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NOTE: Parker, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, and Waterman now have their own pages
7553: Pelikan Rappen in box: rare first-model (later called "Ibis"), 11.2 cm long, black with gold filled trim, bulb-filler with original bulb still intact, though stiff; chrome-nickel nib is marked "IBIS", suggesting that this pen was made for export (see Dittmer and Lehmann, Pelikan Schreibgeräte, p. 36); original box and instructions are in excellent condition.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium
fine • $650 
7582: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, first model without eraser, good imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $105
7676: Pelikan 60 pencil: 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.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $465
7078: Pelikan 60 pencil: dark green, 11.9 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, of additional interest in bearing the KLM airline logo.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc
• $500
7583: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, earlier thick-barreled model, brass eraser holder, good imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • $105
7653: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, earlier thick-barreled model with brass eraser holder, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $95
7654: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, earlier thick-barreled model with brass eraser holder, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $95
7236: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
$80
6644: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1963 • CONDITION: exc • $85
7662: Pick Exceptional stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints and chasing, slight fading to hard rubber, weighted needle intact and functional.
DATE: c.
1925 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $145
7669: Pick Fountpencil stylographic pen: black lever-filler with bright red ends, 12.1 cm long, nickel plated trim, bold clear imprints, weighted needle intact.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
NIB: medium fine • $160
7191: Pick lever-filler: orange ringtop, black insets at ends, 11.1 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprints, smooth and responsive warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex
• $70
6205: Pilot Deluxe: black lacquered cartridge-filler (convertor included), 13.2 cm long, gold plated trim, floral maki-e decoration, artist signed; very smooth and responsive Pilot 14K gold nib, gently used.
DATE: c.
1983 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $465
7272: Redwood Ink Pencil: small, stubby, red hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.1 cm long, crisp imprints, made in England, retailed in New York; needle intact but tube cracked, not recommended for use; there was an article on these stylos in a recent issue of the Journal of the Writing Equipment Society.
DATE: c. 1915 •
CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $65
6966: Reynolds International ballpoint: aluminum, main barrel finished in aqua with some patchiness; 14.6 cm long, not working, a relic of the beginnings of the postwar ballpoint craze; original price was $12.50 -- as much as the top-line fountain pens of the era.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine • $105
6964: Reynolds International ballpoint: aluminum, 14.5 cm long; not working, a relic of the beginnings of the postwar ballpoint craze; original price was $12.50 -- as much as the top-line fountain pens of the era.
DATE:
c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine • $95
6800: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint: unusual two-color model, 13.7 cm long, sliding aluminum tip cover, reversible red-anodized insert; some tool marks to insert end, both cartridges present but nonfunctional.
DATE: c. 1946
• CONDITION: VG* • $120
6796: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint: aluminum with black anodized end, 12 cm long, aluminum sliding tip cover, Reynolds-marked chrome clip; tip ball missing, not in working condition.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine* •
$60
6798: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint: anodized aluminum, 14.1 cm long, bright aluminum sliding tip cover, some rust spots on slip-on clip; original cartridge present but not functional.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine
• $60
6797: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint: aluminum with black anodized end, 12.3 cm long, clipless model, black plastic sliding tip cover; cartridge intact but dried out.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $50
6136: Reynolds International ballpoint: aluminum, main barrel assembly anodized blue, 14.6 cm long; not working, tip missing its ball; a relic of the beginnings of the postwar ballpoint craze; original price was $12.50 -- as much as the top-line fountain pens of the era.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: VG-fine* •
$90
6799: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint: aluminum, 14 cm long, black plastic sliding tip cover, chrome Reynolds-marked clip; cartridge intact but dried out.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $60
7735: Ronson Penciliter: combination pencil and lighter, 14.4 cm long, gold veined green pearl celluloid and rhodium plate; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: VG • $105
7076: Ronson Penciliter: combination pencil and lighter, 14.3 cm long, black and rhodium plate; uses 1.1 mm lead, pencil mechanism propels, but does not retract.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine* • $95
5511: S.M.B.(?) eyedropper-filler: unusual Japanese straight-cap miniature with end-knob ink shutoff valve; 9.1 cm long, engine-turned aluminum overlay, imprinted initials disposed radially around end knob (could be B.S.M. or M.B.S.); seals have not been replaced but have been vacuum-tested; scant but smooth iridium on 14K-marked nib.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $145
7187: Schnell Penselpen: striking red and pearl pen-pencil ringtop combination, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, distinctive sliding bar filler, pencil end uses 1.1 mm lead; correct original nib and patent feed; sac removed to preserve near-perfect color.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine semiflex
• $800
7213: Snapfil chatelaine pen: unusual gold-plated overlay ringtop, 14 cm long, distinctive two-part reverse lever filler (the hinged part pivots out to press upon the pressure bar; when the main lever is then pressed, it closes with a "snap"), lever appears to have been plated but now worn to silver; a few very light dings to cap, original chain and characteristic lyre-shaped pin clasp; #2 Snapfil nib opens up with light pressure.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $685
7658: Soennecken 222 Extra in box: uncommon blue-green snakeskin piston-filler, 12.85 cm long, gold filled trim, filler knob has locking mechanism: pull to release, then twist to empty or fill; ink window transparency like new, barrel imprint strong, barrel also lightly marked "VERLAG DR. STOYTSCHEFF"; noteworthy "BB" nib, smooth and flexible; cap band loose enough to rotate, tight enough to stay in place; box with German instructions.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: broad stub flex • $800
7212: SSS eyedropper-filler: black chased hard rubber clipless screw-cap, 13.3 cm long, solid 14K cap band, classic Japanese design with ink shutoff (unscrew end cap slightly to open; has been recorked), imprint reads "TRADE SSS MARK/THE ONLY PERFECT FOUNTAIN PEN/IN THE ORIENT"; very slight fading, imprints and chasing crisp, some marks to section; smooth and responsive replacement 14K gold US-made nib, "A24" imprint on barrel end.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $205
7267: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: long black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 16.8 cm long, made in Providence, RI; good 1879 patent date and brand name imprints, needle frozen, cap has a hairline and an interesting old repair with waxed thread.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine
• $165
6714: Towle ballpoint telephone dialer: sterling silver, 12.2 cm long, some tarnish, no dents, initials and date lightly engraved on side; appears to use standard stick-pen cut-to-fit refills.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • $65
6523: Unger Brothers dip pen: sterling silver Art Nouveau sea serpent design in high relief, 16.7 cm long, excluding nib; highly desirable model from a premier American maker, well marked and with only the usual minor dings and marks on the ferrule; listed as #7743 in Unger Brothers' catalog of 1904.
DATE: c. 1905
• CONDITION: VG • $1800
7429: Unique lever-filler: black second-tier English-made pen, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, 14K gold warranted nib bears imprint of rampant unicorn; a pleasant writer.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
2328: United States Fountain Pen Victor: gold filled lever-filler, 13.8 cm long, New York made, fine parallel lines pattern, no dings, an elegant and well-made pen from a smaller maker best known for its telescoping eyedroppers; smooth and very flexible US Fountain Pen Co. marked #2 nib, incipient hairline from vent hole (see detail).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $250
5757: United States Fountain Pen Co. Victor: gold filled ringtop telescoping lever-filler, 10.9 cm long, extends to 15.9 cm uncapped; high quality pen, made in New York City, end cap unscrews, patented design specifies compartment was for smelling salts; usual dings to end cap, otherwise very clean; responsive, slightly toothy Victor #2 nib.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $400
7176: Vickery dip pen and pencil: vermeil (gold over sterling silver) with tortoiseshell tapers, pen 19 cm long excluding nib, pencil 19.4 cm long, uses VS (1.5 mm) leads; superior quality, probably Mordan-made, more wear to pen than to pencil.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine • $500
7546: Vickery extending sheath pencil: sterling silver, 7.7 cm long closed, 12.4 cm extended, uses 1.5 mm "VS" lead; London hallmarks rather worn, interesting presentation inscription: "H. BERRY./BEACONSFIELD FLOWER SHOW/1910"; Mordan quality, and possibly manufacture.
DATE: 1910 • CONDITION: fine • $325
7670: W. W. Hall stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13.1 cm long, typical New-York-made stylo from the turn of the century, intact needle, good working order, scattered pinprick pits to barrel surface probably due to original hard rubber stock used.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine • NIB:
medium fine • $90
7668: Weidlich Star stylographic pen: black hard rubber screw-cap coin-filler, 12.4 cm long, imprint reads "GUARANTEED 3 YEARS", weighted needle intact.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine •
$145
7554: Williamson eyedropper: slender black hard rubber slip-cap with gold filled pierced overlay; 11.35 cm long, "AUTO" on distinctive Williamson feed; Williamson #1 nib has been retipped and a base crack repaired, surface portion of hairline through imprint has been left visible so as not to risk damage to the imprint; hard rubber under the overlay has been professionally dye-reblackened. The connections between Williamson and its Janesville, Wisconsin neighbor, Parker, are still being explored, but it is clear that there was considerable overlap in ownership and management, as well as some sharing of patents.
DATE: c. 1910 •
CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium fine flex • $325
5674: Williamson button-filler: black Italian-made imitation of a Parker oversize Vacumatic, though larger at 13.6 cm long; gold filled trim, arrow clip with quill in relief; big replacement Duofold Canada nib.
DATE: c.
1938 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • $500
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