Category: U.S.A.
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How NOT to disassemble a Sheaffer
Today I learned how to NOT disassemble a Sheaffer Triumph 500. I had to get inside it to fix the vacuum piston and I made the incorrect assumption that it...
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Parker Duofold
This book by David Shepherd and Dan Zazove is a must-read/have for anyone researching the history of the Duofold series of pens. You can borrow the book for a period...
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Three of a kind
Two Parker Falcon 50s and a T-1. As can be seen in the photo below,the Falcons don’t have the nib stiffness adjustment of the T-1.
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How are pencils made?
This webpage from the Smithsonian Magazine tells you how…
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Parker Pen Memories
A series of videos made by JATV (Janesville Access Television).
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Wahl Eversharp Skyline
Much has been written about the history of the Skyline, so I won’t repeat it here. Please see Richard Binder’s page if you’d like a history lesson. This pen is...
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Sheaffer’s Crest Deluxe 1500 / 600 set
This is a Crest Deluxe 1500 vacuum filler fountain pen with a 500 mechanical pencil made by Sheaffer in the early-to-mid 1940s. The barrels of both are brown striated with...
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Waterman 0552 1/2 L.E.C.
I’m quite certain that this pen has an interesting history that I’ll never learn. The model number gives us lots of information about it already: 0: gold filled5: full overlay5:...