Tbh, I'm looking forward more to resurrection videos of these, than reviews of new Appelboom pens. Appelboom sends his pens to lots of people for review, what you find/are sent for restoration is unique.
Id be fortunate to find a newer ballpoint in my area. 😂 I'm convinced my area is illiterate. As to the Esterbrook: plenty of at least the J series still have working sacs. Everything vintage Esterbrook is durable. The clip? Yep, riveted in, but with some effort, can be removed and tightened. Jewels can be tapped out, and there's replacement ones. Find a parts pen for the new clip. 😉 Venus bought Esterbrook in 1967, and they just switched names on the nibs. Esterbrook had already went to just a few unnumbered nib choices with no numbers, just the size, so... Great selection of pens! Being I tend to do my own restoration, usually, names ARE part of the pen's history, but if id sell it, yeah. Off would come the name. Advertising? I'd keep that. Ups the number of people who might be interested. Great haul, sir! Looking forward to seeing your handiwork!
What a nice haul. I'm Camp 'Leave the Inscription' because it preserves the history, but I can understand why someone might feel odd about it. But hey, it's pre-owned. I'm drooling over that lovely Parker pen/pencil set in pretty dove grey. Such an elegant model and color. P.S. I really love these Pen Resurrection videos where you give pens a new lease on life. How satisfying to see something considered trash become useful again.
Nice collection! I chuckled when you mentioned the Esterbrook being easy to restore; the first pen I tried restoring was an Esterbrook J, and accidentally melted the cap threads around the section with a heat gun. Oops 🤦♂️
It looks like a decent haul. Hopefully the Sheaffer Snorkel will behave for you. The Prelude looks really nice. As for the names, it depends on the depth of the engraving. I have a couple that have engraving. It doesn't bother me.
But you're in the minority then. Selling prices on eBay for vintage pens with engravings are significantly less than selling prices without personalizations.
I think I have that same Snorkel model, or at least same color and nib, lovely pen but I need to keep the ink bottle close when using it for long writing sessions, might be a very wet nib or might need some snorkel adjustments but still I hope you like yours.
Cool haul! I haven't had much luck lately myself but I get to live vicariously through you. By the way, for the Esterbrook - the nib is definitely not original but Venus bought out Esterbrook at some point in the late 50's or early 60's and for a while they made pens with the same type of nib unit, which is why it fits in the Esterbrook. Kinda junky nibs to be honest, Venus pens aren't the best.
Doug, the nib on that Esterbrook is incorrect, as the originals had nib sections that came out easily and were easily replaced with any of the gazillion other models they made. Funny nibs, though: no tipping material on the tines, but a turned-under tine end where the rubber met the road, I mean, page. Maybe the last owner didn't like the engineering. Anyhow, replacement nib units are all over the place. The style numbers are not consistent, so don't expect the description to be accurate at all. Question: Where are you getting rubber or pli-glas sacs these days? My usual supply chain seems not to be working, and I understand the man has been sick. No news is no news, so I don't know.
Wow you find so many cool pens. The antique shops in my area have zilch.
Tbh, I'm looking forward more to resurrection videos of these, than reviews of new Appelboom pens. Appelboom sends his pens to lots of people for review, what you find/are sent for restoration is unique.
Awesome! Thank you!
I agree. It’s fascinating to watch these old pens come together.
Stocking up on pens for the winter at the height of summer is a very clever idea! 💡
Looking very much forward to all upcoming restorations! 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
Nice little collection, looking forward for the pen resurrection videos. All best
Many thanks!
Quite the haul Doug. Looking forward to the resurrection videos.
More to come!
That Parker Vacumatic pen and Pencil set is awesome! Just the colors I was looking for. Can't wait to see the video on those!
Coming soon!
Id be fortunate to find a newer ballpoint in my area. 😂 I'm convinced my area is illiterate.
As to the Esterbrook: plenty of at least the J series still have working sacs. Everything vintage Esterbrook is durable.
The clip? Yep, riveted in, but with some effort, can be removed and tightened. Jewels can be tapped out, and there's replacement ones. Find a parts pen for the new clip. 😉
Venus bought Esterbrook in 1967, and they just switched names on the nibs. Esterbrook had already went to just a few unnumbered nib choices with no numbers, just the size, so...
Great selection of pens! Being I tend to do my own restoration, usually, names ARE part of the pen's history, but if id sell it, yeah. Off would come the name. Advertising? I'd keep that. Ups the number of people who might be interested.
Great haul, sir! Looking forward to seeing your handiwork!
Thank you so much, @paulherman5822!
Excited to see the follow up videos on the 51s. The more I use my (or any pens for that matter) pens, the more I appreciate my 51s.
Right on!
What a nice haul. I'm Camp 'Leave the Inscription' because it preserves the history, but I can understand why someone might feel odd about it. But hey, it's pre-owned. I'm drooling over that lovely Parker pen/pencil set in pretty dove grey. Such an elegant model and color.
P.S. I really love these Pen Resurrection videos where you give pens a new lease on life. How satisfying to see something considered trash become useful again.
It is very satisfiying (when it isn't a disaster)!
What satisfaction when your impromptu search discovers a little hoard. Congratulations, and looking forward to many more restorations. Cheers.
Thank you very much!
Score!
Yahoo!
Nice Haul, Doug. That Bev Dallas Parker 51 looks just like mine. If it is, the cap is sterling silver.
No. This one is a chrome cap.
Nice Parker 51: great find!
Thanks 👍
Nice haul! Looking forward to the resurrections. Bad news from my end is that sheer bumbling broke my beautiful blue Burnham B48 barrel 😢
That’s rough! Sorry about that.
Nice collection! I chuckled when you mentioned the Esterbrook being easy to restore; the first pen I tried restoring was an Esterbrook J, and accidentally melted the cap threads around the section with a heat gun. Oops 🤦♂️
Yeah, easy if you don't melt the celluloid first! LOL
ive wanted to look in some antique stores around me for at least one vintage pen but i genuinely have no clue what to even look for
It looks like a decent haul. Hopefully the Sheaffer Snorkel will behave for you.
The Prelude looks really nice.
As for the names, it depends on the depth of the engraving. I have a couple that have engraving. It doesn't bother me.
But you're in the minority then. Selling prices on eBay for vintage pens with engravings are significantly less than selling prices without personalizations.
I think I have that same Snorkel model, or at least same color and nib, lovely pen but I need to keep the ink bottle close when using it for long writing sessions, might be a very wet nib or might need some snorkel adjustments but still I hope you like yours.
Thanks for the info!
Cool haul! I haven't had much luck lately myself but I get to live vicariously through you. By the way, for the Esterbrook - the nib is definitely not original but Venus bought out Esterbrook at some point in the late 50's or early 60's and for a while they made pens with the same type of nib unit, which is why it fits in the Esterbrook. Kinda junky nibs to be honest, Venus pens aren't the best.
Thanks, @FalloutVault, for the excellent information!
What a great haul! How many kilometers are you from the border?
Why? Am I being pursued?
In the worst case scenario could a Snorkel still function as a Touchdown 🤔?
I would think it should!
Doug, the nib on that Esterbrook is incorrect, as the originals had nib sections that came out easily and were easily replaced with any of the gazillion other models they made. Funny nibs, though: no tipping material on the tines, but a turned-under tine end where the rubber met the road, I mean, page. Maybe the last owner didn't like the engineering. Anyhow, replacement nib units are all over the place. The style numbers are not consistent, so don't expect the description to be accurate at all. Question: Where are you getting rubber or pli-glas sacs these days? My usual supply chain seems not to be working, and I understand the man has been sick. No news is no news, so I don't know.
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