The official blog of Troy LaPlante of Selma, NC. Find more of Troy's online presence at troylaplante.com
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Vintage Fountain Pen Advice & Pen Mail -- or Something Like It
I share a few experiences in cleaning vintage fountain pens and something I recently got in the mail.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Sailor Profit 1911 Fountain Pen - Pen Mail
My latest pen mail is a Sailor Profit 1911 fountain pen from Japan. I give my opinion on it and Japanese fountain pens in general.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Pelikan Celebry P580 Pen Mail
I got back from a brief vacation to find that my Pelikan Celebry P580 had been delivered. It is a cartridge converter pen from the late 1990s to early 2000s.
Monday, October 08, 2018
Some of My Favorite Vintage Fountain Pens
I was recently asked what some of my favorite vintage fountain pens were. I share some of them from my collection.
Labels:
commando,
crusader,
Esterbrook,
parker,
PFM,
sheaffer,
sheaffer balance,
skyline,
snorkel,
vacumatic,
vintage fountain pens,
wahl eversharp,
waterman,
watermans
Sunday, October 07, 2018
Monday, October 01, 2018
Vintage Pen Mail - Parker 51 and Waterman 54
Today I share the two latest pen acquisitions. In the mail just today I got my Parker 51 Vacumatic back from being restored. I had purchased it some time ago, but it was going to need more of a restoration than I can personally perform. I finally sent it out for repair and got it back just today. I will show you it being inked and writing for the first time. I also recently got a Waterman 54...or did I?
Here is the link to the video supplied by Antique Digger of the restored pen. https://youtu.be/3dR7l3m4WRQ
Here is the link to the video supplied by Antique Digger of the restored pen. https://youtu.be/3dR7l3m4WRQ
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