Category: U.S.A.
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Blotting out the Truth
A well-researched history of the beginnings of the Waterman brand.
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Wahl Pen No. 2
The Wahl Pen was introduced in 1921 and featured an all-metal cap and barrel with a lever filler. The thin barrel with integral end cap meant that a larger ink...
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Sheaffer Balance Petite
This black and pearl Sheaffer Balance Lifetime Petite was made in the USA in the either 1929 or 1930. Although the Balance production ran well into the 1940’s, there were...
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Parker T-1 fountain pen and fibre tip/rollerball
The Parker T-1 (T for Titanium) is possibly the last pen made that was intended to be a usable pen, but wound up being a collector’s item (in contrast to...
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Lever repair in a Wahl Doric
I’ve been using a Wahl Eversharp oversized Doric with an adjustable nib since I purchased one online around Christmas (actually, I bought it on Christmas Day… shopping for toys while...
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Parker 45
This Parker 45 was made in the U.S.A. but has the Christian Olsen “CO Anchor” imprint, as can be seen in the photo below. This was customary for many Parkers...
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Sheaffer Craftsman 350 – #33 nib
Sheaffer started production of the Craftsman model in the 1930’s, with various models being produced until the early 1950’s. This was back in the day when the price of the...
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Modern Flex from Fountain Pen Revolution
A friend recently asked me to make him a pen with a flexible nib, capable of being used for writing copperplate. I have tried putting Comic G dip-pen nibs in...
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Sheaffer Valiant II
This is a second-generation Sheaffer Valiant, made around 1947 or 1948, since the cap band is slightly smaller than that of the 1945-46 model (see comparison photos here). It is...