The items below are recent additions to our catalog; they are listed alphabetically by maker.
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Featured Listings Unusual Esterbrooks don't come our way that often, though we've seen our share over the years. While the English Reliefs do turn up regularly, the early eyedroppers do not. They truly qualify as "rare".
9579: Esterbrook Relief 314: black chased hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.6 cm long, fully Esterbrook-marked, but clearly manufactured by Wirt; 14K gold ventless Relief nib, characteristic bottom-vented Wirt feed. Flanged section is odd: does not fit the barrel perfectly, and is unlike usual Wirt eyedropper-filler sections, yet is of unusual form characteristic of other Wirt models. Wirt-made Esterbrooks are rare -- this is the first example we've had in over ten years. DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine-exc
• NIB: fine oblique • $800
9603: Esterbrook Relief No. 2-L: black celluloid rubber lever-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, made in England, 14K gold oblique Relief nib. DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine oblique
• $175
9610: Esterbrook J: black lever-filler, 12.5 cm long, stainless steel trim, early production with flat barrel end, three-ribbed cap jewel, #2668 nib with flat-bottomed feed. DATE: c. 1944 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine • $75
9625: Esterbrook Safari set in box: grey cartridge-filler, chrome plated trim, with matching .9 mm injector pencil; pen has #1551 nib, comes with 4 cartridges, 2 of which have been used (and which can be refilled, using a syringe); box is excellent, with instruction sheet, condition of set is like new. DATE: c. 1958 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $165
9623: Esterbrook Relief in box: unusual English model in black with gold filled trim, 12 cm long, like a deluxe version of the SJ, including a solid 14K gold Relief-style Renew-Point nib -- a wet writer, but which does not offer great line width variation. Box top has corner splits, tape residue, original instructions are dated 9/59. Pen is sound and attractive, but there are a few fine hairlines in the cap lip, all stopped and held by the cap band. DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium oblique • SOLD Latest featured items here |
9539: Addison (?) propelling pencil: unmarked, gold filled, 7.98 cm closed, 10.2 cm long extended, early American manufacture, almost surely by Thomas Addison of New York City; excellent quality, brocade patterning of shaft is light but present, fancy monogram "S. C. W." engraved in metal seal end; some small test marks (see detail), otherwise condition quite clean, noting usual age roughness to steel nozzle tip; uses 1.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1845 • CONDITION: fine* • $200 
9552: Aikin Lambert retracting dip pen: 12 cm long retracted, gold filled ferrule, fully marked, with unusual early transparent celluloid taper with inlay work in metal and shell; #2 Aikin Lambert nib is in excellent condition, metal of ferrule shows wear and bumps, taper inlay has losses, and age deterioration visible at taper end (see details).
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex •
$145
9586: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: black hard rubber retracting-nib safety with full gold filled overlay, 9.2 cm long, combined engine-turned and hand-engraved decoration; no brassing or dings, like new, very difficult to find in this condition; nib is smooth and opens up with light pressure, pen has been recorked.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $985
9518: Eversharp stock certificate: several available, 30 x 21 cm, each for various numbers of shares between 5 and 50.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: exc • $25
9588: Fairchild dip pen: fully marked gold filled holder with rare early celluloid taper with inlay work in pearl, abalone, gold, and silver; 12.5 cm long excluding ventless gold #4 Fairchild nib, usual wear to gold filled metal, nib is clean, age warpage to taper with some losses to the inlay work (see details).
DATE: c.
1895 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $195
9526: Gorham (?) penknife-pencil compendium: hand-hammered sterling silver, 5.2 cm long closed, excellent quality, sideways-folding knife blade intact, with slight bend at tip, good snap, silver toothpick also intact, pencil mechanism in good working order, uses .9 mm lead; maker's mark on side quite worn, appears to begin with a "G".
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine • $300
9547: Hicks magic pencil: sterling silver, with swivel and ring suspension sheath; 8.7 cm long extended, 4.25 cm retracted, uses 1.5 mm (VS) lead; sheath has some extremely shallow bumps, and is engraved lightly "A. L. B.".
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine • $95
9525: Hicks magic pencil: large, gold filled, with sheath carrying suspension ring; 11.6 cm long extended, uses 1.5 mm lead, propels and retracts; fully marked, some plating wear and minor bumps, mechanism works perfectly, sheath indicia engraved "K. S/1915".
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG • $150
9577: John Holland dip pen: rose gold filled body, removable ivory taper, 13.9 cm long extended, excluding nib, 12.2 cm retracted; metal is marked "O" and "4", light bumps to surface but engine turning crisp, ventless gold nib is fully marked, tip is very fine and rather scratchy on rough paper; typical roughness to underneath of front of ferrule where most exposed to ink (see detail), extensive toothmarks to taper.
DATE: c. 1875
• CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $165
9571: Mabie Todd Swan Military Safety: rare screw-cap black chased hard rubber ink-tablet eyedropper-filler, 14.4 cm long, gold filled trim; New York production, imprints and chasing strong, especially so on the cap, usual nicks to the very edge of the pellet compartment end knob (see detail), unusual wide gold filled cap band with presentation inscription, "Pauline Trieb,/from Russell."; a few small scratches towards the tip of the nib, light even fading to the hard rubber, overall condition very clean, with no brassing to the clip.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $450
9546: Mordan magic pencil: small but exquisite, 7.3 cm long extended, 4.7 cm retracted, sterling silver with suspension ring sheath; fully marked, with "STERLING SILVER" imprint with no British hallmarks (typical of export production), uses 1.5 mm (VS) lead; no dings, only tiniest marks to smooth silver sheath.
DATE: c. 1895
• CONDITION: exc • $150
9581: Wahl-Eversharp Monitor: most unusual -- a Wahl syringe-filler! Black with gold plated trim, transparent celluloid barrel with long black blind cap, nib is the fancier two-tone version of the typical Monitor untipped stainless nib found on the more common lever-fillers and bulb-fillers. Lest there be any doubt of this pen's maker, the section is a Personal Point model with screw-in nib assembly. Barrel is slightly bent.
DATE:
c. 1940 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine • $125
9580: Waterman pencil: black chased hard rubber ringtop, 10 cm long, gold filled trim, "PAT. APL'D FOR" imprint, sharp chasing, only slight fading, uses 1.1 mm lead, matches 52 1/2 V or 42 1/2 V pen.
DATE: c. 1921
• CONDITION: fine-exc • $55
9595: Waterman C/F: gold plated "Barleycorn" pattern cartridge-filler, 13.5 cm long, made in France, like new condition, but original 18K French ventless nib has been replaced with an earlier US-made 14K nib with vent hole. Includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: near mint* • NIB: medium fine
• $200
9527: unmarked penknife-pencil compendium: hand-engraved sterling silver (though not so marked), 6 cm long closed, excellent quality, knife blade intact, with good snap, pencil mechanism in good working order, uses 1.5 mm (VS) lead, fancy monogram on indicia, few small marks to end from pocket carry -- unusual and attractive.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine • $225
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