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Dace
May 24th, 2007, 20:03
Ebay item number 170113186342

The bidding is over $2,000

RARE OLD CLIP CAP ORANGE WATERMAN'S FOUNTAIN PEN NO. 78


OFFERED FOR SALE IS A WATERMAN'S NO. 78 CLIP CAP FOUNTAIN PEN. PEN IS ORANGE PLASTIC AND HAS THE NUMBER "78" PRINTED ON THE END TIP OF THE PEN. ALSO PRINTED ON THE SIDE OF THE PEN IS "ROBERT BELL." I THINK THIS IS THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE PEN BUT I AM NOT SURE. PEN IS MARKED "CLIP CAP" ON THE CLIP. SCREW CAP WORKS AND TIP APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. TIP IS MARKED "WATERMAN'S" AS WELL AS THE THE BODY OF THE PEN. OVERALL, PEN IS IN GOOD SHAPE HOWEVER, I PEN DOES NOT WRITE AND I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO FILL THIS PEN. MY GUESS IS IT NEEDS INK. ITEM MEASURES APPROX. 6 INCHES LONG. SOLD "AS IS." OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE


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croolis
May 24th, 2007, 22:21
looks unremarkable .. i'd prefer a vintage Duofold any time :)