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Hey all.

 

Someone offered me this Ancora, but knowing nothing about these pens, and not turning up anything online, I was hoping to get some info about it here. It has the inner hardbox and paperwork.

 

It's the pearl and orange pen in the left of the pic:

 

http://www.ancora1919.com/Press/company4.jpg

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It shoul be a "Siena".

 

Thanks for the quick reply and answer, zanio :thumbup:

 

 

Great link, jar. Thank you very much for your help with this :thumbup:

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Does anyone remember the retail price when these pens were originally sold?

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Does anyone remember the retail price when these pens were originally sold?

 

The Siena, Unica, and Ravenna, made of ebonite, vermeil trim, mop,

and push-knob filler had a srp of $1,395 usd.

 

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The Siena, Unica, and Ravenna, made of ebonite, vermeil trim, mop,

and push-knob filler had a srp of $1,395 usd.

 

Fred

 

Thank you for your help with this, Fred. Much appreciated :thumbup:

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I need a bit more help with this Siena.

 

The owner has decided he wants me to do a consignment sale, (he felt my buy offer was too low.) He wants to price it at $1000. I can't find any historical sales for this pen, but I'm feeling like that is priced too high. I'm leaning more towards $500-$600.

 

Any opinions on this?

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I need a bit more help with this Siena.

 

The owner has decided he wants me to do a consignment sale, (he felt my buy offer was too low.) He wants to price it at $1000. I can't find any historical sales for this pen, but I'm feeling like that is priced too high. I'm leaning more towards $500-$600.

 

Any opinions on this?

 

Yup, the ones I have seen for sale have been in the $400-600.00 range. There was one on zoss about a year ago IIRC and it was under 600.00 but didn't sell.

 

 

 

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Yup, the ones I have seen for sale have been in the $400-600.00 range. There was one on zoss about a year ago IIRC and it was under 600.00 but didn't sell.

 

Thanks very much for the help you've given me, jar. Very much appreciated :)

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The last one of these I saw for sale had a chunk out of the MOP and was still priced high in my view ($600.) I questioned the high price (considering the damage) but then wondered if it was a common failing in the model and if the price was "normal" under the circumstances.

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The last one of these I saw for sale had a chunk out of the MOP and was still priced high in my view ($600.) I questioned the high price (considering the damage) but then wondered if it was a common failing in the model and if the price was "normal" under the circumstances.

 

Interesting point, Strang about a possible weakness of the MOP. The one I was presented with in in excellent condition, but frankly was not used. If it was a daily pen, could that make a difference? I would think the vac fill system would be the first thing to go on these pens.

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Just a guess,but it looked like it had a plunger-fill system.

 

 

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Hey all.

 

It's been over a year since I started this thread, and everyone helped ID this pen.

 

I ended up buying the pen today at a very good price. Now the only problem is I don't want to sell it :rolleyes:

 

I'll post some pics later today, or Saturday.

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Your original pic is gone, so photos would be nice. What nib? I'm not selling my Ancoras, especially the stubs. Those nibs are simply too good to part with! :puddle:

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Your original pic is gone, so photos would be nice. What nib? I'm not selling my Ancoras, especially the stubs. Those nibs are simply too good to part with! :puddle:

 

Hey Ghost Plane.

Sadly this pen only has a medium nib. Working on the pictures and will hopefully have them up Saturday morning.

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Great purchase indeed :thumbup:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Great purchase indeed :thumbup:

 

Thank you, Georges :)

 

I look forward to seeing them. B)

 

Here you go, Ghost Plane :thumbup:

 

Got some pictures taken and even though they're not as beautiful as I would like, (I have a lousy eye for art,) I think they show the pens details nicely.

 

http://s30.postimg.org/yvbckd0wh/ancora_001.jpg

 

http://s30.postimg.org/vzy9dhwwh/ancora_002.jpg

 

http://s30.postimg.org/b0i5lzv81/ancora_003.jpg

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http://s30.postimg.org/60g40b07l/ancora_004.jpg

http://s30.postimg.org/l7w3kns29/ancora_005.jpg

 

http://s30.postimg.org/5qd6upaz5/ancora_007.jpg

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