The items below are recent additions to our catalog; they are listed alphabetically by maker.
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Featured Listings Some of Conklin's most notable pens were lever-fillers, but the company name is inescapably linked to their signature crescent-filler. In this group we include not only some classic Conklins, but also a couple of pens that are clearly Conklin-inspired.
9415: Conklin 10 Special: black hard rubber #1-size slip-cap crescent-filler, 12.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, imprints clear and strong; a rare and elusive model, to our knowledge not documented in any surviving catalog or advertisement -- many Conklin collectors are not even aware that Conklin made a #1-size pen. DATE: c. 1905
• CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad italic • $950
9417: Conklin crescent-filler: gold filled cap and barrel, 12.4 cm long, grouped parallel lines pattern, plating excellent, a few very shallow bumps at ends, responsive #3 Conklin nib. DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
9420: Conklin Endura: woodgrain hard rubber lever-filler, 11.2 cm long, gold filled trim, minimal plating wear, barrel imprint polished away, firm smooth Endura nib. DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine
firm • $205
9419: Conklin crescent-filler: sterling silver ringtop, 10.6 cm long, checkerboard pattern, very flexible #3 nib provides great line variation; silver Conklins are uncommon. DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
9416: Conklin Endura Senior set: oversize woodgrain hard rubber lever-filler, 13.45 cm long, gold filled trim, no brassing, barrel imprint worn but mostly legible; with matching but smaller (12.25 cm long) Endura pencil, uses 1.1 mm lead, both pen and pencil have same name on barrels, pencil shows more use. DATE: c. 1926 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine firm • $685
9418: Skidmore Gold Filler: black chased hard rubber ringtop crescent-filler, 11.4 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel more worn than cap, cap has sealed hairline (see detail), #2 warranted nib; an interesting Conklin clone, made in Toledo, which prompted an FTC complaint from Conklin for deception and unfair competition (discussion here). DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: fine semiflex • SOLD
9414: unmarked crescent-filler: Japanese-made transparent celluloid Conklin imitation, 12.25 cm long, nickel plated trim, slip-on clip; this sort of pen was widely but not exclusively distributed in the USA by the Spors mail-order company. Glass nib is fully functional, is made of a beautiful gold-toned glass; we have installed a transparent silicone sac, so that the ink can be seen within the barrel. DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine firm • SOLD Latest featured items here |
9412: Conklin Nozac: early Chicago-production blue herringbone piston-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim; good barrel imprints, but extensive plating wear to cap trim, name on barrel, deep toothmarks on barrel end (see details); there is play in the filler mechanism, so that a gap appears between the end knob and the barrel when emptying the pen (and closes up when the pen is filled). There is also a tight hairline in the cap lip, but since the cap posts on its inner threads, this is not a stressed area. Nib is smooth and responsive, seals have been replaced, pen is fully functional.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: G* •
NIB: fine semiflex • $245 
9411: Conklin Nozac: scarce early Chicago-production piston-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, tan pearl and black marbled, a color used only after the move from Toledo; good barrel imprints, but extensive plating wear to cap trim, with a band of craquelure right above the clip (see detail); nib is a quality replacement, a contemporary warranted, smooth and responsive, seals have been replaced, pen is attractive and fully functional.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: G • NIB: medium semiflex • $325
9397: Esterbrook B: full-size "Dollar Pen", red pearl lever-filler, 12.2 cm long, stainless steel trim, old-style #2556 nib with flat-bottomed feed in excellent condition -- most unusual to find an early Esterbrook so clean, with an equally clean original nib; near mint but for very slight cap shrinkage around inner cap.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine • $110
9424: Fairchild retracting dip pen: gold filled checkerboard pattern #5 ferrule, pearl taper, 12.4 cm long retracted, 13.8 cm long extended excluding #4 A. Morton gold ventless nib; nib is flexible and moderately toothy, slide action is stiff.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $145
9409: Maywood lever-filler: large red hard rubber flat-top, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, solidly-made second-tier pen, minimal wear, fine stable cap lip hairline and rim flea bite (see detail); although the original nib was certainly warranted, the present warranted #4 nib -- smooth and of excellent quality -- is a replacement; cap can be posted without causing the lip hairline to open.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc*
• NIB: medium broad semiflex • $250
9428: Parker Duofold Juniorette Deluxe: Mandarin Yellow button-filler, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprints, sharp end milling, some minor and typical staining (see details), plating excellent.
DATE: c.1929 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $375
9475: Parker Duofold Junior pencil: lapis blue streamline, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, no brassing, strong imprints, some light scratching to top of cap button; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION:
exc • $150
9421: Parker Duofold Juniorette Deluxe pencil: Mandarin Yellow streamline, 11.85 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints but some scratches nearby; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • $165
9462: Parker Duofold Junior set: burgundy (red and black marbled) pearl button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, with matching 1.1 mm pencil; pencil more worn than pen, pen has minimal wear, but scoring and nicks around the imprint (see detail) -- and a truly fantastic Duofold nib, sharp-edged but smooth, bearing a 1st quarter 1936 date code.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: extra-broad italic
semiflex • $345
9407: Sheaffer PFM V: oversize grey Snorkel-filler, slight mismatch with crisp gold filled Australian-made cap, very smooth inlaid nib marked USA; grey PFMs are hard to find, and nearly all PFM V caps extant show some bruising and plating wear -- this one is very clean indeed.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: exc •
NIB: medium semiflex • $600
9405: Waterman 452 Filigree: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, 13.75 cm long, a couple of tiny marks to the side of the cap top rim, hard rubber imprints good, name engraved on indicia; responsive #2 nib writes an elegant line, can be made to open up with pressure.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc
• NIB: fine semiflex • $525
9396: Waterman 752: black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, solid 14K gold barrel band and trim; hard rubber has been reblackened, barrel band engraved, with hairline seam opening (see detail), #2 nib is smooth and calligraphic, but has a superficial stress crack (does not go all the way through); mechanically sound, an attractive pen, offered for less than the value of the solid gold clip and lever box.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: fine flex • $225
9406: Waterman pencil: large smooth black hard rubber, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, matches 55 or 56 pen; uses 1.1 mm lead, 1924 patent imprint; clean, only slight fading to hard rubber, some tool marks to nose cone.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • $95
9457: Waterman Remex: black chased hard rubber vest pocket lever-filler, 10.8 cm long, nickel plated trim, moderate fading, scratch marks on barrel end; made in Canada -- an uncommon Waterman sub-brand, in this case using older Aikin Lambert components, including a red hard rubber feed; original Remex nib lacks tipping, will be sent with pen, which has had a replacement Canadian Waterman #2A nib installed.
DATE: c. 1929 •
CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine • $95
9458: unmarked dip pen: mottled hard rubber holder, 15 cm long excluding nib, smooth and without imprints.
DATE: c.
1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $65
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