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15477: Foley (?) stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.45 cm long, boldly imprinted with patent dates for MacKinnon's US patent 174,965 and Downes' US patent 218,503 for an internal valve operated by the needle. Spring-loaded needle is intact.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $250
15653: Perry magic pencil in box: sterling silver, 8.25 cm long closed,13.3 cm extended, fully marked "PERRY & CO. PATENT" with hallmarks for Birmingham, date letter for 1891/2. Deep yellow faceted seal stone, mechanism works smoothly, both propels and retracts lead, size is 1.5 mm.
DATE: c. 1891 • CONDITION: exc • $250
15793: Mabie Todd (?) dip pen: sterling silver, 16.1 cm long excluding plated nib, scrolling deep fluted twist relief pattern, excellent quality, marked only "STERLING" but in same distinctive serif typeface used by Mabie Todd.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine • $250
13678: unmarked dip pens: sterling silver, beaded decoration, marked only "STERLING"; sold as a pair, though it is noteworthy that even these seemingly identical holders differ slightly, an indication of the hand work still required to finish die-stamped components (one is 16.2 cm long, the other 16.1). These appear to be new old stock, evenly tarnished, with a few very shallow storage bumps.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc • $250
12957: Century eyedropper-filler: black chased hard rubber taper-cap, 15 cm long, over and under feed, imprint with 1893 patent date. Moderate even fading, imprints and chasing are sharp except where heat-softened towards front of barrel, nib is usable as is but has lost its tipping. An early pen of excellent quality, from a company closely tied to Parker.
DATE: c. 1898 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • $250
12702: Edward Baker ejector dip pen: sterling silver, London hallmarks worn but legible, 15.4 cm long excluding nib. The end of the taper is spring-loaded; when pushed, the nib is ejected. Plunger spring has taken a set, so plunger does not spring all the way back, slight bend to plunger, small seam split at end of taper (see detail), but all fully functional.
DATE: c. 1902 • CONDITION: fine* • $250
13552: Parker 018: rare black hard rubber "Jointless" eyedropper-filler, 13.9 cm long, spearhead Lucky Curve feed, barrel imprint heavily worn, no visible cap imprint, hairline from vent hole of teardrop-vent Lucky Curve nib should be repaired if pen is to be used extensively, otherwise usable as is.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: medium fine stub flex • $250
12262: Mordan porte crayon: large solid gold twist pattern ringtop, 8.4 cm long, full maker's marks plus engraved monogram with date, no hallmarks but probably 9K, weight 14.6g.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine* • $250
15033: Boston Safety eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber ringtop with full 1/8 18K gold filled overlay in fine parallel lines pattern, 9.8 cm long, notable rounded stub #2 nib. Clean and crisp, one very slightly raised bump on cap (see detail).
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium stub semiflex • $250
15776: Parker 49 Jack-Knife Safety: black hard rubber ringtop button-filler, gold filled overlay, 11.4 cm long, teardrop-vent #2 Lucky Curve nib is notably long-tined and flexible, crack at base hidden inside section does not affect function; earlier production with prominent barrel threads, blind cap imprinted "102".
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine flex • $250
14921: Wahl Tempoint: early green gold filled lever-filler ringtop, 9.85 cm long, no Wahl marks on metal, only Boston Safety patent dates and "14 1/8"; crisp "Grecian Border" pattern, early Sheaffer-licensed sprung lever mechanism, #2 Tempoint nib; some loss of hard rubber liner at cap mouth, does not affect posting or function.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $250
14898: Edward Todd telescoping ruler pencil: sterling silver, 13.15 cm long, extends to 32.3 cm; square body ruled to 4 1/2 inches, 12 inches extended. Older production version has hand-engraved numbers, full imprints with maker's mark and 1897 patent date, uses standard 2 mm lead, mechanism propels only, does not retract lead. Name engraved on side, some light marks, nozzle tip somewhat out of round, stress line does not affect function (see details).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • $250
15123: Parker Duofold Junior: red hard rubber button-filler, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, single raised cap band, clean small imprint, well preserved milling on ends, cap lip slightly trimmed.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub • $250
15145: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold Deluxe: scarce miniature ringtop button-filler, jade celluloid, 9 cm long, gold filled trim, triple cap band, clean condition with better than average color, sharp imprints; nib has the very beginning of a stress line from the vent hole, should be stable with normal use.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $250
15071: Parker Duofold Junior: Burgundy (red pearl and black) streamline button-filler, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, later production with three-piece pressure bar, no patent date on clip, Duofold nib with serial number, comb feed. A nice clean example, hairline crack in barrel threads has been nearly invisibly repaired, barrel mouth now lined with brass and is stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $250
13475: Cattaraugus knife pencil: red-veined cream celluloid body, chrome plated trim, 12.8 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; one cutting blade and one nail file, good snap to both, plating losses to nose cone,celluloid is excellent with beautiful color.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine • $250
14824: Sheaffer desk pens in box: five (5) brown No. 3 lever-fillers, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, new old stock with original stickers and nib protectors, as shipped from the factory to a dealer. Originally six pens in the box, which has been roughly opened but is a rare survivor. Sacs have not been replaced, are still soft though not to be relied upon.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $250
15473: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, good barrel transparency, arrow nib has early 1945 date code, "R" stamp on heel denoting factory replacement, small patch of pitting on cap lip (see detail; usually from accidental exposure to heat such as a cigarette).
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $250
15677: Eversharp Skyline set in box: dark green lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, deluxe version with covered derby, wide cap band; matching repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, both pieces retain original price bands, appears to be new old stock but pen has been filled and there is a polished-out nick to the lip of the section under the feed (see detail). Unusually, the instruction sheet and guarantee is in Portuguese, so likely an export set despite the US dollar pricing.
DATE: c. 1944 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: broad • $250
15614: Parker 51 set in box: burgundy Aerometric filler with Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, imprint with 4th quarter date code, sac has been replaced; matching .9 mm repeater pencil has 1st quarter date code, shows significantly less usage.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $250
15781: Parker 51: grey Aerometric filler, frosty two-tone Lustraloy cap, new old stock with barrel sticker, factory new noting minor rubbing on clutch ring from taking off cap; barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code.
DATE: 1950 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $250
15629: Parker 51 Demi: "Midnight Blue" Aerometric filler, pristine two-tone frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, crisp barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, new old stock, never filled, original sac transparency as new; one tiny mark on back of cap may be a subtle manufacturing flaw (see detail).
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $250
15636: Parker 51: grey Aerometric filler, pristine two-tone frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, imprint with 1st quarter date code; new old stock, original barrel sticker present, never filled, original sac transparency as new; mint but for slight light fading visible only via shadow line at cap edge.
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: near mint* • NIB: medium • $250
12597: Sheaffer Snorkel Statesman: "Buckskin Tan" pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, conical palladium-silver F4 Triumph nib; an uncommon color, especially in a White Dot pen. Late production with imprint on cap, clean example, one small dig next to clip (see detail).
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $250
13684: Parker 45 Coronet: prototype, metallic purple anodized metal cap and barrel, chrome plated trim, 14K nib, black barrel end; as new.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $250
15771: Parker 75 Insignia: fine crosshatch pattern, dished ends, marked "14K G.F. CAP & BARREL U.S.A." (gold filled, not gold plated like later 75s), with metal convertor, section with angle indicator, 14K US-made "F" nib.
DATE: c. 1973 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $250
15499: Parker 75 ballpoint: vermeil grid pattern, cap actuated, gold filled trim, made in USA, marked "STERLING & 14K G.F.", dished clip button, uses standard Parker refills, condition as new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1974 • CONDITION: near mint • $250
15179: Parker 75 Grain d'Orge: fine barleycorn pattern in silver plate, made in France, fat metal converter, 14K French-hallmarked nib, section with smooth stainless steel ring.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $250
11551: Parker 180 Laque: beautiful "Thuya" lacquer finish, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; hallmarked triangular 14K gold nib, feed marked "F"; "UI" date code.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine/extra-fine • $250
12586: Parker 180: gold-plated basketweave pattern, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; some roughness to plating of collar at end of section, otherwise as new; includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $250
13914: Parker/Kullock 51 demonstrator: a customized transparent pen using modern acrylic with Parker parts from the 1940s; 13.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, modern metal clip jewel, nib is from a Parker 61.
DATE: c. 2000/1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $250
15263: Mordan desk pencil: sterling silver, cable twist pattern, 15.4 cm long, fully marked, a couple of pinhead bumps at the end; uses 1.5 mm "VS" lead.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine • $245
13928: Hicks magic pencil: rare oversize ringtop, 8.7 cm long closed, 15.3 cm extended, uses 2.5 mm lead, advances and retracts; no maker's marks but of distinctive construction, scattered pinprick dings, one larger bump and test mark on end (see details), mechanism works solidly and smoothly.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: VG • $245
13137: Aikin Lambert Mercantile: rare black chased hard rubber ringtop safety, 9.3 cm long, gold filled trim, identical to a Waterman 42˝V but for imprints, nib, and feed; nib has semistub tip. Waterman acquired Aikin Lambert around 1907.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium flex • $245
14788: Collins (?) extending pencil: very early American production, unmarked as to metal content but by all appearances solid gold of relatively low karatage, 8.7 cm long closed, 11.1 cm extended, steel tip insert, bulbous crown characteristically early, uses 1.0 mm lead, "M. Collins" in tiny letters on shaft, could be either maker or owner. Scattered shallow dings, even wear to shaft, tiny spot of solder over slider pins.
DATE: c. 1840 • CONDITION: G • $225
14412: Mordan combination dip pen and pencil: sterling silver, 9.5 cm long retracted, unusual hexagonal with plain smooth finish, clean with no dings, elegant baluster finial with round bloodstone seal; marked "S. MORDAN & CO.", pencil uses "VS" 1.5 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: fine • $225
15833: Fisher dip pen: unmarked gold filled holder with removable wooden taper, 14.7 cm long excluding nib; unusual imprint of two crossed quills and letters standing for "Paragon Gold Quill-Pens", trademarked on Nov 11, 1873.
DATE: c. 1875 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine flex • $225
14413: Mordan combination dip pen and pencil: sterling silver, 9.1 cm long fully retracted, hexagonal with fine barleycorn engine turning, pattern worn on sliders but good on shaft, marked "S. MORDAN & CO.", engraved "S. H. Pettitt 1879"; pencil nozzle marked "VS", uses 1.5 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1879 • CONDITION: VG • $225
15478: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: crisp black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.7 cm long, made in Providence, RI; fancy gold filled trim, sharp imprints including July 15, 1879 patent date; two-part screw-apart section, spring-loaded gold needle and tipping intact, like new but for rough spots on barrel trim band.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $225
14821: Hicks figural pencil: gold filled ringtop, 5 cm long retracted, in the form of a cannon; back end turns to extend pencil, mechanism good, scattered dings, uses 1.4mm lead. Not marked, but known through identical marked examples. A scarce American-made novelty pencil.
DATE: c. 1885 • CONDITION: G • $225
14127: Kaweco (?) eyedropper-filler: unmarked black hard rubber taper-cap, 16.2 cm long, very early stepped section, #1 A. Morton nib lacks tipping, has hairline cracks from slit end and from front right edge; brutally overpolished overall, Italian retailer imprint on barrel "MAGLIA - MILANO", could be Caw's manufacture.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fair* • $225
14397: unmarked combination dip pen and pencil: sterling silver, 9.5 cm long closed, hexagonal body with hand engraved scrolling decoration, shield-shaped bloodstone seal, high quality English manufacture, nozzle uses "VS" lead.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $225
14829: Gorham dip pen: sterling silver, 15.2 cm long excluding plated nib; fully marked (design number 110), clean with well defined decorative panels.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $225
14476: unmarked drop-action porte-crayon: unusually large and hefty ringtop, 8.7 cm long closed, hand-engraved sterling silver body, although the mechanism (including the top button and ring) appears to be nickel-plated rather than silver. Name very lightly stipple-engraved in the cartouche.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: exc • $225
14886: Conklin 4 cutaway demonstrator: early mottled hard rubber slip-cap barrel assembly, 10.65 cm long, nickel-plated unmarked crescent, flat profile lock ring, 1903 latest patent date in imprint; appears to have been made from a factory reject barrel -- note that the "4" was stamped too hard and too close to the end of the barrel, breaking away some of the material (see detail).
DATE: c. 1906 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $225
11276: Edward Todd eyedropper-filler: small black hard rubber vest-pocket screw-cap ringtop, 9.1 cm long, smooth solid 14K gold overlay with dated engraving on cap; extra-large vent hole at edge of inner cap is a characteristic Edward Todd feature, nib is a semistub with some flex. Tiny stress crack in metal at top of cap (see detail) probably from manufacture.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium semiflex • $225
15276: John Holland 72: black chased hard rubber ringtop hatchet-filler, 11.4 cm long, gold filled cap crown; good clear imprints, Holland #12 nib is a good writer but has visibly been restraightened.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $225
14235: Mordan porte crayon: 9K solid gold fluted ringtop, 8.4 cm long, full London hallmarks, weighs 12 grams.
DATE: 1918-19 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $225
13203: Paillard Semper 183: black chased hard rubber screw-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.6 cm long, marked "IMPORTE ETATS-UNIS" and with a French-hallmarked 18K nib marked "MADE IN U.S.A." Paillard was a French pen company, but like many European makers sourced nibs and whole pens from the United States.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $225
15350: Mabie Todd Longshort Stylo in box: black chased hard rubber vest-pocket eyedropper-filler, 7.75 cm closed, 11.5 cm open; gold spring-loaded needle intact, imprints and chasing crisp, condition as new but for light scratch on cap cartouche; made in England, box rather rough.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine • $225
10568: unmarked safety: black hard rubber, small and slender with silver overlay; 9.45 cm long, French made, 18K warranted nib is serviceable but toothy, tipping scant.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $225
15231: unmarked mummy pencil: silver figural with multicolored enamel, 5.3 cm long retracted; mechanism works smoothly, screw-in nozzle tip is missing but works fine with standard 2 mm lead inserted. Scattered losses to enamel, fine overall appearance.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG* • $225
11660: Parker Lucky Curve: black ringtop button-filler, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band, crisp milling at ends, strong imprints; identical to a Lady Duofold Deluxe, but with no Duofold markings. #2 Lucky Curve nib has a semistub tip, writes a shaded line.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $225
14663: Parker button-filler set: silver grey pearl and black marbled, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, Depression-era model like a Challenger but with three narrow cap bands and generic Parker barrel imprint. Most unusually, the imprint on the pen is upside down; the date code is 1st quarter, while the matching pencil's is 3rd quarter ; good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, matching code on nib.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $225
13576: Eversharp Skyline Demi: rare early production slender black lever-filler with gold filled trim and unusual cap trim configuration with wide band, narrow top band, and metal derby; standard short-model length at 12.2 cm long, but markedly slimmer (10 mm OD over barrel threads) -- parts do not interchange with any standard production pen. Section with transparent ink window, nib is single-tone but was probably originally two-tone; pen is mechanically sound, but has dings to the derby, a name on the barrel, and slight heat shrinkage irregularity behind the barrel threads. To date we have found only a handful of examples of this slender model (Demis are normally shorter than standard Skylines but of the same thickness).
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine firm • $225
11879: Eversharp Skyline Demi: rare early production slender burgundy lever-filler with striped cap, gold filled trim, section with transparent ink window, standard short-model length at 12.2 cm long, but markedly slimmer (10 mm OD over barrel threads) -- parts do not interchange with any standard production pen; well worn but mechanically sound, gouges to barrel, lever sits slightly loosely at rest. To date we have found only a handful of examples of this slender model (Demis are normally shorter than standard Skylines but of the same thickness).
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine rigid • $225
15825: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: early wartime silver pearl laminate model with multiple distinctive features; 11.9 cm long, chrome plated trim, two-tone arrow nib, striped cap jewel, clip with high Blue Diamond, black plastic filler unit; crisp barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, fine transparency, initials "H. A. M." Many Parkers made in 1942 had anomalous features as the factory pivoted to war production.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $225
12872: Parker Vacumatic Major set: black laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, Blue Diamond clip, good barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, fine transparency, later replacement nib with 1953 date code, matching pencil has 1st quarter 1946 date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1945/1946 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $225
15705: Parker Duofold Junior: black streamline button-filler, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp bold imprints, late spearhead feed, arrow-imprint nib. Raised barrel threads, celluloid ends, and clip without patent date are all indicative of very late production using mostly older parts.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $225
15632: Parker 51 Demi: "Teal Blue" Aerometric filler, pristine two-tone frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, new old stock, never filled, part of barrel sticker still attached, original sac transparency as new; light scratch to cap (see detail).
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $225
15631: Parker 51 Demi: "Teal Blue" Aerometric filler, pristine two-tone frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, new old stock, never filled, original sac transparency as new; minor handling marks to cap.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $225
15543: Conway Stewart 550 Dinkie set in box: gold-veined red pearl miniature lever-filler, 10.3 cm long, gold plated trim, matching twist-action 25 pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Nib opens with only slight pressure, not for the heavy-handed. Lovely material is casein-based, should be kept away from water.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium flex • $225
13661: Eversharp Gregg in box: unusual black lever-filler, 13.35 cm long, gold filled trim, made for resale by the Gregg shorthand company and bearing an enameled Gregg logo in the cap top, and carrying a special Gregg-marked nib over a Skyline-style feed. Wahl-Eversharp made Gregg and Palmer Method pens from the 1920s on, but postwar examples are particularly uncommon, and this is the first example we have had with the original box and instructions.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $225
13432: Eversharp pump-filler: unusual black French-market model, 14.25 cm long, gold filled trim; the only parts at all in common with USA-production Eversharps are the Skyline-style feed and nib. The nib, however, is 18K gold and French-hallmarked, and the filling system with the accordion sac is characteristically French.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $225
15168: Parker 75 Imperial: gold-plated, grouped parallel lines pattern, made in USA, section with angle indicator, no center "0"; like new but some marks to inner recess of barrel end button (see detail); uses standard Parker cartridges or converter (not included).
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $225
15460: Parker 180 Grain d'Orge: fine barleycorn pattern in gold plate, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; two-way triangular gold nib, feed marked X/M, writes extra-fine on one side, medium on the other; as new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $225
15442: Parker Sonnet set: Laque Verdigris fountain pen and twist-action repeater pencil, subtle grey-green color, made in France, 18K gold nib, converter included, pencil uses .5 mm lead. New old stock with clip tags but no packaging, several sets available.
DATE: 2002 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $225
14327: Butler extending pencil: early slide-action, sterling silver, 9 cm long closed, 11.7 cm extended, bloodstone seal; nozzle marked "H", denoting 0.8 mm lead, characteristic form with steel tip insert.
DATE: c. 1840 • CONDITION: fine • $220
12266: Mordan porte crayon: 9K solid gold ribbed pattern ringtop, 7.15 cm long, full London hallmarks, neatly engraved name with 1916 date, weighs 12.6g.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine • $220
15878: Waterman 52½V: black chased hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, 11.4 cm long, bright nickel plated trim, hard rubber black and glossy with crisp imprints and chasing; nib is a smooth and wet writer, opens easily for dramatic line width variation.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium stub flex • $220
15369: Sheaffer Touchdown Crest Tuckaway Deluxe set in box: black pocket-size pneumatic-filler with patterned gold filled cap, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, two-tone Triumph nib with classic Sheaffer turn-up tip, original price sticker on cap and nib grade sticker on section; with matching .9 mm pencil, with price sticker on barrel. New old stock, almost imperceptible swelling of barrel over plunger seal. Sac and seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $220
15167: Parker 75 Insignia: gold plated crosshatch grid pattern, 12.8 cm long, section with angle indicator, made in USA, "M" 14K nib, slender metal squeeze converter; cap and barrel crisp, slight plating wear to ends and clip.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $220
14131: Hicks magic pencil: large sterling silver ringtop, hexagonal body, 7.8 cm long closed, 13.7 cm extended, uses 1.5 mm "VS" lead; acorn mark on front ferrule, scattered dings to periphery of end knob.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine • $205
12602: John Holland 72: black chased hard rubber ringtop hatchet-filler, 11.9 cm long; gold filled ringtop fitting may be a post-factory addition. Strong imprints, Holland #12 nib.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $205
15089: Wahl lever-filler: early production black hard rubber ringtop, 9.5 cm long, full gold filled overlay, "Grecian Border' pattern, side of the lever is imprinted with the patent date for the sprung pressure bar used for a short time under licence from Sheaffer; overlay marked only "18 1/8" -- also an early feature held over from Boston and Tempoint manufacture -- nib grind slightly irregular on top of tip, still an excellent and responsive writer.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $205
15356: Parker Vacumatic Major: blue pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, good barrel transparency, wartime production with plastic filler unit with diamond imprint on end of plunger, nib is a slightly later factory replacement (date code for 1946), name on barrel, clip shows signs of having been bent and restraightened.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $205
15591: Parker VS: red-brown button-filler, frosty Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, chrome plated clip, clear Lucite comb feed, bold barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, stickers on barrel; original synthetic sac has not been replaced but appears to be sound. A distinctive short-lived model.
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $205
15608: Parker 51: late production black Vac-filler, 1/8 14K gold filled cap in fine parallel lines pattern, long plain arrow clip, imprint worn but legible with 4th quarter date code.
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $205
14204: Parker 75 Insignia: gold plated crosshatch grid pattern, 12.8 cm long, section with angle indicator, made in USA, sllight waviness to top of nib from adjustment or straightening, otherwise like new. Includes slender metal squeeze-filler converter.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $205
9482: Parker 75 Laque: gold plated trim, black lacquer finish, made in France, "TE" date code, 14K French-made nib, includes early large squeeze convertor; appears to be new old stock, no packaging, apparent roughness on cap band plating is actually flaking of clear preservative lacquer.
DATE: 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $205
13675: Gorham dip pen: sterling silver, 15.25 cm long, fully marked, model number 140, beautiful floral repoussé work; initials on nib holder, minor roughness to front, some waviness to taper; ex-Tefft collection.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $200
15746: Parker 20 Jack-Knife Safety: clipless black hard rubber button-filler, 13.1 cm long, fine imprints on cap, barrel, and blind cap, with good milling at ends, raised barrel threads are an earlier feature, excellent overall appearance. Original Lucky Curve feed intact, #2 nib is a responsive writer but has hairline crack at its base -- fully usable, but will eventually need welding if to be used extensively.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $200
12226: Augusto Geroso sheath pencil: large coin silver (.800 fine), 9.2 cm long, suspension ring at end, made in Italy, inlaid colored enamel decoration for the Tiro Federal Argentino; some losses to the enamel.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG • $200
15709: Parker button-filler: black chased hard rubber "Black Line" ringtop, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp imprints and chasing, ends with sharp milling, Lucky Curve #3 nib has a rounded oblique nib, a wet writer that needs to be canted correctly for best results.
DATE: c. 1928/1937 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium broad oblique semiflex • $200
12887: Ruxton Multi-Vider Executive slide rule pencil: black bakelite with gold-filled trim, 16.1 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; unlike on most Multi-Viders, the crown pulls straight off with no bayonet-style twist lock, nozzle is two-part and lead is extended by turning the base part, and counterclockwise. As new with minimal storage wear, clip rivet holes drilled but no sign of clip ever having been installed -- purchased by us as part of a group of factory experimental pieces. Instructions and further info here. Three available.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: near mint* • $200
11646: Waterman desk pencil: green pearl, 20.2 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel 10.6 mm in diameter (same size as Patrician pencils), uses 1.1 mm lead, mechanism propels and retracts; new old stock, minimal shop wear, splotches on nose cone are due to flaking clear lacquer originally applied as a protective coat.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: near mint • $200
11635: Waterman desk pencil: green pearl, 20.2 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel 10.6 mm in diameter (same size as Patrician pencils), uses 1.1 mm lead, mechanism propels and retracts; new old stock, minimal shop wear, splotches on nose cone are due to flaking clear lacquer originally applied as a protective coat.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: near mint • $200
12898: Parker Vacumatic Junior: red pearl marbled, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, remarkable barrel transparency, bold imprint with 1st quarter date code; nib has 4th quarter date code, is missing tipping on one side, some shrinkage to blind cap (see details). Filler diaphragm has been removed to preserve color -- not a user.
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • $200
12358: Parker 61 Custom: black English-made capillary-filler, 13.5 cm long, 1/10 12K gold filled cap with grouped parallel lines pattern; chalk marks on barrel, along with some price sticker residue, early white-colored pad, unstained, in end of uninked capillary filling unit (pen cannot be returned if inked).
DATE: c. 1962 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $200
7650: Parker 75 ballpoint manufacturing display: five pieces in sterling silver illustrating different stages of forming a cap, deep-drawing from sheet; the last stage is at final dimensions with the top hole cut, but before application of the imprints and engine turning; from Parker's Janesville factory.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $200
7651: Parker 75 nib display: five 14K USA production nibs in various stages of completion, to illustrate the process of manufacture; these came to us loose, but could easily be mounted and framed.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $200
15581: unmarked novelty stylographic pen: large brown hard rubber eyedropper-filler in the form of an artillery shell, 10.95 cm long, sprung needle is intact, no sign of the pen ever having been filled. Tool marks to section, however, especially to the milled flange (see details). Red-brown color is original, not faded black, likely made in England.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $195
13081: Hicks magic pencil: large smooth gold filled ringtop, 7.9 cm long closed, 14.4 cm extended, uses 2.5 mm lead, extends and retracts; interesting and elegant 1915-dated presentation inscription, maker's mark and "10K GOLD PLATE" imprint. Some small marks and dings to the end of the extending shaft, and to the ends of the barrel.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: fine • $195
15785: Hicks magic pencil: large, 14K gold filled, with sheath carrying suspension ring; 11.6 cm long extended, 7 cm retracted, uses .075 inch lead, propels and retracts; fully marked, mechanism works perfectly, no dents.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: exc • $195
15735: Waterman 452½V: black hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, smooth sterling silver overlay, 9.55 cm long, early production with New York #2 nib, patent imprints on lever, and "PAT.APPLIED FOR" on pressure bar. Initials on cap, scuffs to silver but no deep dings.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium semiflex • $195
14189: unmarked mummy pencil: unusually small figural magic pencil, gold plated with multicolored enamel, 3 cm long retracted, top ring, fine working order, uses standard 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • $195
14680: Sheaffer Junior set: grey pearl and black marbled semistreamlined lever-filler, 11.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, section with ink window, very flexible semistub Junior nib; matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, both pieces have excellent color, bold imprints, typical age roughness to trim plating.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $195
15453: Parker Duofold Ingenue: black striped blue and silver pearl Vac-filler, 12.1 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, good imprint with 1st quarter date code, filler plunger with diamond imprint, fine barrel transparency, V-imprint nib is a responsive writer; typical slight swelling at end of barrel over filler unit, scratch on blind cap (see detail).
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $195
15598: Parker 51: black Vac-filler, 1/10 14K gold filled cap in grouped parallel lines pattern, Blue Diamond clip; sharp imprint with 4th quarter "T6" date code, cap is crisp but has a proudly engraved name at the rim.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: extra-fine • $195
15619: Parker 51 Demi: burgundy Aerometric filler with 1/10 12K gold filled cap in converging lines pattern, original sac with fine transparency, one little nick on side of cap.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $195
14198: Parker 4-color Flighter ballpoint: brushed stainless steel cap and barrel, 12.9 cm long with tip out, 13.6 with tip in, gold plated trim, 45-style clip; uncommon model, made in Germany, color selected by holding pen level with matching colored arrow upwards when operating cap mechanism; uses standard mini refills, as new.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: near mint • $195
15224: Parker Classic Black Pearl ballpoint in box: uncommon and attractive dark mirror gunmetal finish, chrome plated trim, "UC" date code, new old stock, with 1982-dated instructions, made in USA but not so marked, actuator button also lacks usual Parker "halo" logo; these may have been test-market samples.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: mint • $195
11670: Parker 180: gold-plated basketweave pattern, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; some usage marks at ends, includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $195
14222: Mordan porte crayon: 9K solid gold ringtop, 8.25 cm long with pencil retracted, full London hallmarks with date letter for 1915/6; weighs 10.4 g excluding pencil, priced at gold value.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: exc • $190
15650: A. A. Waterman 40: clipless slip-cap black chased hard rubber twist-filler, 14.6 cm long, both #4 nib and barrel imprinted with the infamous court-ordered disclaimed, "Not connected with the L.E. Waterman Co." Moderate fading, barrel chasing and imprints strong but unfortunate longitudinal scratches (see details).
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $185
14640: Eclipse lever-filler: oversize orange lever-filler with black ends, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, 14K gold warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $185
15824: Parker Vacumatic: early full-sized Deluxe line model in red pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, striped section and end jewels, imprint worn but legible, early date code but last digit obscured, lockdown filler, fine barrel transparency, early two-tone Arrow nib without date code, advertised as two-way (writes extra-fine upside-down). Name on barrel, tool marks to section and blind cap (see details). A well-used but sound early Vac.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium • $185
14205: Parker 65 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated clip and end jewels, 13.45 cm long; uses cartridge or converter (included), made in England, not sold in the USA. Usual slight shrinkage and clutch marks on section.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine stub • $185
14629: Carter Inx desk set: large blue on blue marbled lever-filler, 20.8 cm long, 12.5 mm maximum girth, gold filled trim, large Inx nib; copper base with classical architectural decoration, fully marked.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $180
15794: Edward Todd dip pen: unmarked gold plated holder, shallow chevron pattern, unusual milk glass twisted taper, overall length 16.25 cm excluding ventless gold Edward Todd #3 nib. Holder plating mostly worn away, nib imprint is worn but mostly legible, appears to be early, nib is functionally excellent.
DATE: c. 1875 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine flex • $175
12119: Cross stylographic pen: unusual short black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 8.8 cm long, fully marked on section with Jan 20, 1878 patent date; crisp chasing and knurling, no fading, needle is broken and stuck in tip, spring-loaded design.
