Pens with Flexible Nibs: D to O
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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 
9190: Diamond Point (?) eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber slip-cap, 14.7 cm long, gold filled "lucky 8" pattern overlay; high quality manufacture, nice early style looping scrollwork, smooth and very flexible #3 warranted nib. Holes in cap from Waterman-style riveted clip, now absent, with hairline between holes (see detail), hard rubber has been professionally reblackened.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine* •
NIB: extra-fine flex • $425
8626: Eagle Rexall combination: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.3 cm long, pencil end uses standard 2mm drafting lead; introduced no later than 1913, this appears to have been the first mass-produced pen-pencil combo; hard rubber is crisp and glossy, with clean imprints including "S15" on the cap top; unusual version made for the Rexall chain of drugstores, bearing no Eagle marks, though carrying a characteristic Eagle 14K nib (very flexible).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium flex
• $395
7333: Edward Todd combination: 14K solid gold lever-filler with 1.1 mm pencil end, 14.2 cm long, crisp engine turning pattern, fully marked, scattered dings and flat spots, some difficult to photograph; top quality, excellent heft, handsome appearance.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $950
10206: Eversharp Coronet set in box: iconic Art Deco gold filled lever-filler with red Pyralin inserts, 12.8 cm long, hard to find in such clean condition, nib marked "FLEXIBLE", ink shutoff seal has been replaced; matching injector pencil has name engraved on indicia (pen is unengraved).
DATE: c. 1938
• CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine flex • $1600
10278: Eversharp Doric: oversize dark grey pearl "Burma" first-generation lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, white gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal, Personal Point nib unit with big Gold Seal "FLEXIBLE"-marked nib. A fine example with well-defined facets and negligible posting wear to the barrel, sealed cap lip hairlines, so cap should be posted with care, if at all.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: medium flex • $1000
10182: Eversharp Doric: black-veined green pearl lever-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, top-mounted roller clip, Personal Point screw-in nib unit, feed marked "N.P." (needlepoint), Gold Seal nib marked "FLEXIBLE". Some high point brassing on cap band, but facets of cap and barrel alike are nice and sharp, near mint but for area of increased transparency from celluloid deterioration at very end of barrel.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
10057: Eversharp Doric: facetted lavender pearl web plunger-filler, 12.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, smooth and flexible #7 adjustable nib (slider controls degree of flexibility) with ink shutoff valve. Barrel transparency excellent, all seals have been replaced, including shutoff.
DATE: c. 1935
• CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $600
10150: Eversharp Skyline "Command Performance" set in box: classic wartime lever-filler, 13.3 cm long, with matching 1.1 mm injector pencil, both in solid 14K gold; both are engraved but undinged, though pencil has a couple of extremely shallow fleabites if examined closely under reflecting light. Pen is unusual variant with blunt barrel end, deep finger recess at lever end -- weight is nearly 2 grams greater. Nib has a large tip, but behaves like a medium semi-stub. Box includes original price card; guarantee, oddly enough, is for a Fifth Avenue rather than a Skyline set. Asking price is less than $100 over current gold value.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: broad flex • $1200
9975: F. G. Davison dip pen and paper knife set in box: unmarked pen with gold filled ferrule, spiral-cut pearl taper with inset gold filled twisted wire and ball finial, 13 cm long excluding rather toothy Davison #2 gold nib; matching pearl paper knife in scimitar form is 8.2 cm long, both in plush case with usual external wear.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $200
6000: Mabie Todd Swallow combination in box: black-veined red and amber pearl bulb-filler, 15 cm long, gold filled trim; late New York production, very flexible Mabie Todd New York nib, uses 1.1 mm lead, pencil mechanism propels and retracts; no brassing, barrel transparency like new, upper cap band shows crimp marks (from original manufacture); original petrified filler bulb has been left in place, to date we have only heard of one other bulb-filling Mabie Todd combo in collectors' hands.
DATE: c. 1932 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $650
7202: Mabie Todd Swan: gold filled fine barleycorn eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, over and underfeed, early markings for Mabie Todd & Bard (1888 last patent date), engraved "DR. E. DALTON" in indicia; metal looks like solid.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium stub flex • $695
9628: Moore Non-Leakable Inktab: black chased hard rubber safety, 13.2 cm long, rare "trench pen" model with detachable ink tablet compartment with glass window on cap; crisp and glossy, responsive Moore nib, an outstanding example of a hard to find WW1-era pen.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $850
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
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