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NOTE: De La Rue (Onoto), Esterbrook, Mabie Todd (Swan), and Moore now have their own pages; for Eversharp, see Wahl-Eversharp
8759: Diamond Medal Standard: black and pearl flat-top lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, black ends with white trim rings, Wahl-style pressure bar toggled to the lever and held by a keeper at the end of the barrel; made for sale by Sears, probably by the National Pen Co. of Chicago, excellent quality; name on cap, barrel ambered more than cap, but good color balance, strong barrel imprint, smooth Diamond Medal #2 nib.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine firm • $140 
9190: Diamond Point (?) eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber slip-cap, 14.7 cm long, gold filled "lucky 8" pattern overlay; high quality manufacture, nice early style looping scrollwork, smooth and very flexible #3 warranted nib. Holes in cap from Waterman-style riveted clip, now absent, with hairline between holes (see detail), hard rubber has been professionally reblackened.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine* •
NIB: extra-fine flex • $425
8686: Dunn Camel: oversize black hard rubber pump-filler, 14.8 cm long, red casein pump handle, gold filled trim; strong imprints, responsive nib, typical crizzling to end knob casein, thread partially missing and do not engage (does not affect function, as the friction of the cork seal is quite sufficient to keep the plunger in place).
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub semiflex •
$525
8657: Dupont Montparnasse: medium-sized cartridge-filler (Dupont twist-action convertor included), 13.6 cm long, heavy brass construction with gold plated finish; 18K gold Paris-hallmarked tubular nib, flip-up handle at end of barrel is turned to release nib and section unit for filling; a very well-made classic of modern French design, from an estate, lightly used, like new appearance.
DATE: c. 1990 •
CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $275
4163: Eagle Just for Fun: giant wooden novelty pencil, 27 cm long, brass ferrule; slight gaping of longitudinal seam from age shrinkage of wood.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG • $60
5930: Eagle No. 1200 reversible dip pen holder: nickel-plated brass, 12.6 cm long closed, end plug reverses to reveal nib holder; new old stock, but patches of surface corrosion to plating; several available; label from original box shown for illustration only, not included.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $12
7660: Eagle Russet No. 27 stylographic pen: red hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.3 cm long, near new condition, needle intact.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine • $150
8367: Eagle combination: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.5 cm long, pencil end uses standard 2mm drafting lead; introduced no later than 1913, this appears to have been the first mass-produced pen-pencil combo; some plating roughness to the Eagle slip-on nickel plated clip, but the hard rubber is crisp and glossy, with clean imprints including the "PAT. AUG.6.1901" on the cap, referring to US patent 680,117 (threaded cap with inner cap); pencil mechanism has been repaired and is now stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1915 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $385
8626: Eagle Rexall combination: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.3 cm long, pencil end uses standard 2mm drafting lead; introduced no later than 1913, this appears to have been the first mass-produced pen-pencil combo; hard rubber is crisp and glossy, with clean imprints including "S15" on the cap top; unusual version made for the Rexall chain of drugstores, bearing no Eagle marks, though carrying a characteristic Eagle 14K nib (very flexible).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium flex
• $395
5563: Eagle novelty pencil: giant "Zep" 263, red lead, picture of zeppelin in silver on side; 23.4 cm long including brass end loop.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $80
5157: Eagle Giant Automatic pencil: oversize novelty, 27 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, some flaking to red paint.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: G* • $45
6320: Eagle Automatic pencil: giant novelty, 27 cm long, red with Santa Claus in silver writing a letter using this same giant pencil; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine • $60
6273: Eagle (?) Pepsi-Cola advertising pen: colorful lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, gold plated trim, wear to metal clip in form of Pepsi bottle, but still one of the better specimens we've had; section with ink window, slight gaping around level opening (see detail).
