Links to Pen Profiles: Conklin Crescent-Filler - Conklin Nozac
8085: Conklin 10 Special: black hard rubber #1-size slip-cap crescent-filler, 12.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, imprints worn but mostly legible, replacement #2 warranted nib, even fading to hard rubber with the shadow on the cap of a slip-on clip; a rare and elusive model -- many Conklin collectors are not even aware that Conklin made a #1-size pen.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium semiflex • $450
9415: Conklin 10 Special: black hard rubber #1-size slip-cap crescent-filler, 12.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, imprints clear and strong; a rare and elusive model, to our knowledge not documented in any surviving catalog or advertisement -- many Conklin collectors are not even aware that Conklin made a #1-size pen.
DATE: c. 1905
• CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad italic • $950
9310: Conklin 4: uncommon large slip-cap black hard rubber crescent-filler, 13.3 cm long, with trefoil pattern gold filled overlay; early narrow feed, smooth #4 Conklin nib opens up with light pressure, overall clean condition, one small chip to edge of lock ring end (see detail), slight fading to hard rubber, "4" imprinted on posting end of bbl.
DATE: c. 1913 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine superflex • $1200
7819: Conklin 3NL: smooth black hard rubber clipless crescent-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band, crescent marked on only one side; new old stock, shadow of price band, has not been resacked or otherwise restored, hard rubber crisp but sun-faded, pen has been dipped.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: exc*
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $285
5659: Conklin dummy pens: black-painted wood replicas of crescent-fillers, used for window displays instead of real pens so as to avoid risk of theft and of fading by sunlight; one looks like a capped pen, 13.7 cm long, the other an uncapped pen, lacking nib and feed; much scarcer than the actual pens, and much less common than dummy pens by makers such as Waterman, these display models are also sought after by collectors of advertising, country store items, and folk art.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG • $400
9231: Conklin 2: black hard rubber crescent-filler with sinous Art Nouveau gold filled filigree overlay, 13.9 cm long; only slight fading to rubber, "2" imprint on posting end, small repair to filigree (see detail); #2 Conklin nib gives nice but limited line width variation.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB:
medium fine semiflex • $850
8590: Conklin 75: oversize black chased hard rubber crescent-filler, 14.35 cm long, gold filled trim, largest model offered; crisp and glossy, bold imprints, no brassing, barely used, came to us with original hardened sac intact; sealed hairline in cap lip is barely visible (see detail) and stable -- lip is not stressed when cap is posted, since barrel end seats on threads, 11mm inside.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: exc*
• NIB: medium fine flex • $950
6864: Conklin demonstrator: rare black chased hard rubber cutaway #20 crescent-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp and glossy, hole for clip on back of cap, but appears never to have been installed (ditto for the nib and feed, as is typical for this sort of demonstrator pen); original hardened sac has been left intact.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $500
7815: Conklin 40P: black chased hard rubber flat-top vest-pocket crescent-filler, 11.25 cm long, gold filled trim, unusual single narrow cap band, has a #5 nib though should carry a #4; new old stock with price band, has not been resacked or otherwise restored, hard rubber crisp but sun-faded, pen appears to have been dipped, light scratch marks at end of barrel.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: exc-near mint* • NIB:
extra-fine semiflex • $350
9420: Conklin Endura: woodgrain hard rubber lever-filler, 11.2 cm long, gold filled trim, minimal plating wear, barrel imprint polished away, firm smooth Endura nib.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine
firm • $205
7261: Conklin Endura: oversize woodgrain hard rubber flat-top lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, big Endura nib; barrel imprint is worn but mostly legible, section is black hard rubber, not woodgrain -- probably an old replacement.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine firm
• $465
9416: Conklin Endura Senior set: oversize woodgrain hard rubber lever-filler, 13.45 cm long, gold filled trim, no brassing, barrel imprint worn but mostly legible; with matching but smaller (12.25 cm long) Endura pencil, uses 1.1 mm lead, both pen and pencil have same name on barrels, pencil shows more use.
DATE: c. 1926 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine firm • $685
7991: Conklin Endura: black and pearl lever-filler, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, moderate barrel ambering, responsive Endura nib.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex
• $265
7829: Conklin paper knife: laminated celluloid, 22.2 cm long, imprinted "COMPLIMENTS OF THE CONKLIN PEN CO."; side panels are the same distinctive mottled green used for Conklin pens, tip of blade has been chipped and smoothed.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $400
9067: Conklin crescent-filler: unusual and uncommon late production example in black chased celluloid, with black hard rubber section and lock ring; 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, very clean condition.
DATE: c. 1930 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $325
9411: Conklin Nozac: scarce early Chicago-production piston-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, tan pearl and black marbled, a color used only after the move from Toledo; good barrel imprints, but extensive plating wear to cap trim, with a band of craquelure right above the clip (see detail); nib is a quality replacement, a contemporary warranted, smooth and responsive, seals have been replaced, pen is attractive and fully functional.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: G • NIB: medium semiflex • $325
9412: Conklin Nozac: early Chicago-production blue herringbone piston-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim; good barrel imprints, but extensive plating wear to cap trim, name on barrel, deep toothmarks on barrel end (see details); there is play in the filler mechanism, so that a gap appears between the end knob and the barrel when emptying the pen (and closes up when the pen is filled). There is also a tight hairline in the cap lip, but since the cap posts on its inner threads, this is not a stressed area. Nib is smooth and responsive, seals have been replaced, pen is fully functional.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: G* •
NIB: fine semiflex • $245