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Some of my Pens on my original vintage ads


KBeezie

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Not all are an exact match to the ads, though I keep looking and hoping for something identical. 

 

Ad Date 1928
Pens Shown
Wahl 7212C (Jade) w/ 14K "Signature" (semiflex) EF
Wahl 7202C (Rosewood Hard Rubber) w/ 14K Semiflex Needlepoint
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1931
Sheaffer Balance Oversized (after 1930), 14K Lifetime Flexible Fine (cap is a bit newer than the body with the pin hinge, likely a replacement)
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1937
Sheaffer Balance Craftsman in "Rose Glow" with 14K #3 Firm Fine
Sheaffer Balance Standard Vac-Fil in "Ebonized Pearl Flakes", with 14K FeatherTouch Firm Extra Fine
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1952
Esterbrook SJ with an 1551 Firm Medium Nib
Esterbrook "Dollar" Pen with a "Sunburst" 3556 firm fine nib
Kind of goofed on this one showing the whole section instead of just the nib unit (I haven't restored the pen yet)
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1956
"1st Year" (1951) Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant with a 14K Extra Fine, has a solid gold 14K snorkel tube where most have a steel tube. 
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1960
The ad is for a PFM, but the pen is an Imperial IV Touchdown with a 14K extra fine nib (same decade, but smaller, and lacking snorkel tube), it lines up really close to the ad scale though. 
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Very nice!!

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