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1940 Parker Duofold Vacumatic SOLD ($170 US)

THIS PEN HAS SOLD! Hello there. Welcome to Ink Inquiring Minds. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video. Today's pen, dead on the slab, ready for resurrection, is this 1940 Parker Dualfold Vacumatic. This is what pen collectors call a Duovac. The original DuoFold was discontinued in 1933 when Parker introduced the first generation of Vacumatic pens. However, they revived the DuoFold name in 1940 and released a slightly modified version of the

Douglas J. Rathbun

2 days ago3 min read

1925 Waterman's 52 1/2V Ebonite Red Ripple SOLD! ($190 US)

THIS PEN HAS SOLD! Hello there! Welcome to my channel. My name is Doug, and I’m back with another fountain pen resurrection Sunday video. Today, I have a very special and old pen to share. It’s a Waterman from 1925, making it 100 years old! I hope we all look this good when we’re 100. I recently found this pen in an antique shop and couldn’t resist it. It’s quite small, measuring about 4 1/2 inches long, or 11 1/2 centimetres, when capped. This is a Waterman 52 1/2 V, as indi

Douglas J. Rathbun

Nov 232 min read

TWINS! 1945 & 1947 Waterman's Citation SOLD ($180 US)

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've got two of the same vintage fountain pens on the slab, both dead as a doornail, and both ready for resurrection. These are Waterman’s citations from the late 1940s. Although they appear identical, there are subtle differences between the two fountain pens. I intend to restore both of these fountain pens. The citation is a ta

Douglas J. Rathbun

Nov 162 min read