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Vintage Fairfax Minnesota Advertising Pens – 9 Pc Repair Parts Lot
Offered is a vintage lot of 9 advertising ballpoint pens with a fascinating Fairfax, Minnesota connection. This is an unusual group for collectors of vintage advertising, Minnesota memorabilia, antique pens, and small-town business history.
INCLUDED – 9 VINTAGE PENS
The group includes advertising for several Fairfax-area names and businesses, including:
* TRIUMPH FUEL OIL – Fairfax, Minn.
* KIECKER OIL CO.
* F. J. Kiecker
* ORVAL GRUNKE
* FAIRFAX LANES
* OIL ASS’N
* Ford – Mercury / Mobilgas-related advertising
* Additional Fairfax/Minnesota advertising examples
Several feature colorful red, blue, white, silver, and gold designs with vintage metal clips and trim.
GREAT LOCAL-HISTORY COLLECTION
What makes this lot especially interesting is that these aren’t simply random old advertising pens. Several carry specific Fairfax, Minnesota names, businesses, and telephone information, providing a neat snapshot of mid-century small-town Minnesota commerce.
The vintage Fairfax telephone-number markings are particularly interesting for collectors of Minnesota and local telephone history.
REPAIR / RESTORATION / PARTS
These are being offered AS-IS as a repair, restoration, or parts lot.
I have not verified that the pens currently write or that every mechanism functions properly. Some may need replacement refills, springs, cleaning, or other restoration work. Ink in vintage pens may be dried or depleted.
For someone who restores vintage advertising pens, the group offers 9 original pens and numerous vintage components, including barrels, clips, metal sections, mechanisms, and other parts.
CONDITION
Expect age-related wear consistent with vintage use and storage, including:
* Scratches and surface marks
* Finish wear
* Fading or discoloration
* Tarnishing/oxidation on some metal parts
* Wear to advertising graphics
* Dried or depleted ink
* Possible mechanical issues
Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs are an important part of the description and show the exact 9 pens you will receive.
COLLECTOR APPEAL
Great potential for collectors of:
Vintage Advertising Pens • Fairfax Minnesota Memorabilia • Minnesota History • Renville County History • Oil Company Advertising • Local Business Advertising • Bowling Memorabilia • Antique Pens • Pen Restoration • Vintage Parts
You will receive exactly 9 vintage advertising pens shown in the photographs.
A very unusual Fairfax, Minnesota advertising collection with excellent local-history character and plenty of potential for restoration or parts.
