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Was at an antique fair this past weekend and a guy had a Snorkel he was selling for $5. Why? Because there's no nib. I think the guy sells those for melt value (unbelievable! Really!)

 

Anyway, pics don't show it, but the feed is cracked. Body isn't. Probably need to resac it too. Anyway, I was thinking of looking for a new feed/nib for it. Maybe find an oddball feed/nib to put on it somewhere. Just wanted to share some pics. Also not seen this particular shade of green before. Also got an old Eversharp, but that one has a broken nib on it. Be posting a pic in that forum too.

 

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I know!

 

He was willing to sell me some other pens with broken nibs for "melt value." I almost did, but I really did not want the others.

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Does this take a conical nib? I have some of them, from Snorkels and a Touchdown Imperial.

"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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This is a Statesman or a Clipper so either a two-tone gold Triumph nib or a palladium silver Triumph nib would be correct. You shouldn't have any difficulty finding a replacement Snorkel nib-feed part that will screw right into your existing section.

 

These pens look so nice with color-matched sections like you have here.

 

The color looks like Sage green to me.

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Does this take a conical nib? I have some of them, from Snorkels and a Touchdown Imperial.

 

White dot = Triumph style nib. The nib from a TD Imperial won't fit this nib assembly. Its much too short.

 

I was going to say it looks like a sage pen as well. You just made a bunch of people hate you.

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White dot = Triumph style nib. The nib from a TD Imperial won't fit this nib assembly. Its much too short.

 

I was going to say it looks like a sage pen as well. You just made a bunch of people hate you.

What's a Sage pen?

 

And I think it is supposed to be conical as well. It does have the white dot and there's nothing here that leads me to believe the cap doesn't go to this pen originally.

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I think Ron Zorn meant sage green, the color.

"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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I just had to google that specific color. Yup. That's a match. And apparently it is a bit rare; no wonder I had trouble finding what it was :)

 

Cool.

 

Now to get a nib and feed.

 

Pajaro, I'll PM you within the next couple days to talk about a nib :)

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The nibs I have:

 

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Left is from a Snorkel, two tone. Whole section.

Center is a vac fill pen, needing restoration. Two tone gold, but probably too big.

Right is a gold monotone nib only, unknown origin.

If you want any of these, I'll send them to you. No charge. I don't want anything for them.

"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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