All Pens and Ephemera

New Old Stock pens are always fun, even it they are from a lower tier. This Venus fountain pen bares a distinct resemblance to the Parker 51. Certainly, the hooded nib was all the rage. Unlike a 51, this pen is a lever-filler, and we just replaced the ink sac. You will see a little wear on the pen from rattling around an old drawer or box for the past 70 years or so. As it is N.O.S., we haven't dipped or written with it. Its matching ballpoint pen has a click top to engage the non-working vintage refill. Just under the clip is the refill release. A fun early ballpoint pen. Too bad they don't make these refills, any more.

Sapphire flames glint off the light as you spin this Waterman Rhapsody pen in your hands. With only light wear from use, it still looks really sharp. You will write a smooth, fine line with its two-tone 18k gold nib. This pen fills with an original Waterman standard international converter (included) or cartridge. A great preowned pen for any occasion. 14cm capped.

The deep-red marbling of this Waterman Rhapsody evokes a deep, quiet power and elegance. Our pre-owned pen is in excellent condition with nothing more than very light wear. Its brass-barrel construction gives it added strength, balance and fluidity over other luxury pens. Click the headline for close-ups. You will write a nice-smooth line with its two-tone 18k gold nib. Comes with a standard international converter. It also uses like cartridges. 14cm capped.

Marbled emerald-green really glints off the light gorgeously when you rotate it under a light. Quite attractive. Our preowned Waterman Rhapsody is truly music to your writing sensibilities. A luxury pen, it is in close to like new condition with only light wear...if any. You will write a fine line with its two-tone 18k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. We think the nib writes a little on the dry side with light feedback, but we also think that with more regular writing the line with get more consistently fluid with its ink flow. The cap snaps on the front and tail of the pen. It refills with the included standard international converter or like cartridges. 14cm capped.

Golden Pearl is always one of our favorite Parker Vacumatic colors. This Parker Vacumatic Debutant set looks stunning. The vintage pen is fully restored with a new diaphragm, and the cap and barrel sport minimal wear from use. No brassing, but the barrel is a bit ambered. The dating on this set is great, as it was made on the cusp of 1939. The barrel imprint on the pen says 1st quarter 1939. The two-tone 14k gold nib sports a 1938 date. And the working clicker pencil has a Q4 1938 date code. You will write a nice medium line with the nib, by the way. Remember, the Debutants are the smallest of the Vac models. Pen measures 12cm capped.

Vintage looks look great on modern preowned pens. Our Levenger True Writer set consists of a fountain pen and ballpoint pen. Showing only minor wear from use, each is ready to take on all of your writing adventures. We installed a brand-new blue ballpoint refill on the ballpoint pen. Just twist the tail cap to advance and retract the refill. Unfortunately, we don't have a Levenger converter that fits just right. Luckily, this preowned pen used standard international cartridges, too. You will write a nice, fine line with its two-toned steel nib. Click the headline for close-ups.

Wahl-Eversharp didn't call these pencils Skyline pencils. Even though it is a match to the Skyline pen, it likely had an alpha-coded or alpha-numeric name. As an early click-advance pencil, it uses 1.1mm leads. Pull out the clicker to reveal a somewhat fresh eraser and a couple of spare leads. Deep burgundy is the color of the pen. You'll find the vintage pencil is well-worn, but there are no cracks nor deep scratches. Works well! 13.7cm.

Waterman was already well on its way back as a luxury pen maker when it created the Waterman Rhapsody. This blue-marble ballpoint was part of the upper tier of pens for the company. We replaced the refill with a brand-new blue one. It writes very well, as the brass-barrel construction of the pen gives it a little extra weight, which helps it write more smoothly. Twist the tail cap to advance or retract the ballpoint. You will find some light wear on the pen but nothing egregious. 14.1cm.