The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
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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
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
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, one internal lever tab missing, original pressure bar accordingly replaced with a sprung bar.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
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
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17368: Chase-Lite Penlite: chrome plated pencil lighter, 13.2 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in Japan; spring-loaded cap is released by pressing on the clip. Company name engraved on barrel, otherwise like new, strong sparking action, includes top half of original box.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: near mint • $65
17363: Esterbrook B: full-size "Dollar Pen", black lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, stainless steel trim, contemporary #2314 medium Relief nib has a few spots of pitting but is a smooth and wet writer.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: broad oblique stub • $145
17355: Esterbrook B: full-size "Dollar Pen", black lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, stainless steel trim, later #2048 Falcon nib is a noteworthy writer; scratch on side of barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $105
17347: Parker The Mysterious Yangtze: privately printed hardbound travelog by company founder George S. Parker, name inked out inside front cover and on ex libris, binding partially unglued inside back cover (see details).
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: VG • $65
17358: Parker 75 Diamant: gold plated cartridge/converter filler, made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, feed marked "F",section with smooth gold plated trim ring; slender metal squeeze-filling converter included, condition like new but for trace wear to edges of end buttons.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $295
17346: Parker 75 Damier: rare and desirable pattern in vermeil, gold over sterling silver, made in France, full French hallmarks, smooth-writing "F" 18K nib, early section with angle indicator, includes slender metal squeeze converter.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $850
17367: Parker 75: matte black, gold plated trim, 12.8 cm long, made in France, uses standard Parker cartridges, metal squeeze converter included; 18K nib, "M" marked feed, "IIA" date code.
DATE: 1992 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $185
17365: Sheaffer Lifetime Autograph Balance: black plunger-filler, solid 14K gold clip and cap band, 13.4 cm long, two-tone nib with slight turn-up at tip, fine barrel transparency, cap band engraved.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $265
17364: Sheaffer Sentinel Deluxe: large black lever-filler, 13.3 cm long, brushed stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, White Dot at end of barrel, big two-tone conical Triumph nib, section with ink window. Small ding to side of cap, otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $175
17360: Sheaffer Touchdown Valiant: large first-year burgundy pneumatic-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window; big two-tone conical Triumph nib is a smooth writer, typical slight shrinkage at end of barrel over seal recess (see detail).
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium firm • $165
17350: Waterman 14 VS: mottled hard rubber safety, 12.9 cm long, beautiful color and patterning, #4 New York nib, bold imprints on cap and barrel, turning knob unmarked.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • $650
13487: Waterman 12 PSF: extremely early clipless smooth black hard rubber lever-filler, 13.65 cm long, gold filled trim, a rare example of one of the very first Waterman lever-fillers with a number of distinctive features, including the oval recess for the lever end, a sprung pressure bar assembled with a rivet and with a barrel-shaped anchor end, and a lever box stop consisting of a bent-over tab (discussed in this article). Lever-fillers marked "PSF" were made only from 1914 to mid-1917; of these, only a small number had sprung pressure bars and raised barrel threads; and of these, only a tiny fraction belong to the very first series with the features noted above, making them at least as rare as Waterman coin-fillers. Nib is a notably good writer even though the tipping is almost completely worn away.
DATE: 1915 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine stub flex • $325
17378: Waterman 1195: oversize black hard rubber lever-filler, full gold filled overlay in French "F" pattern, 13 cm long, the French-market equivalent to a USA 0555 LEC -- a known but rare and uncatalogued configuration. #5 nib is an outstanding writer and contemporary to the pen, but not original to it, as it is 14K rather than the French standard of 18K.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $1100
11511: Waterman 0554 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, gold filled checkerboard pattern overlay, 13.75 cm long, with custom factory enamel badge on cap; #4 nib gives dramatic line width variation.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $595
17354: unmarked writing set: large hexagonal dip pen, oversize mechanical pencil, and wax seal, all in black casein-based plastic with white trim bands; pencil uses standard 1.1 mm lead, measures a full 19.1 cm long (over 7 1/2 inches -- shown next to a Parker 75, not included, for scale). All three pieces appear unused, box exterior worn with some paper covering missing, name written inside, likely of German manufacture.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $250
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