| European Pens & Pencils |
4251: Ancora glassine envelope: advertising for Duplex pens, 5 x 9.5 cm, printed on both sides, new old stock, several available.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: mint • $10 
7259: Aurora Olo: red pearl button-filler, 13.2 cm long, chrome plated trim, bold barrel imprint, Olo #3 nib has scant iridium and is rather draggy, but very flexible; filler button is an old replacement, as also appears to be the case with the blind cap (which lacks a metal end cap).
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine stub flex • $385
7109: Aurora 88 GL in case: uncommon "Gran Lusso" version of the classic Italian piston-filler, with 18K gold filled cap and barrel; 13.75 cm long, chrome plated buttons at each end, barrel slides off for filling; hooded nib has flexibility but limited line width variation; scattered shallow pinprick dings, posting wear to barrel end; two stress cracks at very top of cap (see detail) are stable, appear to be a manufacturing defect; mechanically sound and quite attractive, all seals replaced, anodized aluminum case contains instructions and guarantee certificate with serial number 1362552 matching pen.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION:
G-VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
6946: Aurora 88K in box: classic Italian piston-filler in black with gold filled cap, 13.8 cm long, smooth, firm, hooded nib, black insert in cap top; lightly used, in reflector-backed display box; original rubber piston seal has been replaced with urethane and synthetic cork laminate; a couple of tiny nicks to filler knob, scattered flyspecks to cap plating.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $285
6112: Columbus Extra 80: blue striated pearl ringtop button-filler, 10.7 cm long, gold filled trim, outstanding color, strong imprints, hairline crack in cap lip along color seam, repaired crack in nib.
DATE: c. 1938
• CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $325
5371: Columbus Extra 132: golden-brown striped pearl lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim; nicks to barrel tassie, overall condition worn but sound; Columbus Extra nib.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: G-VG
• NIB: medium fine flex • $485
5376: Columbus Extra: gold filled lever-filler, 12.6 cm long, fully marked, a few shallow dings, mostly to the end of the barrel.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $850
5380: Columbus 55: striated red pearl lever-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, bold imprints, tip of nib slightly bent.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $450
6116: Columbus Extra 94: oversize piston-filler, black with blue pearl marble, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, needs new cork seal (installation available at extra cost).
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc •
NIB: fine flex • $600
5379: Columbus 60: striated silvery pearl piston-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, piston mechanism works, but will need new cork seal (we can install at additional cost).
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: fine flex • $475
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
6801: For Script ballpoint: early and unusual all-aluminum model, 12.5 cm long, chrome plated trim, marked "BREV-TE FRANCE-ETRANGER", brass cartridge not functional, overall great example of Machine Age design of the immediate postwar era.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: exc • $145
6909: Gold Starry button-filler: mottled hard rubber ringtop, 9.4 cm long, gold filled trim, similar to a vest pocket Duofold; legible barrel imprint, fancy triple cap band with star-shaped piercing; near-invisible sealed hairline at cap top (see detail), 18K French-hallmarked Ludo replacement nib.
DATE: c. 1935 •
CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine flex • $80
7402: Kaweco (?) combination pen and pencil: unusual gold filled lever-filler with extending pencil end, 12.5 cm long, pencil mechanism like that of a magic pencil, this type of combination typically German, though enameled perpetual calendar's letters indicate for French market; small blue cabochon in end of lever, clip rather clumsily soft-soldered in place. Scratchy warranted nib, incipient hairline from vent hole, abrasion to top; corrosion to overlay on section (see detail). Dents to ends, plating wear, but mechanically sound. Pencil uses 1.5 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: medium flex • $350
7284: Montblanc 4M: rare black hard rubber lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, special order with "DeBeGe" cap imprint instead of the usual Montblanc marking, white casein dome with DeBeGe logo at cap top (Deutsche Berater Gemeinschaft?), nickel plated lever uses Swan-type catch at rear; all imprints good, though logo light due to craquelure and wear to crown. This pen came to us with a chrome plated washer clip, which we will include though probably not original (see photo).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex
• $1100
7042: Montblanc Pix 72 injector pencil: black hard rubber, 11.9 cm long, gold plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, fully marked, outline star on actuator button.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG • $150
7524: Montblanc Meisterstück: "platinum"piston-filler, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, all imprints clear but no model number on blind cap; smooth writing two-tone 14K nib, typical slight swelling/shrinkage at end of barrel around filler unit, star on cap inlaid off-center.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
NIB: broad oblique flex • $1500
7264: Montblanc 742 set in box: piston-filler and matching 772K 1.2 mm injector pencil, full gold filled overlay, pen 12.9 cm long, two-tone nib is smooth and very flexible, opens up with light pressure, piston seal replaced; scattered light dings to both pen and pencil, celluloid box missing top star insert.
DATE: c.
