Pinoy Penman 3.0

The continuing chronicles of Jose Dalisay Jr., aka Butch Dalisay, a Filipino collector of old fountain pens, disused PowerBooks, '50s Hamiltons, creaky cameras and typewriters, VW spare parts, poker bad beats, and desktop lint.

Flotsam & Jetsam No. 11: Pen & Inkwell

Posted on October 18, 2012 by penmanila

ALMOST AS soon as we landed in New York, Beng and I ran off to one of our old haunts, the Sunday flea market on the Upper West Side. These were my two neat finds: a Waterman 412 1/2 PSF fountain pen in silver filigree from 1915 (still a bargain at $150), and a brass inkwell, in dire need of restoration but a pretty piece (at a pretty price–$10!).

5 thoughts on “Flotsam & Jetsam No. 11: Pen & Inkwell”

reretro on October 18, 2012 at 6:46 pm said:

yes, the inkwell is great, but how is the fountain pen a bargain- please explain?

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- penmanila on October 18, 2012 at 9:47 pm said:
  
  believe it or not, a waterman 412 1/2 PSF in this condition usually retails for around $400. 😉
  
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  - reretro on October 19, 2012 at 8:41 pm said:
    
    i totally believe you and bow to your greater knowledge. good to know, & i wonder if any will turn up in sydney….
dann tan on July 10, 2017 at 1:45 pm said:

Hi, stumbled upon this post and saw your great looking inkwell! Was wondering if you’re selling some of them, I’m interested.

Thanks!

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- penmanila on July 18, 2017 at 2:35 am said:
  
  hi, sorry but i have none for sale.
  
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