Old Parker Duofolds are among my favorite pens. Back in the late 70s I was able to pick up working pens at most antique shops for about $25 USD. Those were the days, and I should have been more aggressive in seeking them out. Beautiful restoration. It takes a lot of patience and a lot of practice to do what you do. Impressive.
The gold nibs being polished up so brilliantly are always breathtaking! 💎 Thank you for showing in such detail again! Your resurrection videos are an eternal source of inspiration!!
I love that these pens have come out so well. Great job, Doug! And Bravo Murray for providing them. Btw, the shellac trick on my Conway Stewart with the loose section has worked splendidly. Thanks Doug. 😀
The pencil in the Waterman’s set is actually a stalwart pencil….99% of starlets have the steel / nickel trim only… the gold fill / plated trim in addition to the two bands was a stalwart model thing
Another 4 brilliantly executed restorations. I wonder if it is possible to do a gold plating by yourself. In principle, it shouldn't be very different from your previous anodizing results and there are DIY gold plating sets that aren't necessarily expensive. The question with gold plating the Waterman band and clip, however, is whether you can immerse the entire cap in the bath without damaging the celluloid or causing unwanted reactions, as removing the clip could be risky. What do you think? By doing that you could become the pope of restorations...
I know it can be done. However, I don't have the equipment, know-how, or facilities to do it. But I do know my nibmeister Jack Hernandez does. He replated a gold clip I had damaged once without removing it from the cap.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for reaching out and good to know that it can be done without destroying the celluloid material. Maybe Murray will contact Mr. Hernandez for doing this last step. BTW, even though I'm a huge Parker fan, this time the Waterman appealed to me much more.
I asked years ago about eyedropper fill a celluloid pen. I was told in no uncertain terms that it would stain the celluloid. Now, I see the results. Permanent stain. Do you think it was leaking ink in the barrel or from the sac? Two excellent restorations.
The pattern on the Parker is something I haven't seen often, but had my eye on something so close one ebay, that has since gone above what I want to pay. I haven't heard of the brand. It's listed as a Morrison "Tourist". Good luck to someone. But Murray, again, gets to have some beautiful pens to use, thanks to Doug! Very nice, both sets!
Old Parker Duofolds are among my favorite pens. Back in the late 70s I was able to pick up working pens at most antique shops for about $25 USD. Those were the days, and I should have been more aggressive in seeking them out. Beautiful restoration. It takes a lot of patience and a lot of practice to do what you do. Impressive.
The gold nibs being polished up so brilliantly are always breathtaking! 💎
Thank you for showing in such detail again! Your resurrection videos are an eternal source of inspiration!!
My pleasure 😊
Murray should be very happy! Four restorations in one video. Awesome! Doug, you did a great job. Thanks!👍
I hope so!
Great job; love your restoration videos. That Duofold looks like so much fun to write with.
Very beautiful pens indeed. Thanks for showing.
Thanks for watching!
I love that these pens have come out so well. Great job, Doug! And Bravo Murray for providing them. Btw, the shellac trick on my Conway Stewart with the loose section has worked splendidly. Thanks Doug. 😀
Awesome! I'm glad! thank you!
Impressive work Mr. D.R.
Thanks Santa. 🧑🎄
The pencil in the Waterman’s set is actually a stalwart pencil….99% of starlets have the steel / nickel trim only… the gold fill / plated trim in addition to the two bands was a stalwart model thing
Good to know!
Another outstanding restoration, both sets looks beautiful.
Glad you like them!
Beautiful pens brought back to life. Great job 👍🙌
Yes! Thank you!
Lovely sets! (Edit - what's the place where you buy your supplies for pen restorations?)
Mostly Pentooling dot com.
👌👌👌.
Grear job, as always, Doug! But the question is: can Murray ink these vintage pens with Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku?
I wouldn't. But they are his pens! :)
To polish, do you use a Dremel type tool or arm oil?
Arm oil and elbow grease!
Another 4 brilliantly executed restorations. I wonder if it is possible to do a gold plating by yourself.
In principle, it shouldn't be very different from your previous anodizing results and there are DIY gold plating sets that aren't necessarily expensive.
The question with gold plating the Waterman band and clip, however, is whether you can immerse the entire cap in the bath without damaging the celluloid or causing unwanted reactions, as removing the clip could be risky. What do you think? By doing that you could become the pope of restorations...
I know it can be done. However, I don't have the equipment, know-how, or facilities to do it. But I do know my nibmeister Jack Hernandez does. He replated a gold clip I had damaged once without removing it from the cap.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for reaching out and good to know that it can be done without destroying the celluloid material. Maybe Murray will contact Mr. Hernandez for doing this last step. BTW, even though I'm a huge Parker fan, this time the Waterman appealed to me much more.
I asked years ago about eyedropper fill a celluloid pen. I was told in no uncertain terms that it would stain the celluloid. Now, I see the results. Permanent stain. Do you think it was leaking ink in the barrel or from the sac?
Two excellent restorations.
I think it is from generations of leaky, desiccated latex sacs.
it's the off-gassing of sulfur from the degradation of the latex sac that interacts poorly with the celluloid
The pattern on the Parker is something I haven't seen often, but had my eye on something so close one ebay, that has since gone above what I want to pay. I haven't heard of the brand. It's listed as a Morrison "Tourist". Good luck to someone.
But Murray, again, gets to have some beautiful pens to use, thanks to Doug! Very nice, both sets!
Thank you so much!