http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtmlvintagepens.com: new itemsen-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:01 -0500 10286: black lacquered brass, twist pattern, 7.5 cm long closed, press end button to release blade; marked only "PATENTED" (patent awarded in 1883), one chip to lacquer; fine condition, $60http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10286 www.vintagepens.com item 10286 EagleThu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10284: sterling silver, 15.8 cm long excluding steel nib, fully marked with acorn logo, very uncommon form with end of taper turning to extend and retract standard 2.0 mm lead; no dings, monogram elegantly engraved on indicia; fine-exc condition, $485http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10284 www.vintagepens.com item 10284 HicksThu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10241: plated brass, engine turned pattern, 6.9 cm long closed, press end button to release blade; fully marked, appears to be an unusually late example; fine condition, $60http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10241 www.vintagepens.com item 10241 EagleThu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10282: green pearl laminate, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, uses 1.1 mm lead, replacement black clip jewel; exc* condition, $150http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10282 www.vintagepens.com item 10282 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10278: oversize dark grey pearl "Burma" first-generation lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, white gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal, Personal Point nib unit with big Gold Seal "FLEXIBLE"-marked nib. A fine example with well-defined facets and negligible posting wear to the barrel, sealed cap lip hairlines, so cap should be posted with care, if at all; fine* condition, medium flex nib; $1000http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10278 www.vintagepens.com item 10278 EversharpWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10277: sterling silver, elegant twist pattern, marked only "STERLING", 16.5 cm long excluding nib. Nib is a large ventless gold Aikin Lambert #5, spidery fine writing lightly, will open up wide with normal pressure. Hairline from end of slit could be repaired, but does not appear to open during normal use. Holder is nice and clean, noting slight shallow indentation at center of smooth front gripping section; fine-exc* condition, extra-fine superflex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10277 www.vintagepens.com item 10277 Aikin Lambert (?)Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10276: sterling silver, twist pattern with smooth taper and baluster finial, 18.1 cm long overall, excluding steel Falcon nib. Some shallow dings and minor nicks, a long and elegant instrument; VG-fine condition, $225http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10276 www.vintagepens.com item 10276 MordanWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10274: black bakelite with silver-filled trim, 16.6 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, lead reservoir revealed by sliding open the body; name on barrel. A 1929 advertisement can be viewed "http://books.google.com/books?id=w94DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA151&ots=ZbUlggikOs&dq=ruxton%20%22slide%20rule %22%20pencil&pg=RA1-PA151#v=onepage&q=ruxton%20%22slide%20rule%22%20pencil&f=false">here ; fine condition, $150http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10274 www.vintagepens.com item 10274 RuxtonWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10270: dark green, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim; singular "Knickbein" mechanism advances lead when pencil is "bent" between the fingers; a real conversation piece, quite scarce and desirable, uses 1.1 mm lead. Two hairlines in the front of the barrel next to the nose cone (see detail), do not affect function as the front part of the barrel has a brass liner; VG-fine* condition, $400http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10270 www.vintagepens.com item 10270 PelikanWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10240: uncommon burgundy pearl and black marbled pump-filler, 11.4 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel transparency excellent, lockdown filler, Diamond Medal nib is smooth and soft, but not the usual type found on this model. Step at blind cap joint, name on barrel, cap lip cracks have been sealed and reinforced by a black celluloid internal sleeve. This model was made by Parker for retail by Sears, Roebuck & Co; fine* condition, medium semiflex nib; $225http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10240 www.vintagepens.com item 10240 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10236: very early red pearl laminate lockdown-filler, 12.2 cm long, gold filled trim, two cap bands, one-piece section-barrel construction, two-tone nib with single central rib on arrow; rare barrel imprint with no mention of model name, no date code. Only a handful of these pens are known, and it seems most likely that they either predate the original Golden Arrow or immediately postdate it, prior to its renaming as the Vacuum Filler (discussion "http://tinyurl.com/7yqnk3s">here ). Condition is mixed, with hardly any wear and crisp imprints, but with a couple of cap lip cracks and a partial circumferential hairline under the clip where two laminations appear to have separated due to age shrinkage over the inner cap (see details). Notable super-broad factory italic nib, name engraved on barrel. Sac has been removed to preserve color; VG-fine* condition, broad italic nib; $950http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10236 www.vintagepens.com item 10236 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10220: golden pearl laminate, gold filled cap, 12.4 cm long, very little use, crisp barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead; exc condition, SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10220 www.vintagepens.com item 10220 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10215: silver pearl laminate, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim, striped jewels and section, lockdown filler, very rare special order nib denoted by two gold stars on either side; two-tone nib is very fine-tipped, with tight-sprung action, feed is also unusual, with "B" mark and unusually widely-spaced fins. Good barrel transparency, typical plating roughness, corrosion to filler plunger (works fine), barrel imprint strong but without date code; date code on nib "16"; slight shrinkage to cap over threads can be felt more than seen; VG-fine condition, extra-fine flex nib; $425http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10215 www.vintagepens.com item 10215 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10214: red pearl laminate lockdown-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent barrel transparency, imprint with 2nd quarter date code, striped jewels and section, early-style skewed striation pattern on cap, barrel laminations slightly skewed as well (indicating parts turned from solid rod stock, rather than later process of wrapping tubes from sheet). Two-tone nib is slightly later, with 1940 date code, nickel plating largely gone from filler plunger. Matching pencil has 1st quarter date code, uses 1.1 mm lead, but lead is propelled only, does not retract automatically; fine-exc* condition, fine nib; $395http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10214 www.vintagepens.com item 10214 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10213: black, 12.7 cm long, gold filled trim, factory custom clip with Pontiac Master Salesman badge (specially made, completely flat with no feathers under badge); good barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, uses 1.1 mm lead; fine condition, $200http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10213 www.vintagepens.com item 10213 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10212: early top-line full-sized lockdown-filler in black, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, good barrel transparency, imprint with early date code, 4th quarter; matching pencil is slightly later, with 3rd quarter 1936 date code. Set is well used but sound, pen nib is a later replacement, subtle surface rippling to pen barrel due to differential age shrinkage of laminations. Pencil uses 1.1 mm lead; VG condition, fine nib; $350http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10212 www.vintagepens.com item 10212 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10202: green pearl laminate double-jewel, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, "long Major" model, as long as a Maxima/Slender Maxima; like new barrel transparency, Blue Diamond clip, deep barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler with diamond end imprint, striped cap jewel with "bullseye" blind cap jewel, black section. Matching pencil shows slightly more wear, has 2nd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead. Pen's two-tone nib shows mild plating wear, bears late 1939 date code; exc condition, medium fine nib; $365http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10202 www.vintagepens.com item 10202 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10201: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, striped jewels and section, excellent barrel transparency, strong barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, trim plating excellent, but plating gone from two-tone nib and there is a light longitudinal scratch just under the barrel imprint; this color was introduced only at the very end of lockdown-filler production, and examples are relatively uncommon; fine-exc condition, fine rigid nib; $365http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10201 www.vintagepens.com item 10201 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10199: green pearl laminate, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, good transparency, strong barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, big two-tone nib with minimal plating wear, striped section and jewels, lockdown filler; exc-near mint condition, extra-fine nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10199 www.vintagepens.com item 10199 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10197: silver pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, chrome plated trim, good barrel transparency, clearly legible 1st quarter date code, excellent plating on two-tone turnup nib; as advertised, writes a fine line when used upside-down; fine-exc condition, broad semiflex nib; $325http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10197 www.vintagepens.com item 10197 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10191: uncommon golden pearl laminate lockdown-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, striped section and jewels, two-tone nib with excellent plating, excellent barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, matching 1.1 mm pencil has 1st quarter date code. While this color is relatively common in later Vacumatics, it was introduced only at the very end of production of the original lockdown series. Pen is extremely clean, noting slight shrinkage of cap at very top right below the clip; exc-near mint condition, medium fine semiflex nib; $485http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10191 www.vintagepens.com item 10191 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10188: green pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, imprint with 4th quarter date code, as new, with perfect barrel transparency and original price stickers; mint condition, fine nib; $250http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10188 www.vintagepens.com item 10188 ParkerWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10259: classic Nizzoli-designed Italian piston-filler, black with gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long, nickel plated barrel trim rings, hard rubber hood and turning knob; excellent ink window transparency, piston seal has been replaced, cap excellent with only light marks, one pinhead pockmark to side of barrel; nib opens up with light pressure, provides considerable line width variation; fine-exc condition, fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10259 www.vintagepens.com item 10259 AuroraWed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10183: gold filled ferrule with detachable ebonized wood taper, 14.7 cm long excluding #6 ventless gold Fairchild nib; holder is marked "6", nib is in excellent condition, very precise and responsive; fine-exc condition, extra-fine flex nib; SOLDhttp://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10183 www.vintagepens.com item 10183 FairchildWed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 10200: green pearl laminate, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, striped jewels and section, strong barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code; first Speedline series, uncommon model, excellent transparency, two-tone nib plating excellent as well; plating wear to edges of cap band; exc condition, medium fine rigid nib; $350http://www.vintagepens.com/catill_new.shtml#10200 www.vintagepens.com item 10200 ParkerTue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500