Vintage Fountain Pens Inc

Vintage Fountain Pens Inc. (VFPI) was established under its former name, Vintage Fountain Pens, in 1976.

We provide vintage fountain pens – restored and ready to use today and vintage desktop items. Vintage fountain pens are by their very nature second, third or even fourth hand, condition will vary and this is stated and reflected in the price.

A fountain pen gift box is available free of charge with each purchase upon request. Just tick the relevant box at checkout.

Our Sold Archive provides information to budding vintage fountain pen/desktop item collectors and social history students and is a permanent record of items of interest that we have sold. It is also an opportunity for potential customers to view recently sold items. Should you wish us to try to source another copy of a previously sold item a contact e-mail link is provided.

Spotlight on: 9ct Gold Overlay Barleycorn Design

Barleycorn Design 9ct Gold Overlay

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This quality vintage fountain pen has a 9ct gold overlay with a Barleycorn design. It is a chunky medium size lever filling pen measuring 4.9 inches (12.3cm) with cap on and 6.5 inches (16.4cm) with cap on barrel end. The hallmarks are for 1941. The lozenge is clear and it is a good weight in the hand. The nib states “Waterman England 2A” and has a medium slight oblique point which is pleasing to use. The hallmark reads “HW 9 .375 F + lion’s head”. Condition is good – there is some brassing to cap lip and clip which can be seen on the montage, the cap crown has very minor indents as does the edge of the bottom of the barrel. The cap when placed on the bottom of the barrel for writing is a tight fit - this should ease over time as the pen does not appear to have had much use. Whilst it has a Waterman clip and nib, in my view it is not a Waterman pen - I would have expected to see Waterman branding on the pen itself and a model number on the bottom – so this vintage pen is priced accordingly. It is a very nice quality 9ct overlay chunky lever filling pen in good condition overall and with very little ageing which will provide many more years of writing service either as an everyday writer or to add to a vintage fountain pen collection. All fountain pens are professionally serviced by Vintage Fountain Pens Inc. and bench tested prior to offering for sale. A further inspection is carried out before despatch. Filling instructions will be sent with your order. A gift box is available free of charge on request.

Price: £325.00
Postage and packing
Free in the U.K.
Extra for European delivery: £6.00
Extra for World delivery: £8.00
Overseas postage and packing costs will be added to your invoice at checkout. Please select either Europe or World delivery to ensure you are not overcharged.

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Here is a little information about how this site works:

The Vintage Pens section initially shows all the pens currently in stock, displayed in a random order, over several pages. Clicking on the link below the pen illustration will reveal other pens available from the same manufacturer. An alternative method of finding a particular pen is to use the Search Catalogue section.

The Desktop Items section shows all the items currently in stock or, as with the Vintage Pens list, you can search for particular items such as an inkwell, desk calendar etc. by using Search Catalogue.

When you have found something you wish to buy, then click on the 'add to basket' icon . You may continue shopping and add more items to your basket. When you have completed shopping then click on the 'Check out' button in the right margin to pay for your purchases. (NB: this button only appears when you have items in your basket. We use 'cookies' to record the contents of your basket. If your browser has cookies turned off then you will not be able to add items to your basket.)

The Restoration section provides information on fountain pen restoration. VFPI has been restoring pens since 1976.

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Spotlight on: 9ct Gold Overlay Barleycorn Design

Vintage Fountain Pens - ready to use today.