Posted 14 years ago
kiwilady
(3 items)
We found this set of Sheaffer fountain pen and propelling pencil, also another Sheaffer fountain pen that doesn't have any ink stain on the nib so I assume it hasn't been used. Like the Parker in my previous post, they belonged to my late father in law. Are they worth keeping?
THis is a Sheaffer PFM (pen for men) set, and a quite nice one. The parker pen in your previous post is a duofold/vacumatic, as it bears the duofold name but fills using the vacumatic system. The parker pen is a rather common pen, however this sheaffer set is actually difficult to find, are you interested in selling the pens?
-Hope this helps some.
Also in terms of restoration...There are many people online who can restore them for a good price. Or if you live in Southern CA, there is pen shop in Monrovia that sells and restores new/vintage pens.
Regards,
Gabriel
Thank you Gabriel. I appreciate the information you gave me. I don't think we will consider selling any at this point - more likely these pens will become the basis of a collection of my own. It is really interesting to begin to learn the history of pens from this website, and I think my grandchildren will be fascinated at the writing tools of the past. We live most of the year in New Zealand, so I will enjoy finding fountain pens and maybe inkwells there too!
I am uploading a couple of pictures of one more pen that was in my father in law's shed. This one has no markings at all but is quite a pretty pen.
We are in central California at the moment, but perhaps I will visit the place in Monrovia that you mentioned. I think I would like to learn how to restore the pens myself.
Once again, thanks so much for the info
Pam
Hi i have a shaeffer fountain pen in box plus instructions 14 k nib black barrel gold top with a white spot i think this is vintaage