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The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Sheaffer's streamlined Balance not only transformed fountain pen design virtually overnight -- it was also a lasting success, a bestseller from its introduction at the end of 1928 all the way through to the early 1940s.
14609: Sheaffer Balance 5-30: full size green pearl and black marbled "Marine Green" lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent color, no brassing, outstandingly flexible nib, smooth and lively.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine superflex • SOLD
14657: Sheaffer Balance pencil: silver pearl and black marbled, 12.1 cm long, chrome plated trim, uncommon wide milled jeweler's band, unimprinted clip; bold imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine • $60
14625: Sheaffer Balance 350: small green striated lever-filler, 12.2 cm long, gold filled trim, section with ink window, #3 nib is super fine. No brassing to trim, condition would be excellent+ but for sealed cap lip hairline (see detail -- hard to see).
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $95
14630: Sheaffer Feathertouch Balance 500: full size golden pearl striated plunger-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, two-tone Feathertouch #5 nib, scarce early production variant with only two wide ink windows in the barrel instead of the usual multiple narrow stripes. Plating clean, but small ding to the cap band (see detail).
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
14612: Sheaffer Balance: small black lever-filler with inlaid abalone flakes, 12.1 cm long, gold filled trim, section with ink window, good imprint, excellent color, #3 Sheaffer nib.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $125
14610: Sheaffer Balance 350: long slender gold striated lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, section with ink window, #3 nib.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $120
14648: Sheaffer Junior Balance 200 pencil: black with inlaid abalone flakes, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, uncommon wide milled jeweler's band, unimprinted clip; bold imprint, uses .9 mm lead. Unlike most examples of Sheaffer's "Ebonized Pearl", the material used here appears to be missing the usual clear overcoating, resulting in some surface irregularity around the edges of some of the inlaid abalone flakes.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine* • $45
14633: Sheaffer Junior Balance 275: small red and silver pearl striated "Roseglow" lever-filler, 12.2 cm long, chrome plated trim, section with ink window, Junior nib gives nice line width variation but requires a bit of pressure; excellent color, crisp imprints, slight posting impression on barrel.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $165
14594: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance 1000: full size silver pearl striated lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, chrome plated trim, White Dot, section with ink window, two-tone Lifetime nib with turned up tip, excellent for left-handed or steep angle writing.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
14603: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance: long slender red striated "Carmine" plunger-filler, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone Lifetime nib, excellent barrel transparency, some marring to the filler knob.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium firm • $145
14608: Sheaffer Feathertouch Balance 500: full size black lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, two-tone Feathertouch #5 nib, section with ink window.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
14604: Sheaffer Feathertouch Balance 500: full size red striated "Carmine" plunger-filler, 13.85 cm long, gold filled trim, two-tone Feathertouch #5 nib, excellent barrel transparency, crisp imprints.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • SOLD
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14662: Cattaraugus knife pencil: black celluloid body, chrome plated trim, 13.6 cm long, one cutting blade and one nail file, good snap to both; tool marks on nose cone, mechanism is propel-only, appears to have been converted to use 1.4 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine* • $105
14634: Eagle Torpedo No. 830 pencil: black chased hard rubber with line and dot pattern, 14.2 cm long, April and July 1909 patent dates, uses standard 2 mm lead; age splits in black Japanned metal ends do not affect function, condition otherwise like new but for one small ding to the side of the nose cone.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • $45
14635: Eagle Little Torpedo No. 829 pencil: black chased hard rubber barrel, 11.9 cm long, April 1909 patent, uses standard 2 mm lead; age split in black Japanned metal end cap does not affect function, condition otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • $40
14636: Eagle Little Torpedo No. 829 pencil: black chased hard rubber barrel, 12 cm long, April 1909 patent, uses standard 2 mm lead; age split in black Japanned metal end cap does not affect function, condition otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • $40
14637: Eagle Little Torpedo No. 829 pencil: black chased hard rubber barrel, 12 cm long, April 1909 patent, uses standard 2 mm lead; age splits in black Japanned metal ends do not affect function, condition otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • $40
14638: Eagle Little Torpedo No. 829 pencil: black chased hard rubber barrel, 12 cm long, April 1909 patent, uses standard 2 mm lead; age splits in black Japanned metal ends do not affect function, condition otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • $40
14640: Eclipse lever-filler: oversize orange lever-filler with black ends, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, 14K gold warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $185
14627: Norma 304 four-color pencil in box: 1/40 10K rolled gold, engine turned, 13.6 cm long with tips retracted, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in USA.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $145
14616: Norma 104 four-color pencil: chrome-plated brass, engine turned, 14.25 cm long with tips retracted, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in USA.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $75
14613: Norma 104B four-color pencil: chrome-plated brass, engine turned, black lacquered upper barrel with New York Central System logo; 14.35 cm long with tips retracted, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in USA, "PEN" engraved on barrel. A nice gadget pencil with a railroad connection.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: exc • $150
14658: Parker 75 Laque ballpoint: gold plated trim, "Thuya" lacquer finish, made in France, "IU" date code, uses standard refills.
DATE: 1991 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $95
14606: Ruxton Multi-Vider Executive slide rule pencil: ivory marbled Bakelite with gold-filled trim, 16.4 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser cover with bayonet-style twist lock. Instructions and further info here. Cracking at top, dent to cap crown, but fully functional. Multi-Viders in colors other than black are rare.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG* • $165
14626: Select four-color ballpoint in box: chrome plated brass, 13.45 cm long with tips retracted, made in Japan, hefty solid metal construction, uses standard D1 refills (four fresh refills installed), with original instructions.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: mint • $150
14650: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance pencil: oversize in "Marine Green" green pearl and black marbled, 14.5 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine • $150
14576: Waterman 22: crisp black chased hard rubber taper-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.7 cm long, gold filled trim, bold imprints and chasing, hard rubber dark and glossy, noteworthy nib.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium italic flex • $350
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