1952 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $965
7540: Montblanc (?) button-filler: black French-made pen, 13.7 cm long, gold plated trim, bears star on cap top and Montblanc imprint on barrel, but plated nib is marked "C. J. R./IRIDIUM/FRANCE/16" and overall styling and quality very unlike Montblanc; other examples are known, but for the present their parentage is a mystery: were they made under license in the immediate aftermath of the war, or do they represent a brazen and unauthorized appropriation of the Montblanc name?.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine •
NIB: fine flex • $350
7809: Parker Minibille ballpoint: hard to find clipless model, made in France, 12.3 cm long, Thuya lacquer finish, gold plated trim, tigereye button inlay; new old stock, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint
• $125
7154: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, black plastic grip section; fiber tip refills no longer available, but we can provide a custom-made adaptor for ballpoint refills for an additional $20 (see illustration).
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint* • $120
7155: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, original clip tags, stainless covered grip section; refills no longer available, though adaptors for ballpoint refills can be made.
DATE: c. 1985 •
CONDITION: mint* • $150
7019: Parker-Osmia Duofold Special: black button-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, made in USA for sale in Germany; milling on blind cap worn, but crisp on cap crown; strong barrel imprint, Duofold nib with "Y" code letter, "M" imprint denoting nib width on section is typically German; the Parker-Osmia venture lasted only from late 1927 to the end of 1929, Parker then selling Osmia back to its former owners.
DATE: c.
1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $685
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
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
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
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
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
6130: Waterman 14: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fluted gold filled overlay and bloodstone cap top seal; 13.3 cm long, a scarce but fully catalogued factory model for the northern European market; French hallmarks, no dings, but one small test mark on the seal bezel, imprints on posting end worn but mostly legible; toothy #4 New York nib, spoon feed with patent date imprints.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG-fine
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $1650
2726: Waterman 12 VS: early Italian-overlaid "Continental" ringtop gold filled safety, 12.3 cm long, engine turned panels & bands of vegetal decoration; "WATERMAN'S 18 KR" on cap lip, scattered light dings and marks to metal, a couple of small test cuts; has not been recorked, but passes vacuum test.
DATE: c. 1918 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium flex • $585
7531: Waterman 52 Ripple: hard rubber lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, US-made for the French market, with characteristic lack of clip, nickel plated trim, and French-hallmarked 18K nib; bold imprints, smooth calligraphic nib.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium italic semiflex • $285
5635: Waterman JiF four-color pencil: chrome plated brass, 13.7 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; new old stock; French-made for the French market, very solid construction, from a long-established Paris pen shop.
DATE: c. 1948
• CONDITION: near mint • $125
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
6851: unmarked writing set: French-hallmarked silver-mounted pearl dip pen, magic pencil, paper knife, and seal, all decorated with money-plant (Lunaria biennis) pods in Art Nouveau style; fitted case is 26 cm wide, paper knife is 22.6 cm long, pencil uses VS 1.5mm lead.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc •
$1250
7522: unmarked drop-action porte-crayon: coin silver with niello decoration of stripes and fleurs-de-lys, 7.3 cm long closed, German (?) hallmarks with 900 mark on ring, mechanism solid, excellent quality of workmanship, niello all intact.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $200
7053: unmarked dip pen: large, characteristically French form, 14 cm long excluding nib, massive tortoiseshell shaft, French-hallmarked 18K gold ferrule.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $295
7286: unmarked dip pen: tortoiseshell with ball finial, 16.6 cm long excluding plated nib; European manufacture.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: exc • $185
7573: unmarked drop-action porte-crayon: sterling silver, 7.2 cm long closed, marked "STERLING FRANCE"; rotating band for perpetual calendar, days of the week denoted by English abbreviations, inlaid with colored enamel; lower barrel engraved with a picture of a building, actuator button engraved with intertwined monogram with letters C, L, I, N, and Y; comes with old Hardtmuth pencil insert with brass threaded ferrule end, marked "Czecho-Slovakia".
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
2700: unmarked safety: clipless miniature, 8.1 cm long, transparent pale blue enamel over sterling silver with guilloche work; cap crown marked "STERLING", "GERMANY"; excellent quality, some chipping to enamel at edges (see pictures), not inktight (cork seal needs to be replaced); 14K warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1925 •
CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $500
7528: unmarked safety: large black hard rubber German-made pen, 12.5 cm long, worn but sound, with new seals; turning knob hard rubber speckled (but certainly original), one crosspin hole widened; well-proportioned nib gives considerable line variation; faint barrel imprint "HORCH ACHTZYLINDER" (Horch 8-cylinder), tie-in to one of Germany's premier carmakers, an Audi ancestor (more here and h ere.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: G • NIB: medium fine flex • $200
7013: unmarked double-ended marking pencil: .900 hallmarked hexagonal silver body, red and navy blue cones at either end, 16 cm long; lead size appears to be around 2.9 or 3 mm, mechanisms propel and retract; no dings or wear to the engine turning pattern, but some chips to the very edges of the silver at either end (see details).
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine* • $205
7563: unmarked safety: mottled hard rubber, made in France, 12.7 cm long, gold filled trim, fine quality, Soma gold-plated stainless nib appears to be a later replacement; seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1935 •
CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $125
7123: unmarked safety demonstrator: French retracting-nib pen in black with a transparent celluloid grid-patterned barrel, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, 18K nib, made in Toulouse; seals appear sound, but we have not replaced them and they are not guaranteed. Some shrinkage to the cap, slight swelling to the end of the barrel, otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine semiflex •
$485
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