The Highlo Pen Museum
The Pen Museum 'For
Sale' Collection
Modern
Fountain Pens
One of the advantages of
repairing dozens of pens every week is to learn first hand the strengths and
weaknesses of nearly every make and model of fountain pen. Sheaffer have always
used poor plastics with a tendency to crack, for example. Or Montblanc, with
their tendency to overfill and therefore leak. Some pens have weak clips that
break easily. Some are poorly balanced and uncomfortable to write with for any
length of time. And some are simply over-hyped and over-priced.
Having this knowledge, I am
therefore well-placed to advise the buyer of a new fountain pen and to point out
that in many cases aesthetic design often triumphs over function and quality.
Parker, for example, have lost the art of making quality, top-end fountain pens,
but can still produce cheaper pens that are better than anything around.
The modern pens I offer for
sale are ones that I consider to be the best available in their price range for
value and/or quality-
and you may be surprised at some of the omissions. All these pens are mint
and boxed.
Vintage Pens
This
photo is one corner of what was once The Pen Museum. The vintage pens
offered for sale on these pages all come from these shelves and are for
the benefit of collectors and those seeking to replace a much-loved favourite.
Most are
'one-offs' but of some of the later models I have several, as they were bought
originally to break down for spare parts for the repair workshop.
All my vintage pens come boxed. The box will be indigenous to the manufacturer, but
not necessarily the original box (except for Limited Editions). In cases where
there is no box, I have housed the pen in one of my own velvet lined
presentation boxes. If you are a collector, and having the original box is
important to you, you may like to check with me before ordering.
Reconditioned
Pens
All the pens I offer for sale in
the two sections above are in mint, or near-mint condition. However, I have now added The Pen
Wizard page to this site, which you can reach from the link below. This page
consists of used pens that are classed as being in 'Excellent' condition. I have
serviced or checked them and I guarantee them to be in excellent
working order. I do not sell pens that are only classified as being in 'good'
condition.
If you are looking for a pen to use,
rather than collect, you might like to read my article Choosing A Fountain Pen in the Masterclass
section.
Clicking on the links below will
take you to the appropriate pages.
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