Fred Peters asked:


There are several types of fountain pens that you can begin collecting. This article focuses on collecting vintage fountain pens, but you should know that there are also custom fountain pens, collectible fountain pens, and modern fountain pens. We will focus on helping beginners to get strarted collecting vintage fountain pens.

Pen collectors collect many types of fountain pens, including vintage fountain pens. There is no limit to the criteria for a fountain pen collection. However, vintage fountain pens are highly prized by pen collectors. While collecting modern pens is easier because you can buy them at any pen shop, you will have to hunt for vintage pens.

So where can you find vintage fountaint pens?

Google is one of the best tools for finding fountain pens. Just type in the manufacturer and model of pen you are searching for and Google is pretty good about leading you to a store where you can find your pen. Ebay is also a great online place to find fountain pens. There are many sellers on ebay who focus on selling only mont blanc fountain pens, parker fountain pens, pelikan fountain pens, etc. You get my point. You found this article on the Internet, so you already no how useful the Internet is.

Don’t forget about the offline world. Remember that you can still find great deals on used fountain pens and vintage fountain pens in brick and mortar shops. Estate sales and flea markets are great places to find old pens. Sometimes jewelry stores will also sell collectible pens.

Estate sales are great places to find old fountain pens. Check you local newspaper for estate sales that are taking place in your community and check them out. Often the auction company will be able to tell you ahead of the estate sale whether or not any pens are part of the estate.

Pen shows are also great places to find collectible fountain pens. Many pen collectors and pen hobbyists show up at these pen shows to buy and sell their vintage fountain pens. So use Google to find pen shows in your area. They are a great place to buy fountain pens and to find people who share your love of vintage fountain pens.

So in summary, getting started in fountain pen collecting is as easy as jumping online or visiting your local flee market. Finding an online store is great way to find vintage fountain pens. So get started collecting pens today.

Larry Crain asked:


How can you determine if the signatures on a collectible stock certificate are authentic autographs?  First, there’s good news.  Scripophily (the collecting of antique stock certificates and bonds) does not generally have the rampant forgery or mechanized signature issues of some other collectible fields (e.g., signed sports collectibles).

 

The question to be answered is whether the signature was hand signed rather than printed or stamped.  An expensive paper and ink chemical analysis is seldom needed.  The following can help in determining originality:

1. The older the document is, the more likely it was hand signed.  In fact, in the 1800s, a personal and artful signature was the norm.

2. Certificates normally have multiple signatures (President, Secretary, Transfer Agent, owner, witness, etc.).  The signatures and any notations should be in different handwriting for each person and, often, different colorations and applications of ink or pencil.

3. Research the document using books and dealers’ or hobbyist’s websites (such as coxrail.com for railroads).  You may find authentication comments or images you can compare with your document.

4. If you have more than one certificate or image for comparison, look for small variations – that’s good.  If the signatures would match exactly if overlaid, they’re probably reproduced.

5. Since older certificates are often on thinner paper, an original signature may appear darker than the printed portions of the certificate when it is viewed from the back.

6. Sometimes a pen signature will have left a very slight depression in the paper which can be seen from the front or back when held at an angle to a light.

7. If the placement of the signature is contrary to the layout of the print, e.g., it covers part of the design instead of being perfectly placed, that may indicate originality (though not always).

8. Early signature ink sometimes “bled” slightly out into the paper from the written lines.  You may be able to see this with a magnifier.

A couple of important final points to remember:

Firstly, it is possible to prove an autograph is not authentic, but it is impossible it prove it is authentic.  Every statement of authenticity about a signature (be it Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan or George Washington) is a statement of informed (we hope) opinion.

The only way to be 100% sure is if you personally watched the person sign your item and then kept the item in your possession.  That seldom is an option and never is for antique items.

Secondly, because of the first point, you should always purchase collectible items from reputable dealers who offer a reasonable return policy.  You should be happy with what you acquire.

