Reference Library: L. Michael Fultz Articles

Fultz (as his friends knew him) left us in 2010. He was a tireless researcher who provided much material to the PCA’s Reference Library. The short articles gathered here originally appeared in a number of different venues, mostly websites now long gone. Keep in mind that many date back as far as the 1990s, and that much new research has been done since — these are part of the history of pen collecting, rather than reliable and up to date references.

• The Pen with the Carburetor (Prince’s Protean)
• History of A. A. Waterman
• The Biggest Penmaker You Never Heard Of (Arnold)
• History of Century Pens
• History of Conklin Pens
• History of Corona
• History of A. T. Cross
• Two Foley Pen Makers?
• History of John Holland
• History of Mabie, Todd – Swan
• History of Pelikan Pens
• History of Wirt

• The First Parker Pen
• Celebrity Endorsers of Parker Pens
• A Visit to Stonehedge (George S. Parker house)
• George S. Parker, Hockey Fan
• Another George S. Parker Postcard
• George S. Parker had to travel . . .
• Identifying Certain Apparently Confusing Pens (Vacumatic prototypes)
• Parker’s Duofolds, Part 1: A Survey
• Duofold Ad Parody
• PenParkers (desk bases)
• Parker’s Zaner-Bloser Pens
• Parker Clocks and Watches
• The Vacumatic Block
• Nib Widths (Parker Nib Gauge)
• The Tale of the Blood Red Parkers
• Parker 51 Token
• Removing, Reinstalling Parker Collector Shells
• The Most Common Prototype Pen (Parker 61)
• Parker’s Fist Writer

• Lewis Edson Waterman, In His Own Words
• World’s Smallest Pen (Waterman)
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 1: A Survey
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 2: Pump Fillers
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 3: Experimental Pull Filler
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 4: Crescent Fillers
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 5: Coin Fillers
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 6: Sleeve or Thumb Fillers
• Waterman Self Fillers, Part 7: Levers
• Waterman’s Fraternal Emblem Pens
• Waterman’s Music and Artists Pens
• Ebb Tide at L. E. Waterman

• Thinking About Starting a Pen Collection
• Collecting Advertising Blotters
• With Box and Instructions
• A Tale of a Country Auction
• A “Feel Good” Pen Story
• When Bad People Happen to Good Pens
• Review of The Art of Japanese Lacquer Pens
• Review of Fountain Pens: United States and United Kingdom
• Review of The Write Stuff, Collector’s Guide to Inkwells, Fountain Pens and Desk Accessories
• Calligraphy on Steroids (St. John’s Bible)
• Report from 1891
• Quill Knives, Quill Cutters, and Steel Erasers
• Thinking About Paper
• What’s in a Name?
• Sac Change (Aikin Lambert brochure)

• San Francisco Bay Area Pen & Watch Show Report (2000)
• Los Angeles Pen Show Report (2002)
• Houston Pen Show Report
• Columbus Pen Show Report
• A Visit to the P.E.N.S. Meeting (Minnesota club)
• PCA Annual Meeting Report

More coming soon . . .