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1945 Parker Striped Duofold DUOVAC *SOLD* $220 US + shipping
THIS PEN HAS BEEN SOLD Hello there. Welcome to Ink Inquiring Minds. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video. The pen on the slab ready for resurrection back to the land of the living, and the writing is this 1945 Parker striped Duofold, often called a Duovac because it's a Vacumatic filler. It is in this beautiful blue pearl longitudinally striped celluloid that Parker called "Laidtone" and is just gorgeous. This is a Senior model as it measur
Douglas J. Rathbun
2 days ago3 min read


1940 Sheaffer Balance 500 Vac-Fil Carmine Red *SOLD* $125 US
THIS PEN HAS 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 resurrecting a circa 1940-1942 Sheaffer 500 “Vac-Fil” pen in this beautiful Carmine Red. I know it’s from that era because Sheaffer discontinued the Balance in 1942 and didn’t introduce the Carmine Red until 1940. Additionally, it features the flattened ball clip, which was released in 1936 and remained standard until the pen
Douglas J. Rathbun
Aug 233 min read


1945 Parker Vacumatic Eyedropper Conversion
Hello there. Welcome to Inkquiring Lions. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video. I take great pride in reviving pens that are completely dead and bringing them back to life for writing. However, this particular pen is truly beyond repair. It’s in pieces, and none of the pieces are complete. I haven’t even gathered all the necessary parts for this pen. This week’s challenge is to resurrect a Parker Vacumatic from 1941, a junior model in Azur
Douglas J. Rathbun
Aug 164 min read
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