Coronet turns out to be a Christmas pen

[Wahlnut]

Remember back on 12/15 when I posted the photo essay on the restoration of the Coronet? Coronet Restoration

 

Well it turns out the pen was a Christmas gift with special meaning for one family. To quote the person arranging for the repair:

 

"We are planning to give our son that pen for Christmas while in NY. Our

entire family will be gathering for the holiday... It is the only remaining article I have

of my father's to give to our only son."

 

It went out in time to get under the tree, so this morning I have visions of the unwrapping of the pen, with everyone in their jammies and robes and the special glow in the eyes of the giver and the recipient. Bringing a pen back to life is rewarding in itself. Doing so to help a family realize a special generation to generation moment...priceless.

 

Wishing Happy Holidays to all and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2007!

 

Syd the Wahlnut

Edited December 25, 2006 by Wahlnut

[Kelly G]

Syd,

You are so right about those special moments when pens pass from generation to generation. Early in my pen collecting days, my father gave me my grandfather's Sheaffer Sentinel set that he carried every day and his Sentinel set that he received as a HS graduation gift from his dad - the same grandfather. Both were Christmas gifts and it was a special moment. My grandfather had been gone for 35 years and my father has since passed on, so the gift of those pens has taken on even more importance for me.

When my granddaughter was born nearly two years ago, I was carrying a blue standard Vacumatic in my pocket and she was coincidentally named Parker Michelle - I'll be giving that pen to her when she is older!

This is one of the really fun parts of pen collecting - passing pens along and imagining how many of the vintage pens in the collection were perhaps passed along at some point in their life.

 

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