http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtmlvintagepens.com: new itemsen-us Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23:39 -0500 10857: long slender lever-filler in the rare and highly desirable "Flamingo" (deep red with black swirls); 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Eversharp #2 Signature nib is smooth and responsive with considerable flex; VG condition, fine flex nib; $600http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10857 www.vintagepens.com item 10857 Wahl-EversharpFri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10856: rare oversize lever-filler in brown pearl, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, massive Endura nib, Toledo barrel imprint; fine color and appearance, noting trim brassing; VG condition, medium fine firm nib; $950http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10856 www.vintagepens.com item 10856 ConklinFri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10855: 1/10 14K gold filled oversized thick lead (3mm) model, 14.3 cm long, yellow end jewel of either Bakelite or celluloid; not strictly a Wahl-Eversharp product, but a side project by John C. Wahl, covered by US patent 2,210,845. Top quality manufacture, seldom seen; fine-exc condition, $150http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10855 www.vintagepens.com item 10855 WahlFri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10852: black hard rubber lever-filler, gold filled trim, pencil end uses 1.1 mm lead; 15.2 cm long, #3 nib has some give but is fairly firm; in original box with instructions; mint condition, fine nib; $265http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10852 www.vintagepens.com item 10852 Edward ToddTue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10757: black chased hard rubber clipless vest pocket lever-filler, gold filled trim, 10.6 cm long, with original price band; as new, sac has been removed but a new one can be installed upon request at no extra charge; near mint condition, medium fine flex nib; $150http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10757 www.vintagepens.com item 10757 MooreTue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10756: black hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, 10.65 cm long, gold filled lever, solid 14K gold and enamel cap bands and escutcheon plate, engraved "CORALIE"; barrel imprints are worn but pen is otherwise sound, condition of metalwork on cap is excellent, beautiful and top quality. #2 Moore nib is very flexible, opens up with minimal pressure, has a semistub tip; VG-fine condition, fine flex nib; $295http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10756 www.vintagepens.com item 10756 MooreTue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10854: pocket-size black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 11.1 cm long, nickel plated trim, crisp and glossy, slightest fading to the cap, name on barrel, #3 nib has a semistub tip and lots of flex; exc-near mint condition, fine flex nib; $165http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10854 www.vintagepens.com item 10854 Aikin LambertMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10853: lever-filler in unusual green celluloid with white streaks (more commonly found on pens made in the Midwest), 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim; nib is smooth and responsive. A scarce and interesting model, from a time when Aikin Lambert was wholly owned by Waterman, who sometimes used the brand to test out materials before adopting them under the Waterman name; fine condition, medium flex nib; $200http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10853 www.vintagepens.com item 10853 Aikin LambertMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10836: unusually large and finely detailed sterling silver extending and reversing holder, of form originally patented by Bagley in the 1830s but widely copied by the New York trade; 10.1 cm long closed, 18.9 cm extended including long-tined E. S. Johnson ventless gold #6-size 303 nib. Mechanical pencil end uses 1.0 mm lead, steel insert in nozzle tip characteristically early, nib is probably 30-40 years later than the holder; metal clean with only a few very shallow pinhead dings, light bumps to end; fine condition, extra-fine superflex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10836 www.vintagepens.com item 10836 Bagley (?)Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10829: tan veined grey pearl "Steel Quartz" lever-filler, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim; strong imprints, "Tip-Fill" feed, #2 nib is very soft, needs a light hand; excellent color, sealed hairlines from clip opening look like scratches (see detail); fine* condition, fine flex nib; $145http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10829 www.vintagepens.com item 10829 WatermanMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10828: tan veined grey pearl "Steel Quartz" lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated trim; strong imprints, two-tone hard rubber feed, #2 nib has a bit of tooth and a lot of flex, excellent color, sealed hairline from clip opening looks like a scratch (see detail); fine-exc* condition, extra-fine flex nib; $145http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10828 www.vintagepens.com item 10828 WatermanMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10827: tan veined grey pearl "Steel Quartz" lever-filler, 12.65 cm long, chrome plated trim; strong imprints, responsive nib, excellent color, sealed hairline from clip opening looks like a scratch (see detail); fine-exc* condition, extra-fine semiflex nib; $125http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10827 www.vintagepens.com item 10827 WatermanMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10811: extremely clean gold filled holder, removable