double white dot sheaffer ballence

its now writing smoothly,  thanks fountain pen network!

improvised nib block

one of the pairs of pliers i had is the perfect size and shape for a nib block for a #2 waterman nib.  

Flair

Flair brand felt tip pen.  it has an unusual metal and leather overlay and a refillable xylene cartridge

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unusual j bar

found this unusual j bar in a sheaffer jr flat top

its like it has a normal j bar with a hole in it.  my guess is that shiny raised flap part of the loose j bar clips in to the hole in the fixed j bar.

small pens

this is my current collection of small pens

1 & 2 New Diamond Point Pen Co. new york, "midget pen" gold filled eyedropper fill pen and pencil pair.  6.1cm capped

3 "flapper" M ratner and son pen co inc, eyedropper fill, hard rubber, casine topped.  6.2 cm capped

4  unknown eyedropper with ribbon, hard rubber, casine topped.  6.15 cm capped

5   DE LUXE JUNIOR Ring-Top heavy brass gold filled eyedropper.  nib says "junior 4"  6.35 cm capped

6 "pony" eyedropper, hard rubber with gold filled band 6.5 cm capped

7 ever-rite, gold plated, lever fill. 6.9 cm  capped

8 ever-rite, silver plated, lever fill. 6.9 cm  capped

9 unknown sterling silver eyedropper 7.3 cm capped

10 unknown lever filler, possibly ingersol, silver plated, 7.35 cm capped

11 wirt "infant pen" gold plated, eyedropper, 7.4 cm capped

12 wirt "infant pen" hard rubber, eyedropper, 7.5 cm capped

13 unknown eyedropper "midget 14k" marked on nib, 7.5 cm capped

14 whal, gold filled lever filler, #6 nib 7.9 cm capped

15 salz brothers, "peter pan", bakelite?, lever filler, 8.3 cm capped

16 salz brothers, "peter pan" celluloid, lever filler, 8.3 cm capped

17 unknown lever filler, celluloid, 8.6 cm capped

18 unknown eyedropper, hard rubber, 8.35 cm  capped

19 "cutey" iridum point pen co ny, lever fill, hard rubber with gold filled band, 8.8 cm capped

20 & 21 conklin, #2, lever filler, gold filled pen and pencil set, 9 cm capped

22 "cutey" iridum point pen co ny, lever fill, hard rubber with gold filled band, 9 cm capped

23 whal #2, hard rubber, lever fill, 9.5 cm capped

24 whal #2, gold filled, lever fill, 9.15 cm capped

25 &26 waterman 52 1/2v, stirling silver gothic overlay, lever fill, 9.2 cm capped

27 Da Vies, stirling silver overlay, lever fill, 9.4 cm capped

28 sheaffer, ladies pen, gold filled overlay, lever fill, 9.8 cm capped

waterman 52v olive ripple

Waterman 52V Olive Ripple with Pelikan Edelstein Amber "ink Of The Year 2013"

leather pen case

this is a leather paint brush case that has been repurposed.  i got this for about $30 a while back and costs as much as the case on the right that holds two pens and is made of the same materials.  i think this style of pen case can easily be found for much less labeled as a makeup brush case.

parker 45

parker 45 with a nice flexible nib