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Fountain Pen History: PFC statistics

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August 17, 2015. And numbers of pen collectors. Posted on L&P on Sept 23-25, 2008.]. Here are some PFC statistics gleaned from reading the magazine. Thereafter it was renamed the Pen Trading Post. Pavlo Shevelo wrote, “George, that’s some research! I’m just knocked out by both the volume of work done and the profound results achieved. 1 What percentage of all (‘serious’) collectors was covered by PFC membership? 3 In opposite, what about the percentage of non-collectors, so just pen users, or consumers w...

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Fountain Pen History: Canadian Collectors

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July 31, 2015. Posted on L&P on Aug 31, 2008.]. Talk about being taken to the cleaners, eh? He ended by saying, “There are likely about twelve or thirteen of us on the entire planet that truly care about learning about the history of writing equipment in some depth, as opposed to merely chasing it, bragging about it, and making a killing as the only goals”. But that’s just a bit of Stephen’s usual hyperbole, the part about the 12 or 13, not the last part. George Kovalenko.
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Fountain Pen History: Johnny Cuevas

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July 29, 2015. And the New York City collectors. Posted on L&P on Aug 31, 2008.]. Where he described himself as a Buck Rogers fan as a teenager when he bought his first fountain pen, a Parker 51 whose sleek, streamlined design reminded him of his teenage hero’s spaceship. Now, as promised, here’s something more about Johnny Cuevas. Don Lavin posted, “Thanks for the stories about Johnny. Do you know who he sold his pen collection to? Try Ed Fingerman of the Fountain Pen Hospital. And that is a story i...

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Fountain Pen History: March 2015

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March 14, 2015. History of the Fountain Pen. 8221;, and I said to him, “No, it took me 5 years to read for it”. The text, at the time, was 20 pages long. And the bibliography was 22 pages long, and currently it’s 55 pages long. This pen essay consists of 13 parts with subtitles, and. Waterman’s ad in Am. Stat. Jan 2, 1915, p.1. A Brief History of the Fountain Pen. Through a survey of the literature on its origins and evolution. In other words, a pen that one would have to “dip no more”. The verse in Job.

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Fountain Pen History: PFC Lifetime Members

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July 25, 2015. Posted on L&P from Aug 30 to Sept 2, 2008.]. Here’s a list of all the PFC Lifetime Members roughly in chronological order, or the order of their becoming lifers. The numbers are not official membership numbers, just an organizational aid. Now, here’s a teaser. How many of the names in this list do you recognize? 2 Dr Martin Abbrecht. 3 Rose Ann Munoz. 5 Glen B. Bowen. 6 Dr David H. Ahrenholz. 7 John Craver, Seattle Pen Shop. 8 Leon F. Dillenburg. 9 Jerry L. Queary. 12 Dr Thomas MacDonald.

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Fountain Pen History: The Fourth Decade

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July 17, 2015. Posted by John Chapman on L&P on Aug 29, 2008.]. 8220;I think there needs to be another set of circumstances mentioned in the timeline—perhaps as a subset of period 3, but I think marking it’s own point of departure, and that is the online research tools that have become available in the last 2-5 years. 8220;I remember when the depression-era Parkers were considered worthless, and then suddenly everybody caught on to them, and the prices skyrocketed. Obscure pens are where it’s a...Blogs a...

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The PENguin - Pelikan, Parker and Other High Quality Fountain Pens

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PENguin Pen of the Week! Shop By Price Range. Information on the history of Pelikan and on the latest Pelikan products are available from the official Pelikan website. For those who do not have the Pelikan bible, Pelikan Schreibgeräte, Martin Lehmann's website. Provides good reliable information:. Werner Rüttinger's site. Provides an illustrated timeline of vintage Pelikan models as well as vintage nib charts and other information. To the topic, written by Martin Lehmann and Tom Westerich, to be of use.

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Fountain Pen History: Pen Shops, and Pen Sellers

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July 21, 2015. Pen Shops, and Pen Sellers. And pen repair shops. Doug Flax, also known by his username DocNib, posted this on Pentrace on Aug 29, 2008, and gave me permission to cross-post it on L&P on Aug 29, 2008, and now I am archiving it here.]. 8220;Major pen shops and pen sellers should be on that list, too. 8220;Yes, the list could get quite long, but you can’t forget those pen shops in major or minor cities that helped keep interest alive in Contemporary and/or Vintage pens. And I wrote, “A...

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Fountain Pen History: Cliff & Judy Lawrence

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August 02, 2015. Cliff and Judy Lawrence. Posted on L&P on Sept 2, 2008.]. As promised, here’s something more on Cliff and Judy Lawrence. I originally found this message posted by Rob Astyk on Jan 25, 2005 in a thread with the title “Why are we so alone? 8220;All collectors and dealers were worried that this secret of theirs would get out. There weren’t any pen shows to speak of and the one and only publication was Cliff Lawrence’s Pen Fancier’s Newsletter. Later Pen Fancier’s Magazine. Newsletter that c...