Pens On Antique Roadshow

[Zookie]

I've never seen a pen on the road show (which I enjoy watching). I am, however, a cabinet maker by trade, specializing in antique restoration. Thanks to ARS, too many folks don't want any restoration work done. Bye bye trade.

I'd hate to see that happen to antique pens; it would be a shame.

[pen lady]

If I had an antique piece I'm in the ''lets restore it and make it look nice''camp. To hell with centuries of schmutz, oh excuse me, ''patina'', I want my furniture looking (fairly) clean, and in good repair. I think some people are too hung-up on potential value.

[jameswatts]

When the Antique Roadshow came to town a year or so ago, I covered it for our local paper (I’m the arts critic). I brought a Parker 51 to be assessed by one of the screeners. He did a cursory internet search and told me a lot of information I already knew. He misdated the pen (it’s a 1942 model, not from the 1950s as the appraiser said) and he put the value at $75. I’ve been offered $200 for this pen, which I have no desire to sell.

https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/some-guests-visit-antiques-roadshow-during-its-tulsa-stop-on/article_3d8cb04e-1f32-511a-9afd-2ac6e29c95b1.html

[inkstainedruth]

When the Antique Roadshow came to town a year or so ago, I covered it for our local paper (I’m the arts critic). I brought a Parker 51 to be assessed by one of the screeners. He did a cursory internet search and told me a lot of information I already knew. He misdated the pen (it’s a 1942 model, not from the 1950s as the appraiser said) and he put the value at $75. I’ve been offered $200 for this pen, which I have no desire to sell.

 

 

https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/some-guests-visit-antiques-roadshow-during-its-tulsa-stop-on/article_3d8cb04e-1f32-511a-9afd-2ac6e29c95b1.html

 

Hey, that's still not as bad as the "Doctor Lori Comedy Appraisal Show" where the cupcake said my Sheaffer Snorkel (the one with the semi-flex palladium silver Triumph stub nib) was from (wait for it, wait for it...) 1910....

I had someone at this year's OPS take a look at the Lady Skripsert I had brought to try and get a converter for (along with one for the Skripsert a friend had given me). Person said it was worth $90-$100 US. THEN said "Uh, is this 14K?" "No, don't think so...." (I paid five bucks for the pen and another four for a cheap syringe-style converter. So as far as *I'M" concerned, it's a $9 pen. Anything that someone ELSE thinks is above that is on them....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[loganrah]

Series 43: Christchurch Mansion 1 includes an early namiki dip pen in beautiful maki-e. They valued it at 20,000 pounds, and a matching bridge pencil at 2,000. 

[Beechwood]

Duplicate post with the one above.

 

 

[Mr Bill]

I recall that inkwell episode and the interesting glass globe inkwell

and how I looked for along time for one, an then last year Krishna

inks came out with a 21st century version with their Paakezah ink

Well I was fortunate enough to get the set (inkwell and ink), and 

as it turned out it is a great behaving ink with considerable sheen.