De La Rue (Onoto)
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8250: De La Rue "Casket Ink" traveling inkwell: unusual oversized version, nickel plated, fully marked on both inside and on outer case, Paris-made, glass well inside; 5.5 cm high, 2.6 cm thick, original inner seal mostly present but not ink-tight; plating dull with wear and some spotting, mechanically sound, will clean up.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: G • $200 
10071: De La Rue Pelican: rare and early black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, predating the Onoto; 12.7 cm long, unique nib design with ring base and gold overfeed, imprints sharp with 1892 patent date, hard rubber clean and glossy.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium stub semiflex •
$950
10760: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler, 12.9 cm long, glossy with good chasing and strong imprints, sharp milling, intact needle.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: fine • $150
10849: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: mottled hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 10.7 cm long, good imprints, needle intact.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine •
$125
10309: De La Rue Self Filling Ink Pencil: black lever-filler stylographic pen, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, weighted needle intact, a smooth writer with bold imprints, cap thread engagement is short (1/3 turn) but secure.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $120
9631: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black chased celluloid plunger-filler, 12.1 cm long, nickel plated trim, transparent barrel with crisscross patterning; weighted needle is intact, needle housing is also transparent; slight shrinkage to barrel, has been heavily polished, does not affect functionality, barrel imrpints still very strong.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $120
7058: De La Rue Onoto demonstrator: classic British plunger-filler, 13.9 cm long, transparent celluloid barrel with cutaways to show filler piston and ink shutoff; gold plated dummy nib; acquired from an old Australian pen shop.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: mint • $850
