The fountain pens are a vintage Yankee and a vintage Moore. Specifically, the Yankee fountain pen states: "YankeE, Michael-George Co., Grand Haven, Mich. - Pat."
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The Moore Pen states: "Lever Self-Filling. The Moore Pen Co. Boston Mass U.S.A."
I did some research on them, and found that the Yankee is likely from the 1920s as they started making them in Grand Haven in the early to mid 1920s and the company moved to Illinois shortly thereafter. I do not know how old the Moore pen is and I don't know much about the company. I saw a similar one in the same condition sell for around $40 on eBay. Both of the nibs on the pens are still in good shape, but I have no experience in restoring fountain pens, so unless I find someone that can restore them, I will likely keep them in my collection as they are, not working and old.
-Derek (ThirdeYe)
Head on over to Fountain Pen Network and join the forum. There are many people there that could not only tell you about your pen, but advise on restoration.
ReplyDeleteJoniB - Thanks for the advice. I actually found someone who volunteered to restore them for me, so hopefully they will breathe a second life soon. :) Stay tuned.
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