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A lot of quality in a compact package, Parker's Debutante occupied the small end of the Vacumatic line. The Sub-Debutante was essentially the same pen, but with simpler trim.
16538: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: green pearl laminate double-jewel, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, striped end jewels; excellent barrel transparency, good imprint with 1st quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler, two-tone arrow nib.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $275
16537: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: black laminate double-jewel, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; excellent barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $225
16543: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: green pearl laminate double-jewel, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler, arrow nib has only traces of two-tone plating, semistub tip plus a degree of flex provides a shaded line.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $250
16542: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: golden pearl laminate double-jewel, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 2nd quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler with diamond imprint on plunger end, two-tone arrow nib is a very fine and precise writer.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $225
16534: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: golden pearl laminate double-jewel with uncommon wide smooth cap band, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 1st quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine • $265
16532: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: silver pearl laminate, 11.9 cm long, wartime silver trim, Blue Diamond clip; near mint barrel transparency, bold barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, plastic filler unit with black plunger.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $200
16531: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: blue pearl laminate, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, wartime production with 1st quarter date code, fine barrel transparency.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $175
16536: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: green pearl laminate, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, wartime production with 3rd quarter date code, good barrel transparency.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $160
16539: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: golden pearl laminate, 11.9 cm long, Blue Diamond clip; excellent barrel transparency, bold barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, plastic filler unit with plunger with diamond on end.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • SOLD
16533: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: blue pearl laminate, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric pattern cap band in wartime vermeil, imprint with clearly legible 2nd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency, usual slight swelling over filler unit. Arrow nib originally two-tone but plating nearly all gone, wartime plastic filler unit with diamond imprint on plunger end.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $200
16541: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: golden pearl laminate, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, made in Canada, distinctive small Blue Diamond high on clip, two-tone nib with excellent plating and outstanding flexibility, barrel transparency fine, imprint light but date code legible, lightly-impressed cap band pattern typical of Canadian production.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $295
16530: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: golden pearl laminate, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, 4th quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $165
16535: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: black laminate, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; fine barrel transparency, no trace of a barrel imprint, but gold over silver cap band and plastic filler unit with black plunger with diamond on end indicative of wartime production; posting wear on blind cap.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine • $145
16561: Addison pencil: slender, engine turned silver, 8.1 cm long, early knob finial; made by Thomas Addison of New York City, the most important early American mechanical pencil manufacturer. Characteristic steel tip inset into nozzle, some losses at juncture, also at very top of finial. Fully functional, uses 1.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1830 • CONDITION: fair • $120
16567: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent blue piston-filler, 14.65 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; in black plush box with warranty certificate and ink bottle. Nib has been adjusted and smoothed, pen has been lightly used.
DATE: 1998 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium broad • $375
16565: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 200, large transparent red piston-filler, 14.65 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; in black plush box with warranty certificate and ink bottle. Nib has been adjusted and smoothed, very low edition number.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium semiflex • $595
16568: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.55 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; part of box top has peeled off (see detail -- stuck to interior of outer sleeve), pen itself is in perfect condition.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $495
16569: Ancora 80th Anniversary Grand Complication Silver Demonstrator in box: very low number in a limited edition of only 33, transparent with complex retracting nib mechanism, sterling silver trim, 14.8 cm long, 18K white-plated nib, in elaborate transparent display box with all accessories and papers, outer box.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $2250
16570: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $495
16571: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine semiflex • $495
16572: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium • $495
16559: Eversharp US Civil War Centennial ballpoint: Union blue "Billy Yank" pen, gold-plated sword clip is pressed at the top to retract the writing point; new old stock, minor storage wear, original refill dried out, several available.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: near mint • $45
16574: Parker 75 giant display model: 25.7 cm (10 inches) long, solid aluminum with brass ends and clip, unscrews in center; no nib, not functional, includes shipping tube.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: fine • $450
16563: Pilot Nearlux Mu M90 in box: limited edition for Pilot's 90th anniversary, stainless steel tribute to the classic Myu of 1971; integral nib, blue spinel set into cap top. In box with instructions and papers, outer sleeve.
DATE: 2009 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $595
16576: Sailor 1911 King of Pen with Naginata nib in box: oversize black lacquered ebonite cartridge-filler (converter included), 15.3 cm long, gold plated trim, special-order late second-generation Nagahara 21K gold Naginata nib; with all original packaging, has been tested but otherwise as new.
DATE: 2016 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $1895
16573: Tiffany/Hicks desk pencil: sterling silver, 18.3 cm long, fully marked including Hicks' acorn, uses standard 2 mm lead, propels and retracts; jeweler's inventory mark next to main Tiffany imprint (see detail).
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: fine • $450
16564: Visconti Florentia 50th Anniversary Casa Della Stilografica in box: rare and highly desirable commemorative plunger-filler in marbled teal blue and silver celluloid, perfect condition with original barrel sticker and all paperwork, green leatherette box, cardboard outer box, and corrugated outermost sleeve (some storage staining to bottom of the last). Only 365 pieces made, early in Visconti's history.
DATE: 1994 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $850
16575: Waterman button-filler in box: silver pearl, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, scarce model made in England for the Swiss market; #5 nib is 14K.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium semiflex • $275
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