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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

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2. On most you have to look pretty close.

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 11:14 AM

Feb 2014

http://www.retonthenet.co.uk/ekmps/shops/retonthenet/images/vintage-desk-office-blue-parker-slimfold-aerometric-english-fountain-pen-14k-gold-nib-585-england-circa-1970s-[5]-4346-p[ekm]687x1024[ekm].jpg

on this image the gold stamp is pretty large. They average about 1 penny weight.

Like other parts of the market, old pens are not what they use to be in price. Many times a yard sales and even in the malls you can find damage or wore out pens for a buck or two. Well worth looking over for that small "14K' stamp. Right now I have about a dozen, so next time I go to my favorite scrap buyer, I'll take them.

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Junk fountain pens [View all] safeinOhio Feb 2014 OP

Huh - I didn't know that... cyberswede Feb 2014 #1

On most you have to look pretty close. safeinOhio Feb 2014 #2

That's interesting arikara Feb 2014 #3

Always disappointing when people scrap pipoman Mar 2014 #6