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Picked this up from a local antique store for cheap. I don't have a ruler hand right now to see the length of it. But it is small in size. Where can I send this to be restored?

 

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy267/jprochnow2/b55d46e4.jpg

 

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy267/jprochnow2/a943bfbf.jpg

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Is this a button filler? Does it have a blind cap? It looks like you have picked up a Duette, a pen made for students around 1932. If it is what I think it is, restoration is quite straight forward. It would involve pulling the section, removing all traces of the original sac and checking the press bar. Then replacing the sac and giving it a nice polish. I have just given my Duette to one of the moderators of the Q&A forum for just that work.

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Check either [member='ThePenMarketdotcom'] ([url="http://www.thepenmarket.com/"]ThePenmarket[/url]) -- Located in Glendale Heights, IL[color=#FFFFFF] [/color]
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Richard Binder ([url="http://www.richardspens.com"]richardspens[/url]) -- get it in soon, he will stop accepting new repairs soon (end of May or June if I recall correctly).
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John Mottishaw ([url="http://www.nibs.com"]nibs.com[/url]) -- no experience with a restoration, but I have been a customer and he is highly recommended (though he does have a lengthy lead time).

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No, I have changed my mind. The Duette only had one gold band. It is probably a Parker Streamline Duofold Junior of the early 1930s. The restoration should be the same as I mentioned above.

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it's a streamlined duofold junior ca. 1930. for quick, inexpensive, no-fuss restoration, send it over to danny fudge via www.thewritepen.net.

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It is a button filler. From what I can tell there is no marks on the body of the pen. This is my first vintage pen find so I'm pretty excited.

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Scrawler Antique

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It is a button filler. From what I can tell there is no marks on the body of the pen. This is my first vintage pen find so I'm pretty excited.

You have a very nice classic pen. It will be beautiful when restored. There should be some writing on the barrel of the pen. It should say something like Geo. Parker, and it should tell you where it was made. This pen was either made in the US, Canada or England. The restoration of these pens is easy and straight forward. I hope that you will post pictures and maybe a writing sample when it is done. I am sure that once you have experienced writing with this classic pen, it will not be your last.

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Joel Hamilton of INK-PENS.COM gets all my Parker works and I highly recommend him.

 

In fact I traded a group of Sr Duofolds to him a while back.

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I don't want to be that guy, but I have to ask--what did you pay?

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

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I don't want to be that guy, but I have to ask--what did you pay?

 

Should we make this fun and have people guess? Later tonight I'll post how much I paid for it.

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I don't want to be that guy, but I have to ask--what did you pay?

 

Should we make this fun and have people guess? Later tonight I'll post how much I paid for it.

OOO do we have a sumgai alert :notworthy1:

 

I guess $3.00 (a real sumgai if you did :roflmho:)

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Sending out Tom to get restored. Can't wait to get it back to see how it writes... Ok I'll give in, I paid $10 for it. I also picked up an Parker 21 for $18. The 21 wasn't as good as a deal in my opinion but it was free of marks and had the original box with it.

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Sending out Tom to get restored. Can't wait to get it back to see how it writes... Ok I'll give in, I paid $10 for it. I also picked up an Parker 21 for $18. The 21 wasn't as good as a deal in my opinion but it was free of marks and had the original box with it.

I would have paid $10 for it :clap1: (then run away looking over my shoulder before anyone noticed :ninja:)

I am sure you are going to enjoy this pen.

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Got it back today, it writes and looks great. Thanks OLDGRIZ for your work.

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy267/jprochnow2/0de2647c.jpg

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Got it back today, it writes and looks great. Thanks OLDGRIZ for your work.

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy267/jprochnow2/0de2647c.jpg

 

Glad you are happy with my work.... it is a sweet pen....

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Got it back today, it writes and looks great. Thanks OLDGRIZ for your work.

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Glad you are happy with my work.... it is a sweet pen....

Nice job bro.

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