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RMN Museum Piece

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and not a mention of the most obvious....bent nib

 

If I may add to my post above....the trowsis, I suppose being footballers they had to be baggy....it leaves plenty of room for some fancy ball work.

As he mentions: the nib is shaped like an eagles beak...

 

 

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79spitfire Donor Pen

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Ford Prefect must have carried it.....

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Yeah, so I stumbled across this listing and figured it'd be appropriate for this thread.....

 

 

"IMAGE OF A LADY" IN THIS WATERMAN'S #55 WOODGRAIN FOUNTAIN PEN

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMAGE-OF-A-LADY-IN-THIS-WATERMANS-55-WOODGRAIN-FOUNTAIN-PEN-/331193664257?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1cae4301

 

 

According to the auction listing:

 

"I admired this pen for many weeks without any knowledge of what lie hidden within the woodgrain. Upon examination of the barrel there is a "Image of a Lady" revealed. I captured her in the photographs. I am a novice Waterman fountain pen collector but I have reviewed hundreds of listings for Waterman fountain pens and have yet to find anything like this. Her image is a small treasure hidden within a great Woodgrain #55.

As far as I can tell this is truly a one-of-a-kind collector's choice. It captures the mystique of a beautiful vintage large Waterman's fountain pen and the mystery of the image!"

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I like it!

 

Can't afford it, mind you, if I found something like this I likely wouldn't sell it...

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I like it!

 

Can't afford it, mind you, if I found something like this I likely wouldn't sell it...

I agree that the "image of a lady" is neat and unique, but does not necessarily justify a premium price. I suppose I am cynical, but I can just envision people starting a fad by selling HR Ripple pens with 'hidden images'...

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That would be funny....

 

I admit, I looked over most of my HR pens looking for hidden images.

 

I found none, well nothing that didn't look like a Rorschach test...

 

I also agree that I wouldn't pay 3-5 times normal value.

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Me? no, have been drinking most of the day....

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That would be funny....

 

I admit, I looked over most of my HR pens looking for hidden images.

 

I found none, well nothing that didn't look like a Rorschach test...

 

I also agree that I wouldn't pay 3-5 times normal value.

 

Good call on the Rorschach test reference!

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That was reaching a bit far. I thought it looked like a bug eating a hard rubber tree.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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That was reaching a bit far. I thought it looked like a bug eating a hard rubber tree.

Nice!

 

I showed it to my girlfriend and she swore up and down that she was able to see the "image of a lady". I tried my best to see it, but I'm still not convinced! Perhaps a very abstract lady...

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What I saw was only a face, not the whole body.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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I guess my imagination is working at full steam today. I looked again here at work on a full monitor (not just on my iPhone's itty bitty screen) and it is really obvious to me. But, I also like and create camouflage art, so go figure...

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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That's not something every collector doesn't hope to own some day!

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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