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
10166: De La Rue Onoto: black hard rubber plunger-filler, London-hallmarked chevron-pattern sterling silver overlay, 12 cm long; a couple of small bumps to the cap, otherwise very clean; classic 14K nib with over and under feed is a notable writer, sharp-edged but also extremely flexible, opening up with light pressure to give enormous line width variation. All seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION:
fine • NIB: medium italic superflex • $800
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
