been written about the 51. This is just a pen and pencil set from Denmark, including the filling instructions in Danish. The...
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Parker Striped Duofold – Junior
The Striped Duofold (also known as the Duovac) was released for sale in 1940 and the production ran until 1948. There were 8 variants of this design, most easily distinguishable...
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Montblanc 34
The Montblanc 34 was in production in Hamburg from 1961 to 1970 and, along with the 32, were designed to be lower-cost variants of the 22 and 24. This is...