Originally Posted By: Walter C. Snyder
Well, I have a LC Smith and an NID hanging side by side. It takes a better eye than mine to tell the profile difference. I don't have a Parker to compare. But I guess the beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder. I wonder if the old major makers had a blind test how many here could ID them??? It is beyond me that's for sure.

Your Ithaca reputation precedes you. If anyone knows more about Ithacas or has nicer Ithacas than you it is a state secret. <g> Gil