Pen Profile: Stylographic Pens


7215: American Lead Pencil Bi-Graph stylographic pen: black hard rubber, 12 cm long, bold imprints, needle present but frozen.

DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine* • $80 ORDER

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7659: Cross stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 11.9 cm long, thick model with unusual chased cap; crisp and glossy, bold section imprint without patent date, has been converted to a scribing tool -- probably as a means to recycle unused but obsolete old stock (not usable as a pen).

DATE: c. 1885 • CONDITION: mint* • $125 ORDER

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10760: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler, 12.9 cm long, glossy with good chasing and strong imprints, sharp milling, intact needle.

DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $150 ORDER

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10849: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: mottled hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 10.7 cm long, good imprints, needle intact.

DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $125 ORDER

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10309: De La Rue Self Filling Ink Pencil: black lever-filler stylographic pen, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, weighted needle intact, a smooth writer with bold imprints, cap thread engagement is short (1/3 turn) but secure.

DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $120 ORDER

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9631: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black chased celluloid plunger-filler, 12.1 cm long, nickel plated trim, transparent barrel with crisscross patterning; weighted needle is intact, needle housing is also transparent; slight shrinkage to barrel, has been heavily polished, does not affect functionality, barrel imrpints still very strong.

DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $120 ORDER

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10841: Eagle Russet No. 27 stylographic pen: red hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.1 cm long, spring-loaded needle intact, very clean.

DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $125 ORDER

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7664: Gravity Stylo stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 11.4 cm long, distinctive styling, weighted needle intact, barrel imprinted on back "WAYNE SPECIALTY CO./FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.", also bears patent number 698859 (William Sanford, 1902).

DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • $105 ORDER

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10533: Inkograph stylographic pen: bugundy lever-filler, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, "bullseye" rings on end of cap and barrel, Deco motifs also in stepped lines on section; weighted needle intact. Cracks in cap lip are held in place by the cap band, pen is a good user and priced accordingly.

DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: medium fine • $40 ORDER

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9238: Juco Independent stylographic pen in box: handsome smooth black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.6 cm long, crisp and glossy with bold imprints, gold needle intact; appears never to have been filled, comes in very clean box, with original eyedropper with hardened rubber bulb.

DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $165 ORDER

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7269: Juco Independent stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with dark red hard rubber ends, 11.8 cm long, imprints worn but mostly legible, needle missing but tube passage clear, could be readily restored to writing condition.

DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine • $105 ORDER

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10729: Kingsway stylographic pen: mottled hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 11.3 cm long, made in England, needle intact.

DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $80 ORDER

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10763: Laughlin stylographic pen in box: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.2 cm long, evenly worn, mechanically sound with intact needle and tip.

DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $65 ORDER

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3719: Mabie Todd No. 20 Cygnet stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.4 cm long, made in England, spring-loaded needle; new old stock, never filled, ready to use; several available.

DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $65 ORDER

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10233: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.65 cm long, even fading and wear, 1881 patent date clearly legible, spring action gold needle is intact, as is the tip, spring is present but bent, does not wedge into recess in central rod as intended, not guaranteed functional as is.

DATE: c. 1882 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine • $150 ORDER

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9827: Weidlich stylographic pen: blue-green pearl marbled lever-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, some scarring to section, otherwise excellent, weighted needle fully intact; a most unusual model.

DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $145 ORDER

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10728: unmarked stylographic pen: red hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.3 cm long, English manufacture, never filled and in pristine condition, needle intact.

DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $125 ORDER

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