The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.



15931: Eversharp Bantam set in box: green swirled pearl miniature bulb-filler, 9.8 cm long, gold filled cap band, gold plated clip, translucent barrel, 14K gold "0" size nib, matching twist-action pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Pen has original price sticker on cap, only traces of sticker on pencil barrel. Fancy patterned foil box has pencil dedication on inside of lid.

DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine flex • $165

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15944: Eversharp Skyline: burgundy lever-filler with uncommon parallel lines pattern gold filled cap, 13.35 cm long, notably flexible nib.

DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $165

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15961: John C. Wahl 120 repeater pencil: 1/10 14K gold filled oversized thick lead (3mm) model, 14.3 cm long, yellow end jewel of either Bakelite or celluloid; not strictly a Wahl-Eversharp product, but a side project by John C. Wahl, covered by US patent 2,210,845. Top quality manufacture, seldom seen.

DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine • $150

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15941: Moore Fingertip 76-B: small burgundy slip-cap lever-filler with stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, 11.7 cm long, distinctive stainless nose cone with inset gold nib. Typical slight heat swelling to barrel ends, cracks at end of barrel also typical, result of manufacture from tube stock (see detail).

DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine • $165

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15946: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate double-jewel "long Major" (slender Maxima length), 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, black end jewels, good barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, two-tone arrow nib with 3rd quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler.

DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • SOLD

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15925: Parker 51: dark blue Vac-filler, scarce coin silver cap with grouped parallel lines pattern, rhodium plating, gold filled over silver wartime Blue Diamond clip; filler unit with diamond imprint on plunger end. Strong barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code. Parker's 1942 production levels were low as they were concentrating on producing war materiel.

DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $325

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15924: Parker 51 Heritage set in box: black double-jewel Vac-filler, bold barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, wartime filler unit with diamond imprint on plunger, uncommon 1/10 16K gold filled over silver cap with grouped parallel lines pattern, geometric band, and rectangular cartouche, solid 14K gold Blue Diamond clip and trim. Matching .9 mm twist-action pencil cap is 1/7.5 12K, also with solid gold trim. Pen's collector is made using Buckskin Tan acrylic stock -- no wasted material during wartime shortages. With 1944-dated instructions with handwritten 1944 date as well.

DATE: 1944 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $695

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15915: Parker 75 ballpoint: silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, cap actuated, marked "STERLING CAP & BARREL", made in USA, uses standard Parker refills.

DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150

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15959: Pelikan 400: green striated piston-filler, black cap and filling knob, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, transparency like new, nib marked "M".

DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium stub semiflex • $350

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15938: Pelikan 400NN set in pouch: classic German piston-filler, 13.15 cm long, brown cap and turning knob, tortoiseshell striated transparent barrel, "F" marked nib, matching 450 repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser at top in brass sheath. Excellent overall but for typical stress hairlines in pen cap (see details) which look like scratches and do not affect function due to the metal inner cap liner. Leather Pelikan zipper pouch is as new.

DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $425

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15943: Sheaffer Crest set in box: first model with threads at front of section, black lever-filler with gold filled cap, 13.9 cm long, White Dot on end of barrel, two-tone Lifetime nib with turn-up tip; matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Used but sound, pen cap has pinhead ding on back, barrel has slight swelling around internal lever retaining ring.

DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium • $195

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15936: Sheaffer Lifetime Valiant: large red pearl striated "Carmine" plunger-filler, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot on cap, big two-tone conical Triumph nib, ribbed section with ink window, crisp imprints.

DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $275

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15905: Sheaffer Autograph Stratowriter: black ballpoint, 13.5 cm long, solid 14K gold trim, signature engraved on wide cap band, introductory year model without White Dot, original refill is stuck in place, would have to be extracted if pen is to be used (would also require an adapter, not included).

DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: exc* • $150

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15926: Sheaffer Admiral set in box: Persian Blue lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, section with ink window, two-tone #5 Feathertouch nib; matching twist-action pencil uses .9 mm lead. Appears to be new old stock with slight shop wear, ring of subtle ambering by barrel threads.

DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $95

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15930: Waterman Skywriter in box: black celluloid lever-filler, 12.75 cm long, nickel plated trim, Canadian-made subbrand model by Waterman's subsidiary Alco (Aikin Lambert Co.). Wartime pen, great nib but cap bands irregularly crimped, slight swelling of barrel over lever pivot. From the Hopkins collection, dispersed at Bonhams some thirty years ago. Hopkins was a British Army officer, meticulous about recording the circumstances of each purchase, retaining and annotating receipts, instructions, and boxes to an almost obsessive degree.

DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine stub flex • $175

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