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Fountain Pens For Sale

1945 Parker Vacumatic Emerald Pearl SOLD($250) & 1950s Conway-Stewart 58 SOLD ($200)

Both of these pens have been SOLD! Hello there. Welcome to Inkquiring Minds. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another pen Resurrection Sunday video. Today, I’m going to do another double-header, just like last week. I’ll be restoring this pen and selling the one I’ve already restored. This is a 1950s Conway Stewart 58, which I affectionately call the Indiana Jones fountain pen. I didn’t sell it because it writes so beautifully, but I’m following Steven Brown’s advice about

Douglas J. Rathbun

9 minutes ago3 min read

1938 Parker Vacumatic Speedline Shadow Wave SOLD($260 US) and 1924 Parker Duofold DQ SOLD ($180 US)

THE PARKER VACUMATIC SPEEDLINE AND THE DQ HAVE BEEN SOLD Hello there. Welcome to my channel. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video. Those who joined me this morning for my first Saturday live stream know I mentioned I’d start working on this pen today. Before we get to it, I’ll also work on a second one. This one’s been in the works for years. This is a Parker Duofold DQ from 1924. It’s an ebony pen with a 14-karat gold flexible nib. It’s

Douglas J. Rathbun

Mar 154 min read

1932 Wahl Eversharp Doric Vest Pen $300 US + shipping

Hello there. Welcome to my channel. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another pen resurrection Sunday video. Today, I planned to restore this beautiful Conway Stewart 84 pen in crushed red celluloid. It’s a 1950s pen, but I’ve decided to save it for the Dutch pen show in Utrecht this June 6th and 7th. I’ll be attending and doing a couple of workshops called “Inquiring Minds Vintage Maintenance,” where I’ll discuss basic maintenance of vintage pens and restoration of lever a

Douglas J. Rathbun

Mar 33 min read