Whether you even care about the signature is completely up to you, of course, but it can be one of the research paths that lead to a sense of discovery as you explore the historical background and personal stories behind your latest stock certificate acquisition.

Dewan Shuvo asked:


Sometimes you may find some defects or lacking in a picture making your precious memory dull. Want to make it after your mind and more treasured? Or, you are not satisfied with an image which you want to use in a magazine cover or advertisement. May be it is okay but for some deficiencies.

Perhaps it need some changes is color; perhaps some elements in it deserve to be more stunning. Or adding some effects in some parts can make it standout. Whatever you need, Photoshop is at your service. In such cases Photoshop is equipped with Color Path technique. It does the job of an expert cosmetic surgeon on your photo’s beautification. Color Path process is similar to Multiple Clipping Path or Color Mask though different in application.

The term ‘Color Path’ is very popular method in image editing, which refers to a group of close-ended clipping paths in a same image, let for various changes. So, basically Color Path is a combination of some selected paths, done by Photoshop Pen Tool, Lasso or Magic Wand. Among these tools, powerful Pen Tool is most dependable for professionals.

Clipping Path and Color Path:

Clipping denotes cutting. Clipping Path is a vector path that makes the selection of a part which is supposed to be cut out from its background (consider the remaining part as background). But not always it is a must to cut out such selections. After selecting an area you may leave it for other changes, or masking. The method is very easy even for a new Photoshop user.

Just open Adobe Photoshop; then open an image from the File. Open Tool bar from Window tab (usually you will find Tools open in the left side of the Photoshop window). You will see a pen-nib icon in it. This is Pen tool. Click once on it. You will see the pointer will be changed into a pen-nib icon.

Then start drawing outline through the edge of the object in the image. Move the cursor over the anchor points of the path. Soon, you will get way to make it more flexible for curving.  Press Alt key to break the curve in an image. Make a closed path around your target or it you can’t select it properly. Then make the path a selection. The selected area of the image will allow you to make changes in color and effects inside it.

You can also select area by Lasso or Magic Wand tool. Lasso is a free-hand and quick tool. But usually delivers crude selections. Magic Wand is a semi-automatic tool, and select through programmed logic. Generally it is able to read color similarity but fail to grab pixels accurately. Often it also leaves the edges seeming soaked and unfinished.

You can make several closed-path selections in a same image. If you want to change color of lips and hair of a model just select these and separately work on them to bring expected changes.  You can change his or her dress-color applying the same process. Even you can change a black & white vintage image into a pristine color image by doing Color Path.

Use of Color Path in industry:

Color Path is very useful for Promotional and Display purpose. It adds color and texture inside a same image to give it an absolute special look. Think about car sales promos. The company has to display the photos of same model in different colors to make customer convinced about their choices.  But, they need not color so many cars. Photoshop Color Path needs just a single photo and soon after it will deliver numerous photos of this car in different color shades, as many as you need. Nowadays, Color Masking is inevitable for product and fashion photography to make photos more effectual to perform in the glamour world. So, lacking in beauty is no longer a pain in the neck.

Let our photos experience the cosmetic surgery of Dr. Color Path. Beautification was never ever so cheap! Sorry, it is not only the cheapest; it is the quickest and the finest also. For more about Color Mask, please visit:

Arthur Mavericck asked:


The Omas fountain pen can be refilled in a variety of ways. The vintage pens might require you to use a dropper to fill ink into them. Then you also have the self-filling fountain pens which empty or fill when you apply pressure on the sac or the lever that encases it. But some of the Omas fountain pens make use of the piston filler. This technique uses a piston in the pen which is driven either up or down within the barrel of the pen by turning a knob towards the end of the pen.

Most of the Omas fountain pens today make use of cartridges or piston fillers. You also get converters that can modify a cartridge refill pen into a piston refill pen. Fountain pens which have to be filled with the help of a dropper are the ones that can hold a maximum amount of ink while the piston refill pens have the lowest capacity. Most often the piston occupies most of the space in the barrel leaving very little for the ink itself. But filling the Omas fountain pen with a dropper can be messy too if you are not careful.

