Wahl-Eversharp Pencils
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10722: Eversharp pencil: rare early production model with trowel clip, predating Wahl's takeover; 13.2 cm long, nickel plated/nickel silver, smooth pattern; marked "PATENTED" and "EVER SHARP"; clip slightly wavy from restraightening, crown worn with one small rim bump, a few small marks to the front end of the barrel; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: G* • $125 
10685: Eversharp pencil: rare gold filled model with trowel clip, first Wahl production, but predating Wahl's takeover; 13.5 cm long, "Check" pattern, marked "PATENTED", "20 YEAR GOLD FILLED", and "EVER SHARP"; name engraved on barrel, a few small bumps to the front of the barrel, but condition is otherwise very clean and much better than is usually the case with these early examples.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION:
fine • $175
10797: Eversharp pencil: early production smooth gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, with "EVER SHARP" imprint, no mention of Wahl, but made immediately after Wahl's takeover of Eversharp; mechanically sound, moderate wear, elegant monogram engraved on barrel, a few pinhead dings.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION:
VG-fine • $60
10082: Eversharp pencil: early production gold filled "Check" pattern, 13.3 cm long, with "EVER SHARP" imprint, no mention of Wahl, but made immediately after Wahl's takeover of Eversharp; very clean, one shallow bump to front of barrel; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $105
10217: Eversharp pencil: early production, gold filled, 13.5 cm long, with "EVER SHARP" imprint, "GOLD FILLED" and "PATENTED"; no mention of Wahl, but made immediately after Wahl's takeover of Eversharp; uses 1.1 mm lead, one patch of brassing and a slight flat spot towards the front of the barrel, light bump to the crown, name lightly and elegantly engraved on barrel of John F. Oertel, most likely to be identified with the proprietor of the Oertel Brewing Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
DATE: c. 1917
• CONDITION: VG • $150
9052: Eversharp pencil: early production gold filled, 13.4 cm long, with "EVER SHARP" imprint, no mention of Wahl, but made immediately after Wahl's takeover of Eversharp; mechanically sound, moderate wear, name engraved on barrel, a few dings (see details).
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG • $75
10799: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: gold filled, 13.3 cm long, "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead, one small flat spot on shoulder of nose cone.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $65
10798: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: sterling silver ringtop in "Ribbon" pattern, 10.3 cm long, a less common configuration, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $65
10522: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: solid 14K gold, smooth pattern, 13.4 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; monogram engraved on barrel, one bump to the cap crown, dings to the barrel (see details). Solid gold Eversharps are hard to find; this one is priced only slightly above current gold value.
DATE: c. 1922 •
CONDITION: G-VG • $365
9497: Eversharp pencil in box: desk pencil (no matching fountain pen), 13.9 cm long, rosewood hard rubber barrel, chrome plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead; in original box, with Spanish-language instructions. We have acquired a small hoard of these, and though they are new old stock, they have clearly not always been stored in a perfectly dry environment. The steel tip cones have rusted, but can easily be polished down (see photos) or replaced (the tips unscrew, and spares can be taken from other Eversharps). Several available.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • $60
9896: Eversharp pencil: green gold filled, "Grecian Border" pattern, 13.3 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, uncommon imprint with large block-letter "WAHL"; initials on barrel, plating wear to crown.
DATE: c. 1923
• CONDITION: fine-exc • $60
10179: Eversharp pencil in box: silver plated, 13.3 cm long, "Check" pattern, very little used but usual age spotting to plating, minor polishing wear; uses 1.1 mm lead, in box with instructions.
DATE: c.
1924 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $75
10653: Eversharp Match Thin pencil: gold filled miniature slender ringtop, 7.8 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; a very scarce model, catalogued from 1924 to 1928 and seldom seen.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION:
VG-fine • $100
9390: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: gold filled, 13.4 cm long, "Grecian Border" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead, one small flat spot on shoulder of nose cone, initials "N. W." on indicia.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
$65
9479: Wahl-Eversharp Signature pencil: black chased hard rubber, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, uses 1.1 mm lead; imprints and chasing crisp, slight shrinkage of top piece over metal liner.
DATE: c. 1929
• CONDITION: exc* • $145
10502: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal pencil: rare Equipoise-like semistreamlined full-length ringtop in bronze and green, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip; not an advertised or catalogued model, uses 1.1 mm lead, shallow toolmarks right behind nose cose.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • $225
10609: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised pencil: oversize in bronze and green, 14.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, roller clip, and triple cap bands with rhomboid central pattern; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: exc • $165
7056: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised pencil: black veined green pearl ringtop, 11.2 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, barrel imprint worn but legible, celluloid is showing increased transparency overall, trim plating shows some tarnish but neglible wear.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $40
10289: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised purse pencil: scarce model in "Persia Pearl", 10.3 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, nice appearance but note cracks on back of cap where material has shrunk over metal liner (see detail).
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • $65
8353: Eversharp Bantam pencil: green pearl marbled, 9.6 cm long, gold filled trim, gold plated clip, uses 1.1 mm lead, typical plating wear, bold imprints.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $35
10010: Eversharp Doric pencil: silver web, 13,4 cm long, white gold filled trim, nozzle tip is made squared-off, mechanism under cap imprinted "USE ONLY/EVERSHARP/SQUARE LEADS" (works fine with ordinary 1.1 mm lead, however); facets crisp, imprints strong.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc-near mint •
$165
10012: Eversharp Doric pencil: green web, 13,5 cm long, gold filled trim, nozzle tip is made squared-off, mechanism under cap imprinted "USE ONLY/EVERSHARP/SQUARE LEADS" (works fine with ordinary 1.1 mm lead, however); facets crisp, imprints strong, cap imprinted "VESTAL".
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: near
mint • $165
10721: Eversharp Doric pencil: black veined green pearl marbled, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine • $80
10011: Eversharp Doric pencil: silver web, 13,4 cm long, white gold filled trim, nozzle tip is made squared-off, mechanism under cap imprinted "USE ONLY/EVERSHARP/SQUARE LEADS" (works fine with ordinary 1.1 mm lead, however); facets crisp, imprints strong, cap imprinted "VESTAL".
DATE: c. 1935 •
CONDITION: exc-near mint • $150
5617: Eversharp Monitor pencil: green pearl & black marbled, 13 cm long, gold plated trim, plating almost all worn off; uses 1.1 mm lead; unusual subbrand.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: G • $40
9480: Eversharp injector pencil: burgundy, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, ribbed forebarrel, uses 1.1 mm lead; excellent condition but for bumps to actuator button.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine • $45
10855: Wahl 120 injector pencil: 1/10 14K gold filled oversized thick lead (3mm) model, 14.3 cm long, yellow end jewel of either Bakelite or celluloid; not strictly a Wahl-Eversharp product, but a side project by John C. Wahl, covered by US patent 2,210,845. Top quality manufacture, seldom seen.
DATE: c. 1940
• CONDITION: fine-exc • $200
4461: Eversharp Skyline injector pencil: full-length, dark brown, 13.2 cm long, ribbed gold filled top; original price band (partially missing), wartime plastic tip cone; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION:
near mint • $75
9998: Eversharp Skyline injector pencil: brown with red striated upper barrel, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, wartime plastic nozzle, slight shrinkage to upper barrel.
DATE: c. 1944 •
CONDITION: fine • $45
9979: Eversharp Skyline injector pencil: green with green and gold striated upper barrel, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, metal nose cone has slight scrape to very end, otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $75