9832: unmarked dip pen: French manufacture with gilt piquet work, 17.5 cm long excluding plated nib, one crack at front (see detail), some moth damage and warpage as is typical on natural materials.
DATE: c.
1870 • CONDITION: G* • $285 
7189: unmarked dummy display pen: heavy solid rubber, 13.9 cm long, looks like slip-cap eyedropper-filler but does not open.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • $75
9877: unmarked eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber straight-cap, 11.65 cm long, overlay marked "18K" on both cap and barrel, but appears to be gold filled. Excellent quality, like new condition, warrnted nib somewhat toothy.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium semiflex
• $275
9803: unmarked eyedropper-filler in box: black lacquered screw-cap ink-shutoff Japanese jumbo, 15 cm long, black lacquered clip, smooth and responsive 14K gold nib; condition like new, noting some slight chipping to lacquer at joint at end of barrel where ink shutoff knob seats (see details). With filler eyedroppers, original Japanese instructions, and magnolia wood box. End knob is screwed down to shut off ink flow to nib, unscrewed slightly to allow flow for writing.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint*
• NIB: medium fine semiflex • $450
9809: unmarked novelty pencil: high quality English-made figural in the form of a key, 7 cm long extended, 5.5 cm long retracted; gold filled (may be solid, at least in some parts, as no wear-through visible), Victorian design registry mark on top, slider and end band set with little turquoises, early cone-shaped nozzle marked "M", uses 1.0 mm lead. Pin fitting soldered onto the back could readily be removed by a jeweler if desired.
DATE: c. 1845 • CONDITION: exc • $450
9670: unmarked quill knife: Sheffield-made, 16.2 cm long, well-marked on handle with queen's crown and "S.O." (Stationery Office) above "45-12".
DATE: c. 1860 • CONDITION: fine • $85
9970: unmarked safety: miniature black hard rubber retracting-nib German safety, 8.35 cm long, engine-turned silver overlay marked only "900" at the center of the cap crown; despite size, a fully functional pen, cork has been replaced, 14K gold warranted nib has considerably flex, but due to dimensions line width variation is limited.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine flex
• $400
2700: unmarked safety: clipless miniature, 8.1 cm long, transparent pale blue enamel over sterling silver with guilloche work; cap crown marked "STERLING", "GERMANY"; excellent quality, some chipping to enamel at edges (see pictures), not inktight (cork seal needs to be replaced); 14K warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1925 •
CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $500
9785: unmarked scraper: erasing knife, blade marked on base "AVE/MARIA"; ivory handle slightly bent to side, doubles as a paper knife; 15.7 cm long.
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $120
10177: unmarked three-color pencil: large coin silver ringtop, 8.7 cm long, enameled sliders for red, blue, and black leads; uses standard 2.0 mm lead. Various dings to sides, functions well, only mark is on suspension ring, appears to be "900", though "800" possible -- suggests German manufacture.
DATE: c.
1905 • CONDITION: VG • $95