The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
This group of Juniors and Majors is a good representative sample of WW2 era Parker Vacumatic production. We have also listed a number of smaller versions recently, Debutantes and Sub-Debutantes.
16930: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, good barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on nib, Speedline filler with aluminum plunger, initials on back of cap.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $175
16933: Parker Vacumatic Major: blue pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, uncommon "jeweler's" band with fine parallel lines pattern, imprint is worn at end, date code illegible, nib is a 1948-dated replacement, filler unit is wartime with opaque grey plunger.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $225
16937: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, sharp imprint with 1st quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, nib has 1946 date code.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • SOLD
16932: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, unusual wartime production with longitudinal seams on both cap and barrel, extra-narrow laminations on cap and slightly wider than standard laminations on barrel; strong imprint with 2nd quarter date code, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end, initials on barrel below imprint.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $225
16928: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, sharp imprint with 1st quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $195
16929: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated over silver trim, excellent barrel transparency, sharp barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, 2nd quarter date code on nib.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • SOLD
16927: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; clean barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, matching date code on nib, fine barrel transparency.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • SOLD
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17027: Conklin Senior Endura: oversize gold and black marbled lever-filler, 13.45 cm long, gold filled trim, massive Endura nib is firm but not rigid, writes a naturally shaded line. Usual high-spot plating wear to clip, cap band may be a replacement as it is slightly oversize and cemented in place.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium • $465
17045: Cross 150th Anniversary limited edition set: sterling silver fountain pen and ballpoint, reproduction of iconic and extremely rare 1930s Signet model, fountain pen with converter, 18K gold nib. As new, in a standard Cross box rather than the special limited edition packaging, not originally a set as the two pieces do not have matching numbers (fountain pen is from an edition of 2100, ballpoint from an edition of 1750).
DATE: 1996 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $695
17066: Faber Castell Intuition Platino ballpoint: black lacquer, platinum-plated trim, 13.6 cm long; as new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 2020 • CONDITION: near mint • $200
17044: Montblanc Meisterstück Classique ballpoint: black with gold plated trim, 14 cm long with tip extended.
DATE: c. 1995 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $165
17036: Montblanc Starwalker Fineliner in box: black fiber tip, platinum plated trim, clear top end with "floating" Montblanc star emblem; in box with service guide brochure including filled-out dealer warranty form, as new noting Fineliner refill is dried out.
DATE: c. 2003 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $450
17040: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: jade green, scarce model with black letter-opener taper; 16.7 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, good imprints and excellent color, long nose cone.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $175
17028: Parker Duofold Senior Deluxe: streamline black-veined green pearl button-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, triple cap bands with wider central band; excellent color, hard to find as introduced towards the end of Duofold production, USA barrel imprint but Canadian Duofold nib and late comb feed. Burn pit on end of blind cap (see detail).
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium semiflex • $465
17034: Redipoint lever-filler: gold filled all-metal construction with hard rubber section, 12.4 cm long, fleur-de-lys engine turning pattern, blue enamel logo in cap top for The Home Insurance Co. of New York. Smooth and responsive nib, easy flexibility, lever action a little stiff, needs to be pushed back manually to sit flush with barrel.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $120
17031: Seth Crocker pneumatic-filler: olive green with white helical streaks, 13.25 cm long, gold filled trim, hole-less end knob with inner valve, warranted nib; scarce and desirable Chilton family offshoot, most of these were made for sale at various large department stores and are so marked, in this case for W. C. Stripling & Co. of Fort Worth, Texas. Patent imprint on barrel, correct warranted 14K nib is an excellent writer. This pen larger than most of its type, condition also noteworthy.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • $695
17038: Sheaffer Targa Lacque Red Ronce Classic 1034 in box: hand-lacquered cartridge filler, gold plated trim, 13.55 cm long, upturned 14K gold inlaid nib is a notably smooth and wet writer; instructions under pad.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium broad • $250
17037: Sheaffer Targa GT 1003 in box: matte black first edition cartridge-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold plated trim, 14K gold inlaid nib is a smooth writer, section marked "M" but nib is on the finer side. Includes squeeze converter, spare cartridges, paperwork.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $165
17032: Stratford Magnetic: unique and futuristic design, with the cap held in place at either end of the barrel by magnetic action; black button-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold plated trim, 14K gold Stratford nib, barrel imprint includes "PAT. PEND." indicating manufacture prior to Feb. 15, 1949 issuance of patent D152717.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $175
17029: Wahl-Eversharp Signature: "Coral" ringtop lever-filler, 12.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Signature nib is a responsive writer; cap lip slightly trimmed, ringtop fitting is a replacement.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $150
17051: Waterman 12 in box: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, crisp and glossy, long-tined star imprint nib, pre-1903 Spoon Feed with 1899 patent imprint; rounded ends, cap with bold 1898 patent imprint, box and instructions intact with wear and ink stains.
DATE: c. 1902 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $450
17025: Waterman 7 Ripple set: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler, 14.3 cm long, gold filled trim, "Purple" nib, casein cap band looks more dark red, Canadian production; pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Minor plating wear to cap band and pencil barrel band, nib is firm but not rigid, a responsive writer.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $595
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