Customer Reviews

Collectible Fountain Pens : Parker Sheaffer Wahl-Eversharp Waterman(1018)

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Considering the size of this volume, it is amazingly devoid of substance or content. Althought the author has done a creditable job of collecting photos (mostly B&W), and reprinting vintage advertisements, no additional information, which might have added perspective or insight, is provided. How can you date a Parker Vacumatic? What years are indicated by three bands versus one? Which colors or model variations are most common or rarest? These are the types of information that would have made this book useful to both beginning and experienced collectors. Unfortunately, the author provides none of this, and what results is a virtually useless hodgepodge of recycled advertisements.

Unlike most books on this subect, this edition has very few color photos and print quality is that of a copy machine. Its only redeming quality is its price listings that are already three years old.

I find this book to be very helpful as one of serveral reference books for buying and selling pens. As with everything, you must learn to use information to your benefit. More color pictures would be nice.

This book is the first one you should have for buying and collecting fountain pens. If you deepen your interest, sure, there are more on the market and excellent ones at that. However, if you only buy one, buy this. I bought the hardcover, and the paperback (to get a friend hooked). However, for some reason, the paperback is NOT in color and do not advise the paperback, that is unless I just got a black and white edition. Except for the "black & white" imiages, the paperback is otherwise just fine.

Very nice book loaded with pictures and values. This was extremely helpful to me as I am learning and selling off some of my fathrer's pen collection. Highly recommended.

Excellent reference source for the beginning/intermediate collector. Good value.

GREAT HISTORY OF FOUR PEN COMPANIES AND THEIR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS. I FIND THE BOOK TO BE DIFFICULT IN TRYING TO FIND THE PRICE . PRICES ARE LISTED IN ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGH OUT THE BOOK, SOME LISTED AFTER THE COMPANY SECTION. SOME BY PAGE, NOT NAME. THE COLOR SECTION IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT TRY TO FIND THE MANUFACTURE AND THE PRICE GUIDE--- IT TAKES ALOT OF FLIP-FLOPPIN' BACK AND FORWARD TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION I NEED. ALOT OF OVER KILL ON ALL THOSE "OLD" ADDS. FROM A CONKLIN TO A EPENCO I RATE THIS A 66.