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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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