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine
• $225
7541: Ebos safety: miniature hard rubber ringtop, 8 cm long, German-made, with handsome Italian-made gold filled overlay; Ebos-marked 14K nib also has "00" size imprint (not visible without disassembly); excellent quality, comparable to the baby safeties of Montblanc and Astoria, seal has been restored, internal mechanism repaired.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $485
7333: Edward Todd combination: 14K solid gold lever-filler with 1.1 mm pencil end, 14.2 cm long, crisp engine turning pattern, fully marked, scattered dings and flat spots, some difficult to photograph; top quality, excellent heft, handsome appearance.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $650
4513: Edward Todd pen and pencil combination: unusual sterling silver ringtop lever-filler, 12.5 cm long, excellent quality, crisp parallel lines pattern, indicia engraved "M.F.E.", dents to pencil unit; uses 1.1 mm lead, #2 Edward Todd nib.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine semiflex • $275
8001: Elliott demonstrator: unusual fully transparent Japanese ink-shutoff eyedropper-filler, 13.75 cm long, gold plated trim, stainless steel nib, appears to be new old stock, some internal stress marks visible on end knob, larger cap band cracked (see details), original seal has not been replaced and is not guaranteed ink-tight.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium flex • $265
9049: Fairchild magic pencil: sterling silver ringtop with large barleycorn barrel, good-sized at 12.4 cm long extended, 6.9 cm closed; small engraved monogram on indicia on shaft, uses 2.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1880 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • $175
8888: Fairchild magic pencil: rose gold filled ringtop with heavily figured abalone panels; 12 cm long extended, 6.7 cm closed; nozzle marked "8", accepts 1.1 mm lead. Marked both "FAIRCHILD" and "PL. PAT. MAR 8" (US patent 238,735 of 1881); some wear to metal, bumps to end of nozzle.
DATE: c. 1885 • CONDITION: VG-fine
• $150
5701: Fairchild (?) magic pencil: large, heavy sterling silver ringtop, 7 cm long closed, mechanically sound, scattered light marks, uses 1.8 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: G • $180
5101: Fairchild (?) magic pencil: oversized sterling silver ringtop, 8.7 cm closed, 14.6 cm extended; marked "STERLING", monogrammed "W.H.R.", some extremely shallow bumps; very solidly made, smooth action, uses thick 1.8 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: VG • $180
8480: Gold Medal #550 in box: burgundy lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, transparent section ink window, new old stock with barrel sticker, 14K nib marked "Webster/Gold Crown"; cap band slightly loose, rotates but does not shift.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: extra-fine • $90
7664: Gravity Stylo stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 11.4 cm long, distinctive styling, weighted needle intact, barrel imprinted on back "WAYNE SPECIALTY CO./FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.", also bears patent number 698859 (William Sanford, 1902).
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • $105
9070: Grieshaber Arch (?): black and pearl ringtop lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, gold filled trim, nib imprinted "ARCH PEN/14K/CHICAGO/4", hairline visible at base up to the 4, appears stable; not clear if this nib is a replacement, or if Arch was a Grieshaber label; excellent quality, Wahl-style linked pressure bar.
DATE: c.
1928 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $105
9299: H. Thompson quill knife: tapered, flat-sided wood handle, imprinted with Victorian crown and cipher, as well as "H. THOMPSON/9 NASSAU ST."; 17.6 cm long overall, blade sound, tiny chip to tip.
DATE: c. 1860
• CONDITION: fine • $95
9003: Heath magic pencil: short but thick gold filled ringtop, 6 cm long closed, 10.85 cm extended, elegantly engraved monogram in indicia, overall decoration a combination of simple engine turned lines and hand-engraved embellishments. Marked "GWH CO." on the shaft, uses 2.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine-exc
• $125
9368: Hicks magic pencil: gold filled, 6.9 cm long closed, 12.5 cm open, fine barleycorn pattern, 1871 patent date imprint, uses 1.5 mm (VS) lead.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine • $85
9295: Hicks magic pencil: oversize gold filled ringtop, 9 cm closed, 15.4 cm extended; uses 2.5 mm lead, marked "W.S. HICKS NEW YORK"; mechanism smooth and positive. Magic pencils of this size are very uncommon.
DATE: c.
1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $295
7054: Hicks combination pencil lighter: sterling silver, 13.4 cm long, uses 2.5 mm lead, lighter insert marked "Realite", with patent information, pencil fully marked with Hicks logo and name of New York jewelers Udall and Ballou; initials on indicia and scattered dings, overall appearance still handsome, size and weight impressive.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • $125
9393: Hicks (?) dip pen: unmarked gold filled body with sliding nib carrier, extendable wood (ebony?) taper shaft, name "OLLIE" engraved on side; 11.6 cm long, extended, excluding #4 ventless Hicks gold nib; 7.9 cm closed; nib is slightly toothy, flexes with very light pressure, yet nearly all of the flex occurs toward the front of the tines -- so not recommended for extensive work demanding extreme line width variation.
