Anyone venture a guess as to what might lurk in here?

[Suzuki]

Is that a Sheaffer Tuckaway, 4th picture, 4th from the right end ?

Yes - small in the pocket, but almost full size when posted.

[razorrookie]

A gentleman never... just kidding, $85 for the lot, plus the pain in the butt factor for my cousin, needless to say he's earned drinks on me next time we meetup. Can't win if you don't play...

[nemo]

Well that is a great price, you him lunch and a few drinks for sure.

[razorrookie]

Ok, the pens (and pencils, and... whatever, including a singer sewing machine screwdriver that I actually needed anyway, small world) are in hand and I've done a clearing out spree for crappy ballpoints and other items that were obviously damaged beyond any hope of recognition/repair. What we've got left is... interesting.

First off, sorry for the AWFUL pictures, it's the best my fiance's iphone could do, my parents drove away with our decent camera earlier this morning (by accident of course) so it won't be back any time soon. The pictures really don't do any of the pens justice, maybe my descriptions will make some sense out of things and I'm happy to answer any questions or clarify things for folks. Oh, and I still have some cap matching/swaping to do, once you sort/trash/catalog these suckers for a few hours things get really cranky, at least I did.

Oh and keep in mind, I know virtually nothing with regards to restoring the internal mechanisms, nibs, or finishes. I'd love to do what I can on my own, so links to resources regarding restorations would be very much appreciated.

Hrm... never uploaded this many pictures before, bear with me.

I wonder if I might need to join up over at that fountain pen forum and get some opinions there, bah, anyway, on to the presentation.

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
1	WATERMAN'S (IDEAL)	WATERMAN'S REG U.S. (IDEAL) PAT.OFF. FOUNTAIN PEN	WATERMAN'S REG US PAT OFF 2	WATERMAN'S REG US PAT OFFICE MADE IN USA	Scalloped knurling	brown/black	ok, discolored a bit	fine	Cylinder	Lever	TBD/Dirty

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
2	Lid missing/wrong	Engraving: BOBBIE	EVERSHARP 14K MADE IN USA	n/a	none	Dark Green	ok, discolored a bit	scuffed	tapered	lever	appears clean

[Brian Anderson]

Looks like a Parker Turban top in there, worth more than what the whole lot went for, provided it had a nib, and a Sheaffer Crest is always a very nice pen. I'm jealous, but congrats. Definitely a killer score! You should have a lot of fun with this!

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
3	Blank	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co PAT AUG 25.03 FORT MADISON IA U.S.A. DEC 10.12 - JAN 27 - OCT. 20 - NOV 24.14	SHEAFFER'S _ETI_ U.S. PATENT MADE IN USA _3445	n/a	Gold bands and dots on body and cap	Black	Silver/Gold tone	Dirty Back taper is damaged	elongated taper	lever	appears clean
4	clip missing	ARTHUR A. WATERMAN & CO. N.Y. SELF - FILLING PAT. NOV.17'03&OCT11'04	ARTORAFT 2	n/a	Scallops on butt Arrow on butt of barrel May not be correct lid	brown/black	Gold, discolored	Good	Cylinder	?	None visible
5	clip missing	nothing	WATERMAN'S IDEAL NEW YORK	n/a	Prety scales reflective	Green/gold	tarnished but good	good, nib does not want to thread to barrel	cylinder	lever	Seems ok, internals bad

[razorrookie]

Lots more pictures coming, did I mention already that there's not as many parkers in what I have in hand as there were in the regular pictures, I have a few, but not that many... oh and it looks like you're going to have to scroll to the right some to see all my data entry, please be forgiving, i was getting burned out a bit at the end and my data/descriptions got more and more vague/terse.

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
6	See 2 above, same lid problem
7	no clip or holes	GEO. S. PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN "LUCKY CURVE" JANESVILLE WIS. U.S.A. PAT JAN 9.94 JUN28.08 JAN__5JUN6.05	PARKER LUCKY CURVE PEN	n/a	Scalloped knurling	Brown	Brass w/some green	fine	Cylinder	?	?
8	MADE IN USA	__ILLING PEN ____LE _________03	CONKLIN 2 IOLEOO	(on fill): crescent fill trademark	*WORN* scoring	brown brass cap	brass w/some brown	ok	cylinder	crescent	seems ok

[Brian Anderson]

AA waterman = NICE! Unless you see two holes close together on the cap, it never had a clip. Accommodation, or slip on clips were common place back then. It may have vent holes, but doubt it had a clip.

