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 
9724: Artus Seguso 23: blue-green piston-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim; before Josef Lamy began making pens under his own name, he used the brand name Artus; this example appears to be new old stock, original cork seal has been relubricated and appears sound and ink-tight, noting age-pitting to trim plating..
DATE: c. 1962 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium semiflex • $165
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
9632: Aurora Olo: brown pearl web ringtop button-filler, 10.5 cm long, gold filled trim, "OLO" imprint on section, 14K nib marked "Morans", appears to be an upgrade from original plated steel nib, opens up with light pressure; usual thinly-plated trim, uneven crimping of cap bands.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine* •
NIB: medium flex • $225
10031: Aurora 88: classic Nizzoli-designed Italian piston-filler, black with gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long, nickel plated barrel trim rings, a few light digs to the hard rubber hood and turning knob; ink window transparency good, piston seal has been replaced, smooth and responsive hooded nib, low serial number indicates early production.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium semiflex
• $250
10174: Aurora 88 Duo-Cart: black cartridge-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold plated cap, chrome end buttons. Includes coupler to hold two (original) cartridges back-to-back, as well as a modern piston-filling convertor (note that this does not stop the no-cartridge indicator rattle at the end of the barrel from rattling); smooth nib, soft spring action, noting loss of one of the tabs that clinches the nib onto the feed (does not affect function), several pinhead dings to side of cap.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: VG
• NIB: fine flex • $120
9385: Aurora 88K: black piston-filler, 13.7 cm long, chrome plated cap, piston seal has been replaced; as new, noting scattered age flaking of the chrome (see details), and barrel custom-imprinted for CEAT, the famous Italian tiremaker.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine semiflex •
$250
9624: Aurora 88P in box: black piston-filler, 13.75 cm long, chrome plated cap and trim, some plating loss to cap (see detail), good ink window transparency, smooth hooded nib; end plug in filler knob absent, exposing screw head, does not affect function.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $225
10104: Conway Stewart The Conway Pen: black chased celluloid lever-filler, 13 cm long, nickel plated trim, factory oblique #3 nib.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: broad oblique
• $225
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
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
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
10238: Faber dip pen: nickel-plated brass ferrule, marked "E. FABER" with 1877 patent date, taper of simulated ivory (celluloid over a wooden core) with scrimshaw-type decoration, highly detailed; 17.9 cm long not including steel dip nib, taper marked "FRANCE"; plating wear to ferrule.
DATE: c. 1895 •
CONDITION: VG-fine • $165
9392: OMAS 556/S: clutch-cap piston-filler, 13.8 cm long, in uncommon "R" version with both gold filled cap and barrel; like new, no brassing, one tiny pinprick to back of cap; semistub nib is smooth and extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $985
9742: Paillard Semper 183: black chased hard rubber screw-cap eyedropper-filler, 12.8 cm long, made in France, #3 Semper 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex •
$250
8399: Parker 75: vermeil grid pattern, gold filled trim, early model with solid ends, short-feathered arrow clip, US-made, 14K nib, cap marked "STERLING/&14K G.F."; very unusual ends are pronouncedly domed, apparently a limited-production variant chiefly for export models.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: fine • NIB:
fine • $600
10266: Parker 4-color Flighter ballpoint: brushed stainless steel cap and barrel, 12.9 cm long with tip out, 13.2 with tip in, gold plated trim, 45-style clip; uncommon model, made in Germany, color selected by holding pen level with matching colored arrow upwards when operating cap mechanism; uses standard mini refills, condition a bit rough with bumps and tool marks at ends, mechanism works fine though a bit sticky if colored arrow not lined up precisely to vertical.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION:
G-VG* • $120
9973: Parker 35 Guirland: gold plated, 12.6 cm long, one of the less common patterns, made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib; a slightly smaller and much less common sibling of the 75, made only in France, for the European market; uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included).
DATE: c. 1980
• CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine • $325
8288: Parker 180 Guirland: gold-plated, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; new old stock, includes convertor.
DATE: c.