DATE: c. 1880
• CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $80
8796: Indian combination: brightly colored lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, cap and barrel celluloid patterned in imitation of Native American weavings of the Southwest; not an expensively-made pen, possibly marketed as a souvenir item, plated nib is a new old stock replacement.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: G
• NIB: fine • $165
7277: Inkograph stylographic pen: large mottled hard rubber lever-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, good color, made in New York.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium • $205
9268: Inkograph stylographic pen: burgundy streamlined lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold plated cap and trim, barrel imprinted "PENCIL POINTED FOUNTAIN PEN"; like new, plating thin on clip, top of cap, and lever; not the highest quality, but an interesting example of a late-production stylographic pen.
DATE: c. 1948 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $65
7767: J. Nowill & Sons quill knife: Sheffield-made, 16.6 cm long, molded composition handle, blade markings weak but legible.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: G-VG • $50
7596: John Holland porte-crayon: miniature gold filled slide-action ringtop pencil, 4.25 cm long closed; unmarked, part of a hoard from the estate of a prominent New York jeweler who retired in the late 1940s; comes with a fresh piece of 3mm marking lead.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: mint • $16
9094: John Holland 75: uncommon oversized black chased hard rubber hatchet-filler, 15 cm long, nickel plated trim; two marks on the underside of the feed, nib is a heavy, high quality, #6 warranted replacement.
DATE:
c. 1916 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine firm • $475
9238: Juco Independent stylographic pen in box: handsome smooth black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.6 cm long, crisp and glossy with bold imprints, gold needle intact; appears never to have been filled, comes in very clean box, with original eyedropper with hardened rubber bulb.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION:
mint • NIB: fine • $165
7661: Juco Independent stylographic pen: handsome black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, hard rubber crisp and glossy with bold chasing and imprints, gold needle intact.
DATE: c.
1905 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $145
7232: Juco No. 22 stylographic pen: black hard rubber slip-cap, 12.4 cm long, imprints light but clearly legible, hard rubber shows faint outline of now-absent slip-on clip on cap; needle intact.
DATE: c. 1910 •
CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $80
7269: Juco Independent stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with dark red hard rubber ends, 11.8 cm long, imprints worn but mostly legible, needle missing but tube passage clear, could be readily restored to writing condition.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine •
$105
9265: L. F. D. Co. Dow's Hump-Grip dip pen: bulbous red hard rubber holder, 11.6 cm long excluding nib, imprinted at end of taper "DOW'S HUMP-GRIP/L.F.D Co. St. PAUL.".
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: fine • $65
6168: Laughlin doctor's pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, thermometer in compartment at end of barrel; 16.3 cm long, crisp and glossy, new old stock, never filled; came to us without a nib -- we have fitted it with a Laughlin nib of the correct size and era, which does however have an axial hairline crack from the vent hole; an outstanding example of a very rare design.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: mint*
• NIB: fine stub flex • $1650
8355: LeBoeuf 55 Unbreakable: black and red mottled celluloid lever-filler, 12.25 cm long, gold filled trim, #4 LeBoeuf nib; a few scuffs and marks, the barrel is very slightly bent, but imprints are bold and color fine -- an attractive and hard to find example of one of the pioneers of celluloid pen production.
DATE: c. 1923
• CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine firm • $500
8343: LeBoeuf 65: jade green flat-top lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, large #6 LeBoeuf nib; barrel is substantially discolored -- and interestingly, so is the plug at the cap top, indicative of how different batches of colored celluloid aged differently; an old hairline at the nib's base has been professionally repaired, but a trace is still visible upon close magnification just below the "6" at the base of the nib's imprint. LeBoeuf was one of the first American penmakers to embrace colored celluloids.
DATE:
c. 1924 • CONDITION: G-VG • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $325
6857: Lynn Sorgatz combination: modeled on the very rare Parker combinations of the early 1930s, this combo is made from modern blue celluloid with white swirls and gold streaks, and incorporates a vintage 1.1 mm pencil mechanism; 15.6 cm long, gold filled trim, vintage Parker nib, feed, section, and button-filling mechanism; cap crown opens to reveal eraser.