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
9	EVERSHARP	SAME AS 2 and 6 above	but with lid	On band on cap EVERSHARP SKYLINE PAT MADE IN USA 1/10 14K GOLD FILLED
10	nothing	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co FORT MADISON IOWA U.S.A. MADE IN USA 1500	SHEAFFER'S 75 LIFETIME REG US PAT OFF MADE IN USA 14K	faintly on cap: GOLD	non lines on lid	brown / gold	Good, internals broken, but threads fine	ok	tapered	lever	seems ok, broken inside
11	Same as 10, but with no lever		both have dot on butt

[Brian Anderson]

The Parker eyedropper should have a number on the barrel end. Probably a 20 1/2. Don't confuse Parker's 1/2 terminology with Waterman's. Where a waterman 1/2 means vest(short) size, for Parker it means chased hard rubber. Very nice!

[Brian Anderson]

#11 is a first year Sheaffer Crest Touchdown , aka the "fat" touchdown before they all became TM or thin models. Very nice pens, I have one just like it on my desk right now. They need a larger sac than the other touchdowns, 17, I think is the correct size.

[razorrookie]

13	same as above	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co FORT MADISON IOWA U.S.A. MADE IN USA 1250	SHEAFFER'S Reg US Pat Off Made in USA 14K 0084356	Lid is different, gold band instead of lines		Brown				not lever	?
14	same as above, but also FLORENCE L DONELSON	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co FORT MADISON IOWA U.S.A. MADE IN USA 1750	SHEAFFER'S lifetime reg us pat off made in USA 14K	this one is smaller		lines of brown/gold smaller clip on lid wavy lines on lid				not lever
15	two together	same as 9 above	both with lid							lever

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
17	similar to 4 above but with wrong lid	14K 1/??	ARTCRAFT			chevrons in gold	good			lever	seems ok
18	Same as 1 above					in a bit rougher shape	ok, lid chipped			lever
19	*CHECK CHECK* likely wrong lid	ESTERBROOK Made in USA	ESTERBROOK 1551 MADE IN USA		wavy blue	blue	good silver	good	cylinder	lever	seems ok

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
20	Parker	PARKER DUOFOLD MADE IN USA	PENCIL	n/a	none	black	n/a	ok	pencil	n/a	seems ok
21	no clip or holes	GEO. S. PARKER FOUNTAIN PEN "LUCKY CURVE" JANESVILLE WIS. U.S.A. PAT JAN 9.94 JUN28.08 JAN__5JUN6.05	illegible	n/a	Raised pattern on lid	brown	tarnished	good	cylinder	?	?
22	parker arrow could be wrong lid	Parker '51' made in usa	coverd by acrylic	n/a	clear	clear	?	scuffed		plunger?	seems ok

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
23	nothing, crack in lid	illegible	SHEAFFER'S lifetime reg us pat off made in USA 4429850	n/a	none	dusty blue	two tone, good	dirty	tapered	?
24	Watermans (wrong lid)	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co FORT MADISON IOWA U.S.A. MADE IN USA	SHEAFFER'S G1 MADE IN USA	na	none	black	silver, good	ok	tapered	?
25	Watermans (wrong lid)	W.A. SHEAFFER PEN Co PAT AUG 25.03 FORT MADISON IA U.S.A. DEC 10.12 - JAN 27 - OCT. 20 - NOV 24.14	SHEAFFER'S lifetime made in USA	na	flecks	green/white	gold, good	good, perhaps missing back cap	cylinder	lever	seems ok

[Brian Anderson]

Dude. You're killing me. A 51 demonstrator?! Yeah, wrong cap but who cares, that's easy to replace. If in good shape with No crystallization is a $300+ pen. The turban top Parker is early and valuable as well. Makes me wonder, a) what the guy who took the other Parker's got, and b) why he didn't take the rest!

[razorrookie]

Pen	On Clip	On Barrel	On Nib	Written elsewhere	Patterns	Color	Nib Condition	Barrel Condition	Barrel Shape	Fill type	External mechanism condition
26	none	___GEE PENCO	illegible		art deco	brown/brass	blackish	old	cylinder	?
27	Watermans (right lid)	nothing	nothing	na	grey finger grip	tan	silver, great	scuffed	tapered	blow hole in end?	?
28	sheaffers	na	ESTERBROOK 2556 MADE IN USA	na	none	black	great	ok	long	lever	seems ok