International cartridges of several makes can be used with most of the Omas fountain pens while some fountain pens may accept cartridges of the same brand only. Also some pens will not allow you to fit a converter. So if you want to use a different ink in such kinds of fountain pens then you can fill the cartridge with the help of a syringe. There is a wide variety of inks available if one wants to refill a pen. Ink bottles too come in different designs, shapes and sizes. However, most users of the Omas fountain pen stock refills so as to avert the risk of ink in the pen getting over. And there are those who love to refill the pen cartridge on their own even though it involves getting your hands messed up with the ink.

Although there are plenty of Omas fountain pens which come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colors and styles to fit each person’s individual personality, it is not necessary that the Omas fountain pen has to be expensive for it to be of good quality and write well. Depending on your budget, arrive at a price that you are at ease with and compare it with other pens in the same range. You can surely get a good fountain pen without burning a hole in your pocket.

The Omas fountain pens are a result of the writing tools having taken a big leap towards success ever since the days of the quill pen. The rebirth of the fountain pens became profitably successful when all its negative aspects underwent a big transformation from being a leaking mess to securing the interest and notice of top society. If you are avid about handwriting as an art no matter if it is cursive or print, the Omas fountain pen is the perfect writing instrument for you.

Diane Downey asked:


1. Handwritten Documents

It was common in the eighteenth-century for presidents to have secretarial copies made of all their important papers to be kept on file. The secretaries would copy the documents in their own handwriting, sign the president’s name, and below that signature, sign their own. This accounts for the “G. Washington” signatures on authentic period manuscripts. These were carefully marked as file copies.

 

2. Land Agent Signatures

During Lincoln’s presidency, “Lincoln-signed” land grants were being signed regularly by land agents. Land agents were given the authority to sign for the president and then noted with their own signature beneath (e.g., A. Lincoln by John Smith). This was a routine procedure until President Andrew Jackson decided to do away with this time-consuming task.

 

3. Proxy-Signers

A Proxy-signer is someone who has been authorized to act for the signer. Dating back to George Washington, most of the secretaries that have been used by US Presidents to handle their correspondence have acted as proxy-signers, instead of trying to duplicate the presidents signature.

 

4. Forged Autographs

There are many dishonest people out there who will forge autographs in such a way that it is almost impossible for the amateur collector to discern. They will go to great lengths to make their signatures seem authentic. For example, they will use blank pages in old books to write the signatures on to make it appear to be from that era. These forgers are just looking to make money from unsuspecting collectors. If in doubt, consult with a professional collector who should be able to tell the difference between forged and authentic documents.

 

During the Civil War, (Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis had his wife sign many of his dictated letters. She did such a good job that she started putting a period after the signature she wrote so that he could tell which ones she signed.

 

Watch out for other deceiving practices where a page with a President’s quote and signature is cut out from a book and doctored up into something else entirely. Some of these fraudulent creations have included these presidents: George W. Bush, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

 

5. Preprinting

Many sellers on eBay use a method called “preprinting”. The item they are selling may be only a photocopy of an actual autographed photo which has been printed on glossy photo paper. If someone is offering a “preprinted” autographed photo, this information should be made clear to the buyer. However, to be safe, make sure you read all of the fine print before buying anything.

 

6. Hand-Stamp

Some presidents, such as Andrew Johnson, Warren Harding, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, at some previous time, used a rubber or steel hand-stamp to sign their documents.

 

7. Autopen

The autopen is a mechanical pen that makes perfect facsimile (duplicate) signatures using a signature template known as a matrix. Harry Truman is believed to have been the first United States President to use the autopen. From about the Eisenhower era of the 1950s until today, almost all American presidents have had the autopen to reproduce presidential signatures.