DATE: c. 2006 • CONDITION: new • NIB: fine semiflex
• $650
8248: MacKinnon stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber, 12.3 cm long, gold filled trim with fancy engraved end caps; chasing worn but all present, moderate fading to hard rubber, imprints very worn but legible, "D. MACKINNON, PAT. MAR. 21 '76.", no indication of 1878 or 1879 patents; tip intact but needle jammed, spring inside is also intact; an early example of one of the first mass-produced fountain pens.
DATE: c. 1876
• CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine • $275
9409: Maywood lever-filler: large red hard rubber flat-top, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, solidly-made second-tier pen, minimal wear, fine stable cap lip hairline and rim flea bite (see detail); although the original nib was certainly warranted, the present warranted #4 nib -- smooth and of excellent quality -- is a replacement; cap can be posted without causing the lip hairline to open.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc*
• NIB: medium broad semiflex • $250
9296: Montblanc baby safety: black hard rubber miniature, 6.3 cm long, like new, with "0"-size Montblanc nib; has not been recorked, but seal holds a vacuum, all imprints bold, hard rubber glossy and unfaded, casein cap star lustrous and unstained. A pristine classic, just purchased from an old collection.
DATE: c. 1920 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine stub semiflex • $1500
8361: Mordan dip pen and pencil combination: early and rare form, 9.9 cm long retracted, London-hallmarked sterling silver, with Bramah holder for cut quills at one end, propelling pencil nozzle at the other; early "MAKERS & PATENTEES" imprint, maker's mark for Mordan and Riddle; crisp fluting, no dings, but pencil mechanism needs repair.
DATE: 1835 • CONDITION: fine* • $800
9235: Mordan pencil: small and slender, sterling silver, 8.75 cm, early nonretracting model, waffle-seal end, uses "H" (.9 mm) lead; crisp fluting, nice clean early example, marked "MORDAN'S".
DATE: c. 1835 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • $120
9012: Mordan combination dip pen and pencil: large, heavy, sterling silver two-draw ringtop, with heavy twist-pattern body; 16.9 cm long with pencil extended, 6.65 cm closed, pencil uses VS (1.5 mm) lead; back end of pencil slider has broken off, front end of pen slider fatigued -- operate with care. Elegant presentation inscription, many dings and dents to exterior, but all fully functional.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: G*
• $145
6550: Mordan eyedropper-filler: black chased hard rubber straight-cap, 13.9 cm long, unusually thick barrel with equally unusual wavy-line chasing, imprinted "MORDAN/LONDON"; ventless nib missing tipping material from underpart of one tine (not apparent from above), cap faded less than barrel (probably because smooth, and could be polished without weakening chasing); Mordan fountain pens are rare -- this is only the second we have handled.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium stub • $385
7543: Mordan drop-action porte-crayon: sterling silver, seven-sided, London hallmarks, 8 cm retracted, good weight and girth, body crisp, actuator button has dings and tool marks, overall condition otherwise excellent; mechanism in good working order.
DATE: 1935 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • $165
6653: Mordan (?) novelty pencil: sterling silver, in the shape of a Bramah patent key (more on the Bramah lock here); 5.7 cm long retracted, uses VS lead, retracting mechanism fully functional but a bit stiff, scratches on the ring suggest that it was carried on a real keyring; not marked, but a catalogued Mordan design and by all appearances Mordan manufacture.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: G-VG • $500
9347: Morrison lever-filler: black hard rubber lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, 1/40 14K gold filled wave-patterned overlay; tool marks to posting end of barrel, smooth Morrison 14K nib; a third-tier pen, but a good writer.
DATE: c.
1923 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $145
6195: National Pen Products Lincoln Pen: mottled hard rubber oversize flat-top, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, good-sized #8 warranted nib, made in Chicago, crisp imprints, good color, no brassing, stable longitudinal base hairline in nib below "8" in imprint.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine semiflex
• $225
9392: OMAS 556/S: clutch-cap piston-filler, 13.8 cm long, in uncommon "R" version with both gold filled cap and barrel; like new, no brassing, one tiny pinprick to back of cap; semistub nib is smooth and extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $985