5-OLD FRENCH SWAN QUILLS,CALLIGRAPHY NIBS,NOS,PRE CUT-5

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OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION-- GOT A SMALL BOX OF THESE VINTAGE PRE CUT SWAN QUILLS, ALL 5 ARE HIGHLY TRANSLUCENT, SHOWING GOOD VEINING AND WITH SEMI FLAT SIDES,ALMOST TRIANGLE IN SHAPE, TYPICAL OF FRENCH QUILLS, ESP. SWAN,MANY SAID THE OLD QUILLS COULD BE FROM THE FAMED TRUMPETER,NEAR EXTINCT DURING THE 1600'S, THEY WERE HUNTED HEAVILY FOR THEIR FLIGHT FEATHERS FOR QUILL POINTS,, EACH STACK WAS WRAPPED IN A PARCHMENT TYPE PAPER, AND TIED OFF WITH COTTON CORD, BOX IS STAMPED FRANCE AND IS VERY OLD, EACH QUILL IS ROUGHLY 3 1/8'' LONG, EXCELLENT FLEX, READY FOR THAT FINAL CUT, OR POSSIBLY TO USE AS THEY ARE ,VERY OLD AND UNUSED. THESE WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED!!!! ITEM # SWF-242 ________________________________________________________________________________________ +++MOST ARE NEW OLD DEALER STOCK, ALL FRESH FROM AN OLD STATIONARY STORE , NO CRACKS, DINGS, ENGRAVINGS ,REPAIRS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT,LOOSE STORAGE WEAR IF ANYTHING,SOME MAY NEED REFILLS,GREAT USERS/COLLECTABLE'S.EXTRA CLEAN RETIRED ITEMS ALL IN SUPERB CONDITION!+++ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ++++++ PLEASE SEE PIC.S FOR FURTHER DETAILS-WE WILL GLADLY ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS !++++++ PLEASE VIEW OUR OTHER LISTINGS, AND SEE OUR NEW STORE LOADED WITH GREAT VINTAGE WRITING ITEMS,MOST NEW OLD STOCK / MINT AND NO WAITING read more

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