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17166: Waterman 412 VS: black hard rubber safety pen, 11.7 cm long, sterling silver "Filigree" overlay, very early production with threaded turning knob, nib spirals in and out. Clean example, strong imprints, one ding in cap crown (see details). Long-tined New York #2 nib is extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $850
17199: Waterman pencil: slender mottled hard rubber, 13.25 cm long, gold filled trim, "PAT. APL'D FOR" imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead, matches full-length pens, standard or slender, 52 or 52˝; wild patterning probably from the early days of the extruding experiments that led to Ripple.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: fine-exc • SOLD
17200: Waterman pencil: black hard rubber with gold filled "Gothic" pattern overlay, 13.3 cm long, matches 0552 or 0552˝ fountain pen; crisp with lovely toning, early model without eraser and without metal nozzle tip.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
17169: Waterman 42½V: woodgrain red and black hard rubber vest pocket safety, 8.9 cm long, made in the USA for the French market, 18K nib and "wedding ring" barrel bands, all with French hallmarks.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $350
17167: Waterman 452 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, checkerboard pattern, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is flexible and responsive. Initials engraved in barrel cartouche, light bumps to cap crown, number imprints at exposed hard rubber barrel end polished away, fine overall appearance.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine stub flex • $495
17206: Waterman combination: rare uncatalogued model, black lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead; based upon the 52 but in celluloid, not hard rubber. Lever box has some bend marks but is fully intact, condition otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $895

17184: Waterman Ink-Vue: "Silver Ray" lever pump-filler, 12.85 cm long, chrome plated trim, rare first model with simple unjointed lever, metal globe emblems at both ends. Good barrel transparency, #4 nib, Tip-Fill feed. This model appears to have been in production for only a few months.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium stub flex • $650

17168: Waterman lever-filler in service box: black lever-filler, 12.6 cm long, chrome plated trim, English manufacture; box annotated in pencil, ex-Captain Hopkins collection. War-era pen, silver cap band, low quality hard rubber used for section.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
17217: Boston eyedropper-filler in box: long black hard rubber ringtop, full gold filled overlay in grouped parallel lines pattern, 11.5 cm long, #2 nib opens easily with excellent snapback. Metal is crisp, noting shallow bumps to cap. Box complete but cloth hinge torn.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $295
17207: Eagle Arrow dip pen: unusual drop-action holder, 11.2 cm long retracted, black lacquered brass with nickel plated trim; imprint on nib holder notes Feb. 1, 1887 patent date. Typical losses to barrel lacquer, fully functional. End button is pressed with nib down to extend, pressed again with nib upwards to retract. Will accommodate a wide range of common dip nibs.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: G-VG • $75

17192: Eagle Prince combination: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.4 cm long, pencil end uses standard 2mm drafting lead; introduced no later than 1913, this appears to have been the first mass-produced pen-pencil combo -- the present example dating slightly later, however, with a 1915 patent date on the characteristic Eagle nickel plated clip; slight even fading, imprints and chasing strong, nib is nicely toned but can easily be polished bright.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • SOLD

17210: Eclipse lever-filler: black hard rubber ringtop, 10.65 cm long, gold filled overlay with hand engraved floral decoration of excellent quality; nib is a wet-writing rounded stub.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium stub semiflex • $165
17191: Eversharp Doric desk pen: rare and uncatalogued solid burgundy lever-filler with black taper, 21.3 cm long, gold filled trim, "Skyline" style nib, correct on later production Dorics.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine firm • $225
17216: Harris lever-filler: black chased hard rubber, 13.4 cm long, nickel plated trim, crisp chasing and imprints; second-tier New York maker, good quality and excellent condition, nib requires a bit of pressure to open up.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium flex • $150
17196: Mabie Todd Fyne Poynt pencil: 10K solid gold ringtop, beautifully hand engraved; 10.1 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, as new but for tiny fleabite at edge of crown (see detail), 17.09g excluding lead.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: near mint • $525
17202: Parker Lucky Curve: oversize black line-chased hard rubber button-filler, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, same size as a Duofold Senior; narrow spearhead feed with intact Lucky Curve interior end, sharp banner imprint, name on barrel, only slight even fading to hard rubber, crisp end milling; big #7X nib is long-tined and flexible.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $695
17193: Parker Vacumatic Maxima: very late production oversize in silver pearl laminate, 13.7 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, crisp barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, perfect barrel transparency, filler plunger has diamond imprint on end; appears never to have been used, though there is a tiny dig to the back of the clip ring and a shallow dent in the cap band (see details).
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine • $650
17214: Parker Classic ballpoint: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, button actuated, made in USA, marked "STERLING CAP & BARREL", no date code, uses standard Parker refills. Clean condition, noting plating wear to sides of actuator button (see detail).
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: VG • $65
17215: Parker 75: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, made in USA, marked "STERLING CAP & BARREL"; section with angle indicator, includes recent piston-style convertor, US-made 14K nib has feed marked "F" but writes a wider line. A couple of very shallow bumps to barrel, too shallow to photograph, overall appearance excellent.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $165
17211: Sheaffer 3 Self-Filling: mottled hard rubber lever-filler, 13.7 cm long, nickel plated trim, narrow feed, #3 Self Filling nib; imprints notably crisp, spots of flaking to plating on clip (actually an indication of notable preservation: on most pens of this age, the nickel plating is completely gone, only the nickel silver base material is visible).
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $985
17203: Sheaffer Touchdown Triumph set in box: pneumatic-filler, gold filled cap and barrel, White Dot, 13.4 cm long, two-tone conical Triumph nib with original grade band, section with transparent ink window; matching twist-action pencil uses .9 mm lead, has original foil clip tag. A scarce and short-lived model introduced early in 1950 and replaced by the more common Snorkel version in late 1952. As new, seals replaced, one tiny bump to pen cap (see detail).
DATE: c. 1951 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $385
17197: Sheaffer Imperial ballpoint: sterling silver, 12.9 cm long with tip retracted, White Dot, diamond crisscross pattern, "Reminder" clip retracts and extends tip, insuring that it will not go into a pocket with tip extended.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: exc • $120
17208: Wahl Tempoint: small black hard rubber ringtop eyedropper-filler, 9.75 cm long, full smooth 1/8 18K gold filled overlay, long-tined #2 Tempoint nib; comb feed original, appears to have been shortened slightly with blunted end. Very early production and largely identical to Boston version with same metal content marks and 1904 patent imprints. Dropper-filling Wahls were only made for a very short time after the Boston acquisition.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $265
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