DATE: c. 1879 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $175
12029: Mabie Todd lever-filler: unusual black chased hard rubber model made for retail by Pittsburgh's Singer Pen & Gift Shop, known for having ordered a number of special models from Mabie Todd over the years; 13.3 cm long, nickel plated trim, plain clip, flat feed with #2 economy-line "M.T & Co." nib. Crisp and unfaded, nib is a little draggy if used at a steeper angle.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $175
14701: Ingersoll twist-filler: oversize black celluloid, 14.35 cm long, gold filled trim, white trim band at cap top, short-lived higher quality mogel with blind cap over filling knob, 14K nib is small but flexible.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $175
11965: Pen-N-Pencil Twinpoint: 14K gold filled all-metal lever-filler, 13.2 cm long; crisp grouped lines pattern, excellent quality, fully marked, #2 Twinpoint nib is a smooth writer. Unusual model, in that the Pen-N-Pencil Co. mostly made combos, as the Twinpoint model name suggests. No brassing or dents, name engraved on barrel.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $175
13715: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: black veined pearl, scarce model with letter-opener taper; 16.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, imprints light but fully present, good color, short nose cone.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $175
13361: Sheaffer Autograph Lifetime Balance pencil: oversize black and pearl, 14.1 cm long, 14K solid gold barrel band and clip (nose cone is gold filled), uses. 1.1 mm lead. Unusually, band and clip bear London import hallmarks; test mark to clip, gouge at joint (see details), excellent color.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine* • $175
14703: Waterman Patrician pencil: black and pearl "Nacre" celluloid, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, fine color, strong imprints, slightly flattened forebarrel from name removal (see detail), unusual short model, around a centimeter shorter than standard, with shorter nose cone assembly as well.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • $175
15134: Parker Duofold Junior: black striped red and silver pearl Vac-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, characteristic black wartime filler plunger, a well-used but sound pen, unusual with single cap band.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine semiflex • $175
15590: Parker 51 pencil: black Heirloom model, 1/10 16K gold filled cap with grouped parallel lines pattern, geometric band, and rectangular cartouche; trim is solid 14K gold and fully marked.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: exc • $175
15487: Waterman Super: oversize black cartridge-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, made in France, large #6 nib is 18K gold. Uses the largest ("Super") size of glass cartridge (one cartridge included, cleaned and modified with O-rings for a more secure seal, along with a pipet for filling).
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $175
14961: Parker 21 set in box: red Aerometric filler with Octanium nib, matching twist-action .9 mm pencil, frosty Lustraloy caps with bright polished rims, both retain original barrel stickers (some of the sticker gum has moved around the pen's barrel, can be easily cleaned off with mineral oil). Instruction card dated 1953, some minor scuffs to box exterior.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $175
14332: Goldfink set in box: black piston filler, 12.2 cm long, gold plated trim, matching repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead; Goldfink was a prominent Berlin stationery firm, which contracted with multiple German makers for pen and pencil manufacture. This pen was surely made by Faber-Castell, as it uses that company's patented double piston ink reserve mechanism, though both pen and pencil sport Goldfink's trademark hexagonally faceted tops. Condition is near mint but for patches of pitting on the stainless steel nib.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: broad flex • $175
14330: Parker Sonnet China Laque Ambre rollerball: early production with Chinese characters in red, 1st quarter date code on cap band, original hang tag, but no box.
DATE: 1994 • CONDITION: mint • $175
15838: John Holland dip pen in box: gold filled #3-size holder with twist-pattern mother of pearl taper, fully marked, 13.6 cm long excluding nib. Tiny hairline at mouth of holder (see detail) does not affect function, holds nib securely. Nib is imprinted "Wright & Spencer" -- the mark Holland used for their 10K gold nibs.
DATE: c. 1879 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $165
15479: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.6 cm long, made in Providence, RI; even fading, imprints at end of barrel mostly worn away but chasing clean and imprint on section with July 15, 1879 patent date fully legible; two-part screw-apart section, spring-loaded gold needle and tipping intact.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine • $165
13672: Gorham dip pen: sterling silver, 15.2 cm long, fully marked, model number 140, beautiful floral repoussé work; bumps to nib holder, overall surface roughness from chemical dip cleaning; ex-Tefft collection.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG • $165
15894: C. M. magic pencil: silver and rose gold filled ringtop, French manufacture, 5.6 cm long closed, 10.5 cm open, twist pattern with applied floral decoration, uses 1.75 mm (.069") lead. Scattered small bumps, attractive and unusual, mechanism in good working order.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG • $165
14469: unmarked magic pencil: sterling silver ringtop, 6.1 cm long closed, 10.8 cm extended, uses 1.5 mm lead, propels and retracts; beautiful relief work with ribbons and inverted torches around an oval cartouche, appears to be French manufacture, excellent quality, one small bump at front end.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
14234: Mordan porte crayon: smooth 9K solid gold ringtop, 5.8 cm long, full London hallmarks, weighs 9.1 grams.
DATE: 1908-09 • CONDITION: fine • $165
15877: Waterman 52½V: black chased hard rubber vest pocket lever-filler, 10.95 cm long, nickel plated trim, unusual configuration with clip. Early production with patent dates on lever, 1910 patent date wide clip with large rivets, New York imprint on nib. Even wear and fading, long-tined nib is a responsive writer with plenty of flexibility but with some waviness from restraightening towards the tip.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine flex • $165
12827: De La Rue bottle stylo: black hard rubber novelty pen, 7.4 cm long, eyedropper-filler, imprinted "FROM/ALDERMAN A. BYRNE.T.D./DUBLIN" -- famous Irish politician Alfie Byrne, later Lord Mayor of Dublin. "TD" stands for Teachta Dála, a member of the lower chamber of the Irish Parliament.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $165
14740: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: red hard rubber stylographic pen, 10.8 cm long, straight-cap eyedropper-filler with clean gold filled cap crown and ringtop. Unusual two-tone effect, using contrasting shades of red-orange hard rubber. Gold needle is intact though internal spring is somewhat deformed, stable sealed crack in hard rubber at tip (see detail), fully functional.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium fine • $165
15736: Salz lever-filler: red chased hard rubber oversize flat-top with purple casein ends, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, generously sized Salz-imprinted nib has barely any tipping but is still a fine writer. Overall appearance is fine, but cap has tight hairline cracks at mouth and top (along with a scrape mark) none of which affects the pen's usability (see details).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $165
15550: Parker Duofold Junior pencil: jade green with black end bands, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, clean imprint, no dings, excellent color, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • $165
14443: Parker Lady Duofold Deluxe: orange ringtop button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band, good milling at ends, nice clean condition noting a few nibbles at the rim of the blind cap (see details). Nib tines are set tight for drier writing, could easily be opened up for a broader and wetter line with width variation.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $165
7829: Conklin paper knife: laminated celluloid, 22.2 cm long, imprinted "COMPLIMENTS OF THE CONKLIN PEN CO."; side panels are the same distinctive mottled green used for Conklin pens, tip of blade has been chipped and smoothed.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $165
15708: Parker button-filler: black line-chased celluloid "Black Line" flat-top, long and slender, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, hard rubber ends with sharp milling, Lucky Curve #2 nib, late imprint with 1st quarter 1937 date code, late factory assembly of earlier parts.
