======================================================================== Nib Noise Volume 1 Number 9 ======================================================================== Welcome to Nib Noise. This newsletter is a joint effort of Richard Binder and Don Fluckinger. We hope you'll enjoy reading this month's issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 'Tis the Season *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A couple of weeks ago, I added a new Reader's Corner to my Web site's Accessories page. In the Reader's Corner, you will find books to add to your pen reference shelf. You'll also find books that may be fiction or nonfiction, pen related or not; these are books I've read and liked and hope you'll like, too. http://www.richardspens.com/?page=acc_txt.htm Please take a moment to browse the other items on my accessories page: handmade wooden pen rests, postcards with images of vintage pens, pen anatomy posters showing a lever filler and a Vacumatic in 3D cutaway views, and some of the nicest pen-friendly pads I've found anywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Broad Strokes" by Richard Binder ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In 1939, the 51st year of its existence, the George S. Parker Company quietly test marketed an innovative pen in Brazil. The pen met with a dismal reception, but two years later the fabulous "51" took the rest of the world by storm. Read the article: http://www.richardspens.com/?prof=51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Extra Fine Points" by Don Fluckinger ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This month, the author does the unthinkable and ventures out of the safe enclave of Parker, Sheaffer, and Waterman . . . and into the world of vintage third-tier fountain pens. Surprisingly, he lives to tell about the experience--and reports the results in this space. First of a two- part exploration. Read the article: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=extrafine.htm&refp=xf1202.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pens for Sale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With the holiday gift-giving season at hand, I've put up a nice selec- tion of restored vintage pens for sale. Please check them out. Esterbrook ---------- Copper SJ, 9450 nib. Condition: B-. Price: $30.00 Black J, 9550 nib. Condition: B-. Price: $30.00 Esterbrooks for sale: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=sale_est.htm Parker ------ 1941 Rose, Silver and Burgundy Lined Victory, British, semiflex F nib. Condition: B. Price: $225.00 Forest Green Aerometric “51” Demi, Arrow clip, XF nib. Condition: B+. Price: $95.00 Plum Aerometric “51” Demi, Arrow clip, XF nib. Condition: B. This pen is really Plum, not Burgundy. Price: $90.00 Dove Grey Vacumatic-filling “51” Demi, Arrow clip, XF nib. Condition: B. Price: $70.00 Blue Cedar Vacumatic-filling “51” Demi, Arrow clip, XF nib. Condition: B-. Price: $65.00 Black “21” Deluxe, M nib. Condition: B. Price: $35.00 1945 Emerald Green Pearl Vacumatic, firm F gold Arrow nib. Condition: B+. Price: $90.00 Parkers for sale: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=sale_pkr.htm Sheaffer -------- “Triumph” (gold filled) Lifetime Touchdown TM, two-tone F Triumph nib. Condition: B. This model actually carried the name “Triumph.” Price: $120.00 Pastel Blue Lifetime Sentinel Snorkel TM, two-tone F Triumph nib. Condition: A2 (dipped, never inked), with mint-condition FINE sticker on underside of section. Price: $100.00 Black Vest Pocket Lifetime Balance, serial-numbered gold F nib. Condition: C+. Price: $50.00 Burgundy Lifetime Statesman Snorkel TM, palladium silver XF Triumph nib. Condition: B. Price: $85.00 Black Lifetime Saratoga Touchdown TM, two-tone F Triumph nib. Condition: B. Price: $75.00 Marine Green Striated Balance 350, flat ball humped clip, needlepoint No. 3 nib. Condition: B-. Price: $55.00 Sheaffers for sale: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=sale_she.htm Others ------ Brown Eversharp Skyline Standard, Gold-filled cap, firm F nib. Condition: B+. Price: $60.00 Navy Blue Waterman’s Taperite, F nib. Condition: B. Price: $50.00 Others for sale: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=sale_oth.htm ======================================================================== If you received this newsletter from Richard Binder, you are a subscriber. If not, you can subscribe by sending a mail message to richard@richardspens.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, or by clicking on this link: mailto:richard@richardspens.com?subject=SUBSCRIBE To unsubscribe from this newsletter, send a mail message to richard@richardspens.com with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line, or click on this link: mailto:richard@richardspens.com?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE