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Can't get enough classic Watermans! We have been picking up some fine examples recently, with more to come.
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
17209: Conklin 2: early black hard rubber slip-cap crescent-filler, gold filled hand engraved overlay, 13.3 cm long, narrow feed, notably flexible long-tined #2 nib; name engraved on cap, brassing at ends and corrosion at front of barrel overlay (see details), pen still mechanically sound and of excellent quality. Slip-cap Conklin overlays are scarce in any condition.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: G-VG • NIB: fine flex • $850
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
17218: Gold Bond lever-filler: blue-veined pearl ringtop, 11.7 cm long, gold filled trim, knurled ends, unusual and striking celluloid; name on barrel, moderate ambering, #2 warranted nib is extraordinarily flexible, opening easily with the slightest touch.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine superflex • SOLD
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
17220: Parker Vacumatic Maxima: golden pearl laminate oversize single-jewel, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; single-jewel Maximas are uncommon, and this example displays a number of unusual features characteristic of early wartime production, including a striped cap jewel and a plastic-bodied filler unit with diamond imprint on the plunger; barrel transparency is excellent, strong barrel imprint with what appears to be a 4th quarter date code. Nib has 1942 date code along with star imprint on heel, so may be a contemporary swap.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $525
17212: Parker 51: early production black Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, bold barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, early construction with transparent Lucite connector, chrome filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, new sac with perfect transparency.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • SOLD
17219: Parker 51 Demi: "Plum" Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, bold barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, early construction with transparent Lucite connector, chrome filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, original sac with excellent transparency.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $295
17213: Parker 51 triple set: black fountain pen, ballpoint, and twist-action pencil, 1/10 12K gold filled caps, converging lines pattern, USA production. Aerometric fountain pen shows more usage, and may be a few years earlier; a few pinprick dings to the cap, new sac has been installed. Ballpoint and pencil are near mint, pencil uses .9 mm lead, ballpoint is the only piece with the "halo" imprint.
DATE: c. 1957 • CONDITION: fine-exc/near mint • NIB: medium • $365
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
17204: Sheaffer Snorkel Sentinel set in box: black pneumatic-filler, 14.1 cm long, stainless cap, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone conical 14K gold Triumph nib marked "M5", original nib grade band on section; matching pencil uses .9mm lead. Instructions under pad, pen appears unused, seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1954 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $175
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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