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The 26-year-old single parent from West Yorkshire says it has given her a "fresh start" and she no longer lives in fear of phone calls from debt collectors.

Several well-known collectors, dealers and watchmakers were in the room to witness the sale at the Hotel President in Geneva.

Born April 6, 1928, in Chicago, he was the son of a bill collector for a mail-order school who had written a small book about birds in northern Illinois.

The rest are tucked away — some owned by people like Rinaudo who play them and put them to use, but most stashed away by private collectors.

As convenience gained importance, fountain pens became more of a collectors’ item.