Just remember that some unscrupulous autograph sellers may be able to obtain or produce one of these autopen templates to mass-produce autographs for re-sale.

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Manseo Sharma asked:


Fountain pens are feathers because they are not only used for writing, but also into the category of collection. Most owners of the plume outside the use of the regular fountain pens also have a variety of rare and stylish pens that add to the splendor of their collection.

Elegant pens usually have wonderful hand or machine outside which are very beautiful and attractive to the eye, as its name suggests. These are made from a variety of materials ranging from wood, plastic, gold, and platinum to diamonds. Elegant pens have carving on the fronts of the plume that add beauty and make it more exclusive. Certain types of exotic wood are often used to make the exterior delicately scented. Some of the wood materials used for these pens come from high quality wood Purple heart located in Central America. Even pens with plastic bodies have different types of drawings and prints on them, giving them a touch of elegance. Elegant pens made from metal are usually made of good quality gold, silver or platinum and are quite expensive. These pens may also have some exclusive grounds on them and can even be personalized or custom made.

Some vintage pens May be in perfect condition, while others may be fragile and require delicate handling. There are vintage fountain pens in the possession of collectors and museums with jewels and gems in the studs. Vintage pens are also made of bamboo, glass, hard rubber and celluloid.

The greatest care must be taken to maintain a vintage pen. The hot water and solvents should never be used to clean a vintage pen. The material used for vintage pens May not be strong enough to withstand hot water and solvents. Direct sunlight in May because of the color fade, so vintage pens should not be exposed. It is recommended to wear a vintage pen in his pocket rather outside the pocket to preserve heat. Fountain pens, vintage pens in particular, should not be soaked in a liquid.

Repairing a vintage pen should be left to an expert. A slight additional pressure here and there, while the repair of parts by an amateur in May cause fracture due to the fragility of the pen. For replacement parts in vintage pens are sold in factory originals and reproductions. It must be very careful with 100-year-old pens, hard rubber and casein and Coronet.

Number of manufacturers competing with each other during the Golden Age of fountain pens (1880-1930) and sustainable products, efficient and elegant, which are much better than those produced today. A vintage pen is worthy, both for its writing and its value.

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The Prom is the biggest event in a high-school girls life, with the excitement goes the stress of finding the right dress at the right price and one that no other girl at the Prom will be wearing for there is nothing worse you can imagine than your prefect dress on someone else. Women while wanting to be at the height of style also do not want to be at the same place at the same time wearing the same dress. You want to look your most beautiful and at the same time have a look that no one else has.

There are several ways to ensure this, one of them is to do your research, find places that no other girl going to the prom will look, the mainstream department store is not the place you will find a one of a kind Prom dress. A vintage store, or a seamstress is one way of finding a different gown than anyone else, but both of these alternatives can be rather costly and while you want different and to be beautiful you also want it to be cost effective as this is a dress you will most likely only ware one time, unless it is unadorned and can have the length altered, most Prom dresses do not have this option.

A third option and one that not every one will know about or think of using is the Internet, shopping over the Internet has become a popular way to shop in recent years and as a teenager you are an expert at using the Internet. This is one way to ensure that you will have a singular look at the Prom, and one that you will find a dress at a reasonable price because there are more options in dresses. There are more styles, colors, materials and sizes, so you will not find one dress you like but several and be able to narrow it down to the perfect dress in the perfect size and the perfect price.

Some websites on the internet may also list a phone number where you can place your order to make certain that special look you are after will be on its way to you for your special night at the Prom with you being the only one wearing your dress you have searched out.

Diane Downey asked:


There are a lot of people who are in the market for vintage collectibles. In this article I am going to discuss vintage president autographs. I have put together a list which includes seven different ways that autographs can and have been duplicated.

1. Handwritten Documents

It was common in the eighteenth-century for presidents to have secretarial copies made of all their important papers to be kept on file. The secretaries would copy the documents in their own handwriting, sign the president’s name, and below that signature, sign their own. This accounts for the “G. Washington” signatures on authentic period manuscripts. These were carefully marked as file copies.

