All Pens and Ephemera

Made especially for people who want to take their fancy scripts to the next level, the Namiki Falcon is an excellent fountain pen. Click the headline for a close-up of its unique 14k gold nib. Do you see the imprint that says SF. That means it is a soft fine. In Namiki Speak, that means you will write an extra-fine line to nearly 1mm wide. Our preowned pen is in great condition without any cracks or deep scratches. It does have wear from use. Included is a proprietary converter. It also takes Pilot cartridges. 13.6cm capped.

Bonjour! Meet an impressive vintage pen from France. This is the Gold Starry 237. It is an oversized safety filler from either the 19-teens or '20s. The seals on this pen are long gone, and it will leak all over the place if you try to fill it. However, we fixed its advance and retract mechanism with a little Yankee ingenuity. It definitely wasn't how it was done at the factory, but it works. You can twist the tail knob to advance or retract its large 18k gold nib. You can still write with this pen on a dip. It writes a medium line, if you don't gently engage its semi-flex super powers. However you can get a fine to nearly 1mm wide line, if you are careful and slow. We believe the accessory pocket clip to be made of sterline silver, though it is not marked silver. Aside from a little chip in the lip of the cap, this pen is in great cosmetic condition. Click the headline for close-ups. 12cm capped.

Looking for the perfect pocket pen? Might we suggest the Pilot M90 fountain pen. This steel wonder fits in any breast pocket, but it can extend to full length when writing! Its long cap and short barrel make it the perfect go-anywhere pen. Another unique feature is is steel barrel that forms into its nib! It is a very clever design. Plus, this pen comes with its original Pilot converter. You also can use Pilot proprietary cartridges. You will write a firm-but-smooth extra-fine line. We also like the blue-jewel accent in the top of the cap. Click the headline for close-ups. 11.8cm capped.

Montblanc Classique fountain pens are a must for any writer. From the impression it makes in the board room to the joy of writing in your journal, these are must-have pens. Also known as the 144, our Montblanc is a slightly older variant from before serial numbers and when the company still used superior 14k gold nibs. Our preowned pen includes an original MB converter, too. These pens also take standard international cartridges. No cracks, some wear from use. You will write a very smooth medium line with that classic 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.4cm capped.

Continuing our small collection of European Parker Duofolds, this vintage pen comes from London in the 1950s. It remains a sharp-looking pen in a burgundy finish with only light wear from use. Its greatest asset might be its gentle stub nib made of 14k gold. Click the headline for close-ups. You will get some nice line variation from extra-fine to broad at about .75mm. It is fairly smooth, too, with only a little feedback. Its original pli-glass ink sac is still in great working order. We love that its sac protector states it takes at least 5 squeezes to fill the pen with ink. American pens state either 6 or 4. 14cm capped.

Few cheap pens really impress us much, but our Parker Reflex definitely surprised us. We found its steel nib to be a very smooth fine-point writer. The wider rubberized grip made for easy holding and writing, too. The 1990s successor to the Parker Vector, this pen is in great condition with minimal wear. It takes Parker cartridges or converters, but it comes with neither. Ya can't beat the price, though. 14.1cm capped.

Made in the late 1940s or 1950s, we believe this to be a Danish Parker Duofold. Not the most common of finds here in the U.S., it is a fully restored pen with a new ink sac. It has a button filler just like the Parker VS pens in the U.S. It feels like a Vacumatic Maxima in size. No cracks. There is some wear from use and brassing on the clip. You will write a smooth nib that just when we think it writes a fine line...it writes a medium line. Whatever it is, we love writing with it. 13.6cm capped.

Playwright George Bernard Shaw gets his due with this exquisite Montblanc Writers' Series ballpiont pen. Best known for his plays "Pygmalion" ("My Fair Lady" to Broadway and Movies fans); "Major Barbara;" "Androcles and the Lion;" and "Caesar & Cleopatra," Shaw was one of Ireland's most famous playwrights. Our limited edition pen is preowned and gently used. It has only the lightest of wear with no dents, deep scratches or other significant blemishes. Twist the tail cap to advance and retract the working blue refill. Guaranteed authentic. Numbered 07770 of 18000. 13.5cm.