1982 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $350
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
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
9306: Pelikan 100: classic German piston-filler, 11.7 cm long, all original parts but for the barrel -- a non-Pelikan custom replacement in transparent acrylic -- and the semi-stub nib unit, which is from the 1950s. Cap crown, section, and filler unit are hard rubber, while the cap body is celluloid, typical transitional construction of the later 1930s. The barrel will accommodate an original or custom-made Binde (barrel sleeve; not included), or can be used as is, for a transparent demonstrator.
DATE: c. 1937/2007 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $450
9394: Pelikan 100N: classic piston-filler, 12.2 cm long, transparent green barrel, uncommon grey pearl barrel sleeve; "M" imprint on filler unit, cap band plating rough, strong imprints on cap crown, synthetic plunger seal has been replaced, reponsive nib with considerable flex.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine flex • $600
10270: 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. Two hairlines in the front of the barrel next to the nose cone (see detail), do not affect function as the front part of the barrel has a brass liner.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION:
VG-fine* • $400
9824: Pelikan M800 in box: oversize piston-filler, black with green striped barrel, 14.1 cm long, gold plated trim, two-tone 18K gold nib, cap band marked "W. GERMANY", with stickers and tags, some wear to outer box.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $565
9862: Reform 1745: German-made piston-filler, 13 cm long, gold plated trim, green barrel with black cap and filler knob. Pelikan-style screw-in interchangeable nib unit, two-tone plated steel nib, blue-tinted ink window. New old stock, with sticker -- several available. Please note that at this price, we cannot test and tune nibs as we do for our regular stock items: we are selling these as found, from the factory.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $20
9718: Rover safety: black hard rubber with gold filled overlay, 10.9 cm long, milled ends, translucent red inlay in cap crown; most Rover pens appear to have been made by other makers, and this example seems to be a Montegrappa product. Seals have been replaced, a good writer, in clean condition aside from some plating wear.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine • $450
8667: Soennecken safety: unusual black chased hard rubber clipless model, 12.7 cm long, with a ventless Hicks New York 18K gold nib with French hallmarks; condition is like new, but the original barrel imprint of this French-market pen appears to have been polished away -- most likely out of WW1-era anti-German sentiment. Early production Soenneckens often carried New York-made nibs, but most were from A. Morton.
DATE: c.
1913 • CONDITION: exc-near mint* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $325
6130: Waterman 14: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fluted gold filled overlay and bloodstone cap top seal; 13.3 cm long, a rare but fully catalogued factory model most often found in France and England (a version appears on p. 53 of Waterman's 1908 USA catalog under "Special Mountings" as Emerald End Special Fluted, priced at $50 -- more than three times the cost of a full sterling silver Snake); 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 • $2650
10093: Waterman 41 Ripple: rare US-made French-market slender hard rubber safety, 11.5 cm long, crisp and glossy, original cork seal has not been replaced but appears to be sound, pen has never been filled, nib is a French-hallmarked 18K warranted replacement of excellent quality, good writer with restrained line width variation.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine semiflex •
$400
10080: Williamson button-filler: Vacumatic-style golden pearl laminate, but the size of a Duofold Senior at 13.9 cm long; original Williamson nib, but clip, cap crown, and blind cap appear to be non-factory replacements, though well fitted.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine semiflex
• $685
10079: Wyvern 101: black English-made button-filler, leather-covered cap and barrel, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, bold blind cap imprint, cap fit slightly tight, nib a fine writer.
DATE: c. 1949 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $365
9832: unmarked dip pen: French manufacture with gilt piquet work, 17.5 cm long excluding plated nib, one crack at front (see detail), some moth damage and warpage as is typical on natural materials.
DATE: c.
1870 • CONDITION: G* • $285
10177: unmarked three-color pencil: large coin silver ringtop, 8.7 cm long, enameled sliders for red, blue, and black leads; uses standard 2.0 mm lead. Various dings to sides, functions well, only mark is on suspension ring, appears to be "900", though "800" possible -- suggests German manufacture.
DATE: c.
1905 • CONDITION: VG • $95
9970: unmarked safety: miniature black hard rubber retracting-nib German safety, 8.35 cm long, engine-turned silver overlay marked only "900" at the center of the cap crown; despite size, a fully functional pen, cork has been replaced, 14K gold warranted nib has considerably flex, but due to dimensions line width variation is limited.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine flex
• $400
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
