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Pen Profiles:
De La Rue/Onoto
13285: De La Rue Onoto: uncommon New York-made black hard rubber plunger-filler, 14.4 cm long, gold filled trefoil filigree overlay, over and under feed. Fully marked including 1906 USA patent date on section flange, barrel overlay is mounted on a chased and imprinted barrel. Onotos were made in the USA for only a short time, c. 1909-1912.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $1100
16219: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black hard rubber stylographic pen, eyedropper-filler, 13 cm long, made in England but retailed in the USA, original price band, spring-loaded needle intact, new old stock, even fading to the hard rubber, crisp knurling and imprints.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $120
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
