Monthly Archives: November 2009

These old prints have been sold but see below for more old prints on offer.
Please see below some really nice prints published by ‘The Builder’ magazine around the 1890′s of some of the finest Cathedrals in the British Isles.

The first is two prints both measuring 7.25″ x 10.5″, the left being of Canterbury Tower drawn by H.Wilson, the right print being of Canterbury N.W. angle of the Eastern Transcript signed by H.Wilson

The second print measures 10.75″ x 15″ and is a stunning drawing by John Begg of  Westminster Abbey North Transept as restored by Mr J.L. Pearson, this print was published in ‘The Builder’ January 1892. Notice the great detail, from the elaborate and awe inspiring architecture to the policeman at the front and someone in a bowler reading on the bench.

The third picture is of two prints both measuring 7.25″ x 10.5″ drawn by what looks like Roland Paul 1892. The left shows a view across The Lady Chapel and the right print shows a view across the north transept.

The forth and final print measures 14.75″ x 11″ and is a full view of Hereford Cathedral drawn by J. Johnson, the print was published in ‘The Builder’ February 1892.

These prints are not for sale but I’m willing to send print copies to anyone interested for £15.00 including postage. If interested please email me at: canrun10k@aol.com giving details of the print required, with full address details. Please put in the title field ‘Cathedral Prints’

Thank you for looking.

The Parker 51 is probably one of the most famous and recognisable fountain pens ever produced, in fact at one stage
the Parker 51 fountain pen was declared as the Worlds most wanted pen.
The “51″ name was given to the pen in 1939 to cellebrate the company’s 51 years, the “51″ was also given to the ink,
another reason for a number name was that it circumvented the problem of translating a name into other languages.

After many tweeks the Parker 51 fountain pen continued being made till 1972, the biggest change being the improved Aeromatic filling system

The parker 51 fountain pen had to have it’s own special ink that reduced alkalinity, and over time a selection of bright
colours was added to the range, the ink’s name eventually was called Superchrome.As with the old Parker 51
in the ink came with a warning that it should only be used in a Parker.

The Parker 51 was well advanced at the time, its hooded, tubular nib and multi-finned collector, all
made to work with the pen’s own special ink, allowing the nib to stay wet and produce an even line with either the
ultra-fast drying ink or more traditional inks.
For advertising purposes the Parker 51 was compared to a fighter plane the P-51 Mustang used during the second World war.

The Parker 51 fountain pen is one of the most collected pens, and top condition examples are highly sought after by collectors.
To find some really good examples of the Parker 51 take a look at the list below from eBay, you must expect to pay a premium
for the higher quality pens. The condition is of importance, check the originality of all the components making up the pen if the pictures are not clear request some better ones.

All the silver coins I inherited have been sold but see below some more silver coins offered.

If you look to the right column you will see what I’m selling on ebay at the moment. I’ve inherited through the family a great number of solid silver coins and over the next few weeks will be processing them through eBay so if you are interested in silver coins pre 1947, please feel free to have a look.

I’m also having a clear out of all the postcards I’ve accumulated of the past few months so once again I’m disposing of them through eBay.
Normally I buy items that interest me through auctions, the pieces that I collect I will keep, anything else I buy with those items I will re-sell through eBay, and in most cases make a good profit.
Take postcards, I love to collect cards that relate to my local area, plus transportation cards, to get what I want normally means I must buy a load of other cards that do not interest me. The fact they do not interest me does not mean they are not of interest to some other collector. So buy re-selling through eBay I can usually recoupe the cost of the auction plus in most cases make a useful profit by finding the collectors that want the items that do not interest me.

Take a look at what silver coins eBay going through currently.