Vintage Pens

Golden Brown striations make for a very handsome Sheaffer Balance Lifetime fountain pen. The clear imprint finishes with the number 875. Though not a model number, it helps to identify its slender but standard-length size. It also represented the original price of $8.75. We restored this vintage pen with a new ink sac. Closely examine the pen and you will see wear and a couple of deep scratches that are small. However, the design pattern obscures most of that at a casual glance. No cracks. Light brassing on the ball of the pocket clip. You will write a very smooth extra-fine line with its two-tone 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.7cm capped.

Do you love buttery smooth broad nibs made of 14k gold? Do you have larger hands that enjoy a light-weight pen with girth? Then, the oversized Sheaffer Balance Lifetime is probably for you. Great for signing ceremonies or everyday writing this is an amazing vintage pen. We restored it with a new ink sac. No cracks or brassing. A little wear from past use. The nib is missing some of its silvery plating. Click the headline for close-ups. 14.2cm capped.

Parker 51 Demi fountain pens are the shorter version of the standard 51. Our attractive pen only saw light duty during its prime, as there is only minor wear and a very clean "pli-glass" ink sac. All original and in great working order. We flushed it as clean as we could. You will write an extra, extra-fine line with its 14k gold nib. It is a firm nib and has the light feedback you would expect from such a fine point. 12.7cm capped.

Another Sheaffer Balance Lifetime has graced our vintage pens pages. This one is the standard size model. It is as long as the Oversized model, but it is thinner. Definitely not a junior-sized model. We restored it with a new ink sac. The sleek black pen shows some wear from use but minimal brassing and no cracks. You will write a firm, wet medium line with its 14k gold nib. It has a touch of feedback. A quintessential black pen for any collector. 14.4cm capped.

Parker Vacumatic Maxima pens in burgundy can be difficult to find, but a matching set is tougher. These fully restored writing instruments hail from 1937. They look divine with minimal wear, no brassing, no cracks and with crisp imprints. The vintage pen is missing some of its original silvery plating from its 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. We dipped said nib and it is a very hard starter that writes a fine dry line. If you want to make this pen a daily user, you'll have to break in the nib a bit. It isn't difficult, it just takes a little time and practice. The barrel of the pen is ambered, but you can still see through it. The vintage pencil works great and comes with an original lead cartridge case in the tail.

Parker Vacumatic nibs are notoriously rigid and fine, but this Parker Vacumatic Maxima from 1937 sports a tasty two-tone 14k gold nib that writes a semi-flex line from medium to about 1mm wide! Also awesome is the fact that this vintage pen has some great barrel clarity. Yeah, it's a little ambered, but you can still see through it easily. Click the headline for close-ups. Minimal, if any wear. Has a working diaphragm. The tail cap is about 98% flush with the barrel. The only warning we have about this pen is that its long nib snags on the cap if you overtighten it. Never close the cap tighter than the first evidence of snugging up. 13.6cm capped.

Behold this likely once-in-a-lifetime vintage pen. New Old Stock Parker Vacumatic Maxima fountain pens complete with their original price sticker don't come along very often. Our "golden pearl" stunner has seen minimal if any use. Click the headline for a close-up. You can easily see through the pale-green-yellow barrel with factory fresh clarity. It has a working diaphragm, but we aren't sure who would use such a magnificent museum piece. No cracks, scratches or noteworthy wear for a pen made in 1939. Its aluminum shows a touch of wear. The double jewels are golden pearl. The sticker says this is a medium point nib, and you can see the 14k gold nib still retains almost all of its original two-tone plating. We didn't dip this one, though someone might have in the past 85 years. 13.6cm capped.

NEW OLD STOCK! Looking for a ballpoint desk pen with that 1970s and early '80s vibe? We have a still-sealed-in-the-box Sheaffer W05 ballpoint desk set. It has a handsome walnut wood base with a golden trumpet for holding the ballpoint pen. A must for the vintage desk look.