Been looking for a Big Red Duofold.... finally got one today on eBay....
It has the wrong nib (a Vacumatic nib), but that is not a big deal....
The description says only some brassing on the clip ball... and this is very common....
No chips, cracks, etc.... the engraving is starting to wear... but again if I were as old as this pen, I would be showing wear also...
I was looking for a writer, not a collector... so this is a good pen for me...
BUT, what really got me was that somewhere along the line someone had the top of the cap engraved with the Square and Compass... since I am a Freemason this is kind of special to me...
Best part is I got it for $125 including shipping and insurance....
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Tom,
Nice score for a Big Red daily user. Have you inked it yet or is it in need of a new sac? What's the size of the nib. Looks like it could be a fine from the photos. The engraving on the cap end certainly sets it apart.
Mark
Nice score for a Big Red daily user. Have you inked it yet or is it in need of a new sac? What's the size of the nib. Looks like it could be a fine from the photos. The engraving on the cap end certainly sets it apart.
Mark
QUOTE (OldGriz @ Jul 23 2008, 01:22 PM) 
Been looking for a Big Red Duofold.... finally got one today on eBay....
It has the wrong nib (a Vacumatic nib), but that is not a big deal....
The description says only some brassing on the clip ball... and this is very common....
No chips, cracks, etc.... the engraving is starting to wear... but again if I were as old as this pen, I would be showing wear also...
I was looking for a writer, not a collector... so this is a good pen for me...
BUT, what really got me was that somewhere along the line someone had the top of the cap engraved with the Square and Compass... since I am a Freemason this is kind of special to me...
Best part is I got it for $125 including shipping and insurance....
It has the wrong nib (a Vacumatic nib), but that is not a big deal....
The description says only some brassing on the clip ball... and this is very common....
No chips, cracks, etc.... the engraving is starting to wear... but again if I were as old as this pen, I would be showing wear also...
I was looking for a writer, not a collector... so this is a good pen for me...
BUT, what really got me was that somewhere along the line someone had the top of the cap engraved with the Square and Compass... since I am a Freemason this is kind of special to me...
Best part is I got it for $125 including shipping and insurance....
Nice Tom!
But... probably not a "wrong", per se, nib.
-david
Awesome find! Enjoy your new pen!
Good get, Tom!
Wow Tom that is sweet! Is there any engraving that might indicate a lodge number so you could trace some history?
Nice pen Griz. I think the nib may be original, or a period replacement. It's got 10 feathers, which were ok for Duofolds in the 30s.
I was watching that same Duofold 
Glad it went to someone on the boards.
Glad it went to someone on the boards.
QUOTE (david i @ Jul 23 2008, 09:03 PM)
QUOTE (OldGriz @ Jul 23 2008, 01:22 PM)
Been looking for a Big Red Duofold.... finally got one today on eBay....
It has the wrong nib (a Vacumatic nib), but that is not a big deal....
The description says only some brassing on the clip ball... and this is very common....
No chips, cracks, etc.... the engraving is starting to wear... but again if I were as old as this pen, I would be showing wear also...
I was looking for a writer, not a collector... so this is a good pen for me...
BUT, what really got me was that somewhere along the line someone had the top of the cap engraved with the Square and Compass... since I am a Freemason this is kind of special to me...
Best part is I got it for $125 including shipping and insurance....
It has the wrong nib (a Vacumatic nib), but that is not a big deal....
The description says only some brassing on the clip ball... and this is very common....
No chips, cracks, etc.... the engraving is starting to wear... but again if I were as old as this pen, I would be showing wear also...
I was looking for a writer, not a collector... so this is a good pen for me...
BUT, what really got me was that somewhere along the line someone had the top of the cap engraved with the Square and Compass... since I am a Freemason this is kind of special to me...
Best part is I got it for $125 including shipping and insurance....
Nice Tom!
But... probably not a "wrong", per se, nib.
-david
Thanks David... as I said I don't know much about Duofolds............. YET!!!!!
A 10 feather nib in a Duofold with the two band cap, so later production - it's a kosher nib. The 10 feather nib was found almost exclusively in Duofolds, while the Vacs had 9 feather nibs.
QUOTE (Ron Z @ Jul 24 2008, 08:58 AM)
A 10 feather nib in a Duofold with the two band cap, so later production - it's a kosher nib. The 10 feather nib was found almost exclusively in Duofolds, while the Vacs had 9 feather nibs.
At least a sanctioned-by-Parker replacment.
Hey Ron, maybe i can post some of that stuff WE just found
Probably on another thread though.
-d
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