2. Land Agent Signatures

During Lincoln’s presidency, “Lincoln-signed” land grants were being signed regularly by land agents. Land agents were given the authority to sign for the president and then noted with their own signature beneath (e.g., A. Lincoln by John Smith). This was a routine procedure until President Andrew Jackson decided to do away with this time-consuming task.

3. Proxy-Signers

A Proxy-signer is someone who has been authorized to act for the signer. Dating back to George Washington, most of the secretaries that have been used by US Presidents to handle their correspondence have acted as proxy-signers, instead of trying to duplicate the presidents signature.

4. Forged Autographs

There are many dishonest people out there who will forge autographs in such a way that it is almost impossible for the amateur collector to discern. They will go to great lengths to make their signatures seem authentic. For example, they will use blank pages in old books to write the signatures on to make it appear to be from that era. These forgers are just looking to make money from unsuspecting collectors. If in doubt, consult with a professional collector who should be able to tell the difference between forged and authentic documents.

During the Civil War, (Confederate States) President Jefferson Davis had his wife sign many of his dictated letters. She did such a good job that she started putting a period after the signature she wrote so that he could tell which ones she signed.

Watch out for other deceiving practices where a page with a President’s quote and signature is cut out from a book and doctored up into something else entirely. Some of these fraudulent creations have included these presidents: George W. Bush, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

5. Preprinting

Many sellers on eBay use a method called “preprinting”. The item they are selling may be only a photocopy of an actual autographed photo which has been printed on glossy photo paper. If someone is offering a “preprinted” autographed photo, this information should be made clear to the buyer. However, to be safe, make sure you read all of the fine print before buying anything.

6. Hand-Stamp

Some presidents, such as Andrew Johnson, Warren Harding, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, at some previous time, used a rubber or steel hand-stamp to sign their documents.

7. Autopen

The autopen is a mechanical pen that makes perfect facsimile (duplicate) signatures using a signature template known as a matrix. Harry Truman is believed to have been the first United States President to use the autopen. From about the Eisenhower era of the 1950s until today, almost all American presidents have had the autopen to reproduce presidential signatures.

Just remember that some unscrupulous autograph sellers may be able to obtain or produce one of these autopen templates to mass-produce autographs for re-sale.

Manseo Sharma asked:


Fountain pen collecting is a hobby enjoyed by people around the world. This hobby began almost from the first fountain pen was made. Once people began to write with writing instruments of the fine, people immediately saw the beauty that these fine pens possessed and pen collecting began.

Why people love collecting pens? First, as more and more people are white-collar jobs go to the writing of a fine writing instrument allows writing to work special. The feeling that people when you write with a pen fine changes in the writing experience.

For me, I like their aesthetic beauty. The know-how of the main plume, the magnificent event of the boards is masterpieces to me.

Tips for beginners

The first thing the novice pen collectors understand is that the scarcity creates value. When people begin to collect pens or ballpoint pen, too often, they just look at the aesthetics of the pen. Although aesthetics is important, the scarcity value of the readers.

The second thing to understand about the collection plume is typical of the older; vintage pens worth more that the new pens. People like holding a part of history. Vintage pens can tell an incredible history lesson. What happens in the world that the pen has been used? Who wrote this pen?

The third thing you need to understand is most stores do not sell vintage pens. In order to buy vintage pens you need to buy collectors, online stores, or online auctions. However, if you buy a new pen, just look for good prices. You can find the prices of online stores and popular Pens store link below.

Fountain pen ink generally smooth and without gaps, clear or dark spots. Most good companies producing fast-drying ink and produce the ink resistant to fading, which are also resistant to water. The only problem is the ink dry in general, even when not in use of the ink bottles that have a quick drying agent in them. Antibacterial additions are usually included in most of the ink so that ink does not lose in the pen. Fountain pen inks are generally nominal price.