I reccently acquired a lot of 50 (one for each state) mechanical pencils in a vintage pen briefcase and one of them may have been a personal signature pencil of the person who put the collection togwther. It reads GLEN ROBLEY Pencil Collector Lyons, Nebraska It also has a red CONOCO logo on...

I really enjoy the Parker Gel Ink pen refills. However, I've tried 3-4 of them, and each one of them only lasts for a few weeks before it runs out of ink, and I am not doing a lot of writing. Anyone else having this problem? Thanks.

Does anyone know where I can buy some spares (such as blind caps) for Vacs and Victories? Thanks.

Unbeatable price for these fabulous pens. You will not fiond cheaper anywhere. MIB $250 ea for the koi fish and calico with music nib. Treat yourselves and your loved ones to a wonderful pen gift. Das's day next week. If you hurry, can still get out in...

Redefining my collection, so here are some items for sale. Price includes insured USPS shipping. All pens include original boxes and papers (unless otherwise stated). Payment may be made by PayPal, check or money order. Reasonable offers will be considered. Thank you. Amy ) 1. ...

Does anyone know if the Parker company still makes the stainless steel "flighter" ballpoint where the ballpoint is activated by pushing down on the entire top cap? Thanks!

(If this isn't the appropriate forum, my apologies.) I have an Aurora Ipsilon fountain pen I use for daily writing; I picked it up from Levenger, who also supplied an $8 set of 12 refill cartridges alleged to fit this pen. They don't; they leak into the barrel. The Aurora refills themselves sell...

This Information received today from Bob Johnson, Host of the D.C. SuperShow. It is that time of the year. We are less than 10 weeks from the DC fountain pen Supershow on August 12-15, 2004. I have been getting numerous table reservations and have already half filled our room block at...

Does anyone know of any pen stores in the Sacramento CA area?

This is a stupid question, but I can't seem to find an answer online. I supposed I could go to UW bookstore and buy one and try it, but... Do higher quality rollerball pens take converters and regular FP ink? -- Mark Atwood | When you do things right, people won't be sure | ...

So I got my Rotring Core on Saturday. It's an interesting pen, but I wonder if I have what our late colleague Frank Dubiel called a "skip on downstroke" problem? If I just try to start writing no ink gets on the paper. I have to press down on the nib once, often twice. When I see a dot of...

Press releases have gone out to the news and print media, posters have been up at the library for some weeks with considerable interest and CBS has even shown interest (?) in sending a television crew along so don't miss this one if you can be in the City on Saturday afternoon. Licensed to Quill

All: I am reposting a question that I asked o the Zoss list. I got no responses there, and I hope that I'll fare better here... Since I have gotten on the topic of Conklins, I am hoping that someone can help with a few more minor points. I have always been under the impression that the Endura...

All the inky talk motivated me to create my own technical ink test. Using dip nibs I wrote with some of the inks I have accumulated. Paper used was Ampad Gold Fibre, lined letter size. I was curious which one would be best to use for addressing an envelope. 1st sample was my most used blacks...

I dont know if this is something you might be interested in but it is pen related. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2249842070 William Lee aka: Texas_Trader

I just purchased a new Waterman Hemispere fountain pen and the cut in the nib is off center, i.e. it does not go through the center of the tip of the nib. This is my first fountain pen so I'm not sure if this is anything to fret about. Should I send the pen back? Any advice would be greatly...

Hello: Just purchased a Parker 51 Vacumatic that is in need of some repair. It fills OK from what I can tell. It writes very well. But if capped for more than say, 30 minutes, it doesn't start. Barrel needs some light work as well and it could use a polish, probably a new sac as well. Can anyone...

The Great Parker website is down -- anyone have email or mailing info for them?

I am planning to visit New York in some months. What pen shop should I visit? I am not a collector, but I'm interested in fountain pens which are not easily to be obtained in Europe. And do you know a good address for vintage pens? Thanks very much! Ko

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