DATE: c. 1928/1937 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $165
15206: Ruxton Multi-Vider slide rule pencil: black bakelite with sterling silver-filled trim, 16.4 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, bayonet-mount crown, twist and pull to reveal eraser and lead compartment. A nice clean example, name on barrel. Instructions and further info here.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
14735: Ruxton Multi-Vider slide rule pencil: black bakelite with silver-filled trim, 16.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, lead reservoir revealed by sliding open the body, eraser cover locks in place with a partial twist. Instructions and further info here..
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
14606: Ruxton Multi-Vider Executive slide rule pencil: ivory marbled Bakelite with gold-filled trim, 16.4 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser cover with bayonet-style twist lock. Instructions and further info here. Cracking at top, dent to cap crown, but fully functional. Multi-Viders in colors other than black are rare.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG* • $165
14248: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal pencil: rare Equipoise-like semistreamlined full-length model in pristine black and pearl, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip; not an advertised or catalogued model, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
15380: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance pencil: oversize in black and pearl, 14.8 cm long, gold filled trim, long humped clip, excellent color, sharp imprints, no brassing, uses 1.1 mm lead. Early model with band set well above the mouth of the cap.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
13288: Waterman 32½: unusual slender lever-filler, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, striking burgundy-copper pearl with bright red inclusions, both the material and the model normally seen only in Canadian production. This pen, however, is USA-made, apparently for export, and fully marked; lever is of later design, but may well be original, some heat distortion to the cap around the threads, nib is badly cracked from the vent hole and is not usable as is. Sac has been removed, section assembly cleaned.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine* • $165
15285: Parker Vacumatic tool: unusual bench-mounted clamp for oversize Vac filler units; not usable as is since shaft threads partially stripped, could easily be restored or washers added so fresh threads engage. Base mount is 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm) wide. Formerly used at Penfriend of London.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: G* • $165
14842: Parker Pencopen: red-spotted grey pearl bulb-filler, 11 cm long, gold plated trim, steel nib with most of original two-tone gold wash plating worn off, imprint with 2nd quarter date code, ink window with excellent transparency, sharp barrel imprint. Penco was a house brand of J.C. Penney; this is a most unusual filling system for Parker.
DATE: 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $165
12517: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: small green Shadow Wave, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, 3rd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency, some corrosion to aluminum Speedline filler plunger; cap lip hairline has been unobtrusively repaired.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $165
15544: Eversharp Doric pencil: facetted blue pearl web repeater, white gold filled trim, 13.1 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; an uncommon later color.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
12163: Eversharp Streamliner: uncommon dark green economy Skyline version, 13.15 cm long, gold filled trim, simple clip, original price band; original sac has not been replaced, appears still supple but not guaranteed ink-tight.
DATE: c. 1944 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium firm • $165
12209: Reynolds Rocket ballpoint desk set: rare institutional desk version of Reynolds' infamous pioneer ballpoint; pen is anodized aluminum, ball tip is intact, original refill has not been replaced, nonfunctional as is, chain attachment to black-finished cast zinc base, screw hole in front of base to allow permanent attachment to a counter or table.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine* • $165
14611: Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph 1250: large brown plunger-filler, 13.35 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot on cap end, two-tone Triumph nib, original sticker on barrel. Filler seals have not been replaced, pen not guaranteed functional as is.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine • $165
15563: Parker 51 Demi: burgundy Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, early filler with "PRESS . . .6 TIMES" imprint, acrylic connector, replacement sac with perfect transparency, barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $165
13802: Artbrown safety: unusual and interesting mix of styles, Vac-like end jewels, cap like an early 1940s Waterman Emblem Pen; 11.7 cm long, gold plated trim, nib is gold plated stainless steel, cap and barrel appear to be lacquered hard rubber. Internal spiral has been repaired, seals replaced. Japanese-made safety pens are uncommon.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine stub semiflex • $165
15622: Parker 51 Demi: grey Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code; new sac with perfect transparency.
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $165
14891: Eversharp repeater pencil in box: rare model, leather covered, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, appears to be new old stock but some rubs to the leather (tan snakeskin, according to company literature).
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc • $165
13787: Pilot Super 200: green tab-filler, 13.35 cm long, gold plated trim, inlaid 14K gold nib, new old stock with original price band on barrel.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $165
13912: Rotring Tikk Kuli ballpoint demonstrator: transparent dealer-only version, 12.2 cm long, German made, thin wash plating to trim mostly worn off, but condition otherwise fine to excellent.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $165
13974: Parker 61 Classic: red USA-made capillary-filler, 13.5 cm long, frosty Lustraloy cap; early white-colored pad, unstained, in end of uninked capillary filling unit (pen cannot be returned if inked).
DATE: c. 1963 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • SOLD
14548: Parker 61 Classic: red USA-made capillary-filler, 13.5 cm long, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim; never filled, pink-colored pad at end of filler unit unstained (pen cannot be returned if inked).
DATE: c. 1964 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $165
13380: Parker 45: prototype, copper anodized patterned cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 14K gold nib, damage to top edge of cap from clip being rotated (see details); shown on the Parker Penography site.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium • $165
15507: Parker Classic Imperial set in box: gold plated ballpoint and twist-action pencil set, grouped parallel lines pattern, made in USA, pencil uses .9 mm lead, pen uses standard Parker refills.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: mint • $165
15459: Parker 180 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 13.25 cm long, US-made cartridge-filler; "X/M" designation on 14K gold 2-way triangular nib (medium on one side, extra-fine on the other -- though more of a fine). As new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1979 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine/medium • $165
7552: Parker 180 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, US-made, includes Aerometric-style slender convertor, 14K gold two-way triangular nib (offers two nib grades in one, with a thinner line when the nib is used inverted); new old stock with original clip tag, several available.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad/fine • $165
11202: unmarked dip pen: sterling silver, American manufacture, marked only "STERLING"; bold twist decoration of fine quality, 15.5 cm long excluding plated steel nib.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $160
15860: Wahl-Eversharp purse pen: vest pocket size lever-filler in jade green, 11.5 cm long, Equi-Poised profile, gold filled trim, small clasp clip, #2 Manifold nib is notably fine and precise. Some discoloration, but moderate and mostly even.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine firm • $160
13622: Parker button-filler: uncommon Depression-era model, 12.2 cm long, gold filled trim, like a Deluxe Challenger but different trim, colored rather than black ends; 4th quarter date codes on barrel, 3rd quarter on nib.
