P A D
Western Thunderer
Well done JB.
Frustrating, though. When I ask ebay to find Reifler Drawing equipment it comes up with no results! I'm looking at a Kern set now, though.
Brian
PS - it would have helped if I'd spelled it correctly. Just put in Riefler and got a result. Must remember i before e except after c - often!!
Hi Brian,
Try searching on Ebay Germany. I collect drawing instruments and have picked up some excellent sets (Riefler, Richter, Haff) at very reasonable prices. Wild Heerbrugg and Kern also turn up from time to time.
Search for Zirkelkasten .......... where the dots represent the makers name. You'll find a lot more sets at buy it now prices, which means you don't have to go through the bid lottery. Even if the seller does not appear to offer postage to the UK it's always worth asking. Most times they will do it. Also it's best to have a PayPal account and a seller who accepts it.
I recently picked up a Haff set dating from the 1960s for the equivalent of about 35 quid including postage. It's got 5 ruling pens and a spring bow pen with interchangeable pen pencil and needle points (similar to the Riefler one) . You would pay the same for a single ruling pen from Haff if you bought a new one. Give it a go, you'll be surprised what you can find.
Cheers,
Peter