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Last night after hearing that I stopped at Paradise Pen on our trip to Minneapolis my father in-law gave me this pen that he'd found in a box of stuff he'd purchased at an estate sale. http://www.werdna.net/images/RedFineline.jpg It is a Sheaffer Fineline in red with fine nib. In the Fineline box. Near as I can tell from opening it up is that it has never been inked. The bladder is soft and no signs of dried ink anywhere. I'm generally a user of things and not a collector. All of my other pens are also low end user pens and I generally have them inked up with different inks and ready to write. Is there any reason for me to keep this pen un-inked and in it's box or should I ink it up and go? -Andrew

I got a Vintage Sheaffer Fineline Lever Fill Fountain Pen in that's section wont come off. It doesn't look like it's meant to. Is there a type of Fineline that the section doesn't come off?

Noble FP Sages, I have recently come into a couple desk pen sets once belonging to a late lawyer relative. I'm including additional photos just for clarity, as mine are missing a few pieces. I have glass ink bottle inserts for both units (one original, one of my own devising) so the innards are covered as far as I know. HOWEVER, I am having a painful time finding original Morris pens (the nib units are all over ebay, but not the pens...) and I don't even know what to look for with the Sheaffer, as the unit was made by the Fineline division so any searches there produce predominantly the Fineline fp's. Questions: Where can I find original pens? If that's impossible, will Esterbrook dipless or another brand work well with these? Are there some standardized dipless pens that will take the Morris nib units? Morriset Dipless Pen Set (http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/glossary/D.htm) Pristine Example: Mine: Sheaffer Fineline Desk Pen Better Example: Mine: Thanks for reading! I look forward to your feedback.