DATE: 1936 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $160
14259: Eversharp Symphony set in box: blue lever-filler with chrome cap, gold filled trim, 14 cm long, medium manifold nib; matching repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Both with original barrel price bands and stickers, box comes with cardboard outer box, instructions, and display inserts. Two available, one with medium manifold nib, the other with fine manifold. Slight age roughness to cap rim plating of medium-nibbed pen. Original sac has not been replaced, appears to be still flexible.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium firm • $160
12805: Parker 75 Flammé ballpoint: silver plate, made in France, no date code, like new, a few spots of tarnish and handling marks.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $160
15166: unmarked extending pencil: sterling silver12.2 cm long extended, 9.4 cm retracted, French hallmarks, excellent quality with plain unengraved rectangular seal end. Nozzle unmarked, unusual propelling pin with socket end holds 1.0 to 1.1 mm lead for both extending and retracting action (may be an added feature, as the nozzle end opening is larger, around 1.4 mm.
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
14237: Mordan porte crayon: long sterling silver ringtop, coarse barleycorn pattern, 9.6 cm long.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
12224: Fairchild magic pencil: unusual ringtop, 6.75 cm long closed, 11.8 cm extended, alternating rose gold filled and black celluloid ribbed rings; slight gap between end rings due to age shrinkage of celluloid, mechanism works smoothly and positively, uses 1.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $150
15237: unmarked magic pencil: sterling silver with suspension sheath, 5.6 cm long closed, 8.5 cm extended; marked only "STERLING", beautiful floral relief work, accepts standard 1.1 mm lead. Mechanism works smoothly, only one tiny pinprick mark on end knob.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc • $150
15302: Crown dip pen in box: unmarked gold filled holder, knobby branchiform mother of pearl taper, 14 cm long overall excluding ventless gold Crown #2 nib. Pen in excellent condition, but hinged box is rather rough, wood core has shrunk so will not close and latch. Crown was a Chicago company.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $150
12259: Edward Baker porte crayon: hand engraved sterling silver ringtop, 8.25 cm long, full Birmingham hallmarks.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
15891: unmarked eyedropper-filler: smooth slender black hard rubber slip-cap, 12.8 cm long, the size of a Waterman 12˝ "Secretary"; appears unused new old stock, noting chip to cap vent hole. Warranted 14K nib is a little draggy but lays down a calligraphic line.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine stub flex • $150
14544: Mabie Todd Swan 371: small black chased hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, 9.25 cm long, gold filled trim, new old stock with original price band, New York production, uncommon #1-size.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $150
14912: Wahl-Eversharp 75 pencil: gold filled, 13.5 cm long, smooth; most Eversharps used 1.1 mm lead, but this is one of the much less common versions that uses 1.9 mm (.075") extra-thick lead; new old stock with original lead refill information slip in the spare leads compartment, but storage rust pitting to nose cone, one pinhead pit mark to side of crown (see details).
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • $150
14856: unmarked magic pencil: small figural novelty ringtop in the form of an Egyptian obelisk, blue enamel decoration on what appears to be gold-plated silver; 3.8 cm long closed, 6.4 cm extended, German made, uses standard 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • $150
15327: Sheaffer 5-30: jade green large flat-top ringtop lever-filler, 12 cm long, black ends, gold filled trim, 5-30 nib is extraordinarily fine-tipped and writes a naturally shaded line; fine color, strong imprints, name on barrel.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $150
14702: Ingersoll twist-filler: black Bakelite, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, original price band with filling instructions, barrel has a brass liner, so hairline in Bakelite from age shrinkage at front of barrel does not affect structural integrity (see detail); 14K nib is small but flexible with some tooth.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $150
15755: Mabie Todd broker's pencil: gold filled, engine turned, 13 cm long, New York production, uses 5.6 mm lead, propel-repel mechanism. Clip loose, wiggles side to side, fine overall appearance and function.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG* • $150
14650: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance pencil: oversize in "Marine Green" green pearl and black marbled, 14.5 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine • $150
15687: Parker Depression pencil: red-veined tan marble, same material as Waterman's "Onyx", very scarce in a Parker, 11.7 cm long, gold plated trim, outstanding color preservation, only slight wear to plating, light marks to nose cone; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • $150
11140: Eversharp Doric pencil: rare short model, 11.35 cm long, dark grey "Burma" pearl, white gold filled trim, roller clip, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
13714: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: jade green, scarce model with letter-opener taper; 16.7 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, good imprints strong, moderate darkening, long nose cone.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: fine • $150
15646: Eversharp Doric pencil: lavender pearl web facetted twist-action, gold filled trim, nozzle tip is made squared-off, mechanism under cap imprinted "USE ONLY/EVERSHARP/SQUARE LEADS" (works fine with ordinary 1.1 mm lead); facets crisp, imprints strong.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $150
14664: Morrison Patriot set in box: blue wartime syringe-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, 14K gold nib, matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, with leather carrier, instructions and other papers. Unused, original filler seals appear sound.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $150
14975: Waterman Starlet: green pearl lever-filler, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprint.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $150
14679: Eversharp Symphony: black lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, chrome plated asymmetrical "slipper" cap, designed by Raymond Loewy, gold filled clip; original price sticker on barrel, new old stock but typical age spotting to cap plating (see details).
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium firm • $150
14258: Eversharp Symphony set in box: black lever-filler with chrome cap, gold filled trim, 14 cm long, manifold nib; matching repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Both with original barrel price bands and stickers, box comes with cardboard outer box, instructions, and display inserts. Two available, one with medium manifold nib, the other with fine manifold. Slight age roughness to cap rim plating of medium-nibbed pen. Original sacs have not been replaced, appear to be still flexible.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine or medium firm • $150
13789: Eversharp Slim Ventura: black squeeze-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled cap with sterling clip, original price and nib grade stickers on barrel; sac has been replaced.
DATE: c. 1954 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine firm • $150
14613: Norma 104B four-color pencil: chrome-plated brass, engine turned, black lacquered upper barrel with New York Central System logo; 14.35 cm long with tips retracted, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in USA, "PEN" engraved on barrel. A nice gadget pencil with a railroad connection.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: exc • $150
15222: Parker 75 Flighter Soft Tip/rollerball in box: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, made in USA, new old stock, originally sold as a felt tip, but takes standard Parker rollerball refills (one included). Original foil clip tag, instruction sheet.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: mint • $150
