Comments on: Mmmm Vacumatic! http://bwh.me/blog/2010/01/20/mmmm-vacumatic/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:25:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mary Garavaglia http://bwh.me/blog/2010/01/20/mmmm-vacumatic/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Mary Garavaglia Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:08:18 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=480#comment-1512 Nice pen. Great find. Thanks for the info on Dan Smith. Will definitely keep him in mind for future restorations. Nice pen. Great find. Thanks for the info on Dan Smith. Will definitely keep him in mind for future restorations.

]]> By: Dan Smith http://bwh.me/blog/2010/01/20/mmmm-vacumatic/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 Dan Smith Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:29:20 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=480#comment-1510 Hey, nice photos you have there. I had a great time working on that pen. It's definitely a beauty. The mismatched jewels are actually pretty common on these second gen pens. If it has a black section it'll most likely have a black blind cap jewel. The first gen pens with the section made from celluloid should have matching jewels. Dan Hey, nice photos you have there. I had a great time working on that pen. It’s definitely a beauty.

The mismatched jewels are actually pretty common on these second gen pens. If it has a black section it’ll most likely have a black blind cap jewel. The first gen pens with the section made from celluloid should have matching jewels.

Dan

]]> By: reginald golding http://bwh.me/blog/2010/01/20/mmmm-vacumatic/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 reginald golding Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:13:20 +0000 http://bwh.me/blog/?p=480#comment-1509 Thanks for sharing! I'm in love with the Vacs too, but only have a couple. Good shape on the clip diamond too, yay. It's my understanding that it's not terribly uncommon to see pens that have had bits replaced over time; maybe explains the mismatched jewels? Some that knows more than me may be able to say for certain; but I'm assuming that the blind cap had a striped jewel to start with, which was broken or otherwise lost, then replaced with what I presume to be a more readily available black jewel. Either way, great find for the money! I'm jealous. Thanks for sharing! I’m in love with the Vacs too, but only have a couple. Good shape on the clip diamond too, yay.
It’s my understanding that it’s not terribly uncommon to see pens that have had bits replaced over time; maybe explains the mismatched jewels?
Some that knows more than me may be able to say for certain; but I’m assuming that the blind cap had a striped jewel to start with, which was broken or otherwise lost, then replaced with what I presume to be a more readily available black jewel.
Either way, great find for the money! I’m jealous.

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