Vintage Dealers

[jzuzphreek]

Some o' youse guys (To turn one of Brian's phrases), sure know a lot about where to find vintage pens. My birthday is quickly approaching (my first 29th to be exact), and my wife has begun inquiring as to my wishes. As much as I'd like to say "I wish I had Brian or Doug's collections," I need to actually make it easy on her. I want to give her choices so that I'm surprised, but it needs to be easy for her. She's not one to come onto forums and inquire, and as tolerant as she is of my hobbies and idiosyncrasies, she doesn't really care to learn all about them. So my question is this, who are some reputable pen dealers who specialize in vintage pens, who provide good information online from which I can compose some wish lists. I really think I'd like a '51', a Conklin crescent-filler, or something with an old flexy gold nib, etc... The only dealer I know of is Richard, but his pens are usually only available for 1 day before they sell out each month.

She probably wouldn't be to keen on contacting someone personally either. Keep that in mind.

 

[syngent]

There are a few pages I have been on Jessy but they can ask for quite a bit more then hunting on Ebay and with her not being knowledged that may not be the best of places to grab one... Ill see if i can track back down the few sites I have seen,

as for the conklins, the vintages ones do not usually go cheap, not super expensive either. Ive tried sniping a few off of ebay and even over 3 or so months have failed everytime lol let me hunt down some stuff tomorrow and get back to you

 

[jzuzphreek]

2 ive found

The PENguin - Pelikan, Parker and Other High Quality Fountain Pens
Peyton Street Pens - New Old Stock Writing Instruments | Vintage Fountain Pens - Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman

 

[nemo]

There's always gopens, although their new catalog won't be open to the public until March 1; his pricing is fair and the catalog is good to use as a reference.

 

[syngent]

That was one of the ones I've been looking for... now I know who sent me to that site to begin with was

 

[celestino]

Thanks for the info, gents and good luck to you, Jessy.

 

[jzuzphreek]

There's always gopens, although their new catalog won't be open to the public until March 1; his pricing is fair and the catalog is good to use as a reference.

Ugh.... It's way worse than I thought.

Pretty crazy when you realize how much worse people have it than most of us here in the Nib though. Check out these 2 SOLD pens!

[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Parker[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]1905[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]"Ribbon Pen" eyedropper-fill straight holder in Gold-filled. Not in any Parker catalog, we believe these were designed by Parker for brides and grooms to use to sign their marriage documents, and were made by custom order only. There is one in the Parker archives. High relief pattern of bows, ribbons and flowers. An exquisite pen! #3 Parker Lucky Curve nib. Curved "Lucky Curve" feed. Indicia engraved in "HZ, in overlapping shadow typeface. Near mint++. Close-up image.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]$18000[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]3[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Parker[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]1911-1916[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Model 60 Awanyu "Aztec" eyedropper-fill straight holder pen in Gold-filled. Designed by George Parker after a visit to a collection of Aztec relics in New Mexico. The three legged triskele design is thought to have been an Aztec good luck symbol. Perhaps half a dozen are known to exist, and it is one of the "holy grails" of pens for collectors, and far, far rarer than the Parker Model #38 "Snake" pen, for example. Look for the Indian Chief's head, the good luck symbol, and the cup or chalice, all within the detailed background. No noticeable wear or brassing. The barrel indicia has one minute ding and one file mark, about 1/8" long, where someone must have tested to see if the pen were gold. Excellent+. Close-up image.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]$24000[/SIZE]

 

[Snargle]

Ugh.... It's way worse than I thought.

Pretty crazy when you realize how much worse people have it than most of us here in the Nib though. Check out these 2 SOLD pens!

Well, you're always going to have collectors with the disposable income to pay ridiculous amounts for unique items in their particular specialty. It's not just fountain pens...I'm sure you can find rare matchbooks or some other "collectible" going for thousands of dollars. At least with fountain pens, you can do something with them (write!) and not just fondle and gaze lovingly at them!

 

[jzuzphreek]

Well, you're always going to have collectors with the disposable income to pay ridiculous amounts for unique items in their particular specialty. It's not just fountain pens...I'm sure you can find rare matchbooks or some other "collectible" going for thousands of dollars. At least with fountain pens, you can do something with them (write!) and not just fondle and gaze lovingly at them!

What's that?

 

[Mr5x5]

Well, you're always going to have collectors with the disposable income to pay ridiculous amounts for unique items in their particular specialty. It's not just fountain pens...I'm sure you can find rare matchbooks or some other "collectible" going for thousands of dollars. At least with fountain pens, you can do something with them (write!) and not just fondle and gaze lovingly at them!

What's that?

All my income is disposable, just not on anything fun.

 

[jzuzphreek]

All my income is disposable, just not on anything fun.

The government thinks so anyway.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Peyton Street Pens can have some vintage pens... She also gets her hands on a lot of NOS stuff. Great to deal with too.

 

[oc_in_fw]

2 ive found

The PENguin - Pelikan, Parker and Other High Quality Fountain Pens
Peyton Street Pens - New Old Stock Writing Instruments | Vintage Fountain Pens - Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman

There's always gopens, although their new catalog won't be open to the public until March 1; his pricing is fair and the catalog is good to use as a reference.

I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread.

 

[jzuzphreek]

I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread.

I'm taking a course called, "How to enable while being enabled." Our textbook is "The Self-Enabler's Guide to Enabling others."