ebonized wood taper, 14.6 cm long excluding substantial Edward Todd #6-size 303 gold ventless nib; exc-near mint condition, extra-fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10811 www.vintagepens.com item 10811 Edward ToddMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10810: slender Fairchild-marked gold filled holder, wooden taper with baluster finial, 12.5 cm long excluding ventless gold Fairchild #2 nib; box well worn, has been rehinged; G condition, extra-fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10810 www.vintagepens.com item 10810 FairchildMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10809: black japanned taper, slender gold filled holder is fully marked; 12.1 cm long, #2 Fairchild nib, box is missing one closure eye, has been rehinged; exc condition, fine flex nib; $150http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10809 www.vintagepens.com item 10809 FairchildMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10808: pearl taper, fully marked gold filled holder with less common floral patterning; 12.1 cm long retracted, nib is a pristine #3 Aikin Lambert; box is well worn but nicely marked; near mint condition, medium fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10808 www.vintagepens.com item 10808 Aikin LambertMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10807: slender unmarked gold filled holder with engine turned body, 14.3 cm long excluding ventless gold #2 Grieshaber nib; yellow plush worn almost completely away from exterior of the two-part case. Gold filled holders are much less common than silver; exc condition, fine flex nib; $225http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10807 www.vintagepens.com item 10807 GrieshaberMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10803: unmarked gold filled ferrule, removable ebonized wood taper, 15 cm long excluding nib; tipping is chipped off on one side of the large gold nib, which bears the unusual imprint "C/CARVER/&/SONS./7". Carver appears to have been a very small company, based in Amherst, Massachusetts; they "http://archive.org/stream/transactions187074hamp/transactions187074hamp_djvu.txt">received an award in 1870 at the Hampshire Agricultural Society annual exhibition. Unmarked box has been rehinged; fine* condition, fine semiflex* nib; $200http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10803 www.vintagepens.com item 10803 Carver & SonsMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10781: sterling silver "Love's Dream" design in high relief, 16.6 cm long excluding nib; highly desirable model from a premier American maker. Initials on holder, short seam opening at forward ferrule (see details), gold plating is not original but we have left it alone, as it has worn interestingly to enhance the relief work; G-VG* condition, $1500http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10781 www.vintagepens.com item 10781 Unger BrothersMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10769: gold filled holder with removable ebonized wood taper, 14.6 cm long excluding large #7 Foley "Bank Pen" nib; box well worn, fully marked, has been rehinged; exc condition, fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10769 www.vintagepens.com item 10769 FoleyMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10758: large #7-size gold filled holder with 1877 patent date, green marbled celluloid taper, 12.3 cm long excluding big ventless #7 Aikin Lambert solid gold nib; nib will write a shaded line but action fairly firm, holder has seam split on side and central tube plug is corroded (see details), still works fine and holds nib securely. Unusual for both size and the material of the taper; G* condition, extra-fine semiflex nib; $250http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10758 www.vintagepens.com item 10758 Mabie ToddMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10738: enormous #9 socketed nib, wooden taper with chipped baluster finial, 19.1 cm long overall; tipping intact but seam partially split on underside of socket (see detail), could be resoldered by a jeweler if desired but mechanically sound as is. The nib contains 7 to 8g of solid 14K gold, by our best estimate; G* condition, medium fine flex nib; $450http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10738 www.vintagepens.com item 10738 FairchildMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10737: gold filled holder with removable wooden taper, 13.4 cm long closed, 17.6 cm extended including solid gold Edward Todd #6 nib; nib has a few scratches but is straight and sound, holder is well worn with a bit of typical corrosion to the lower part of the nib holder (see detail); G* condition, medium flex nib; $200http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10737 www.vintagepens.com item 10737 FairchildMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10736: sterling silver, English hallmarks and registration number, 15.1 cm long excluding nib. The end of the taper is spring-loaded; when pushed, the nib is ejected. A few scratches to the holder, London hallmark is worn but date code easily legible, plunger finial ball is a base metal replacement; VG-fine* condition, $250http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10736 www.vintagepens.com item 10736 BakerMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 10731: ebonized wood taper, sterling silver barrel with reversing nib holder plug end; 14.5 cm long closed, 18.6 cm open including unnumbered A. Morton nib, dated 1853. A few minor bumps to the silver, nib imprint is worn but legible; a less common form in a nice size (nib would be #5 or #4) and a less common material (silver vs gold filled); VG condition, extra-fine flex nib; $300http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10731 www.vintagepens.com item 10731 MortonMon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500