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The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Large flat-tops were all the rage in 1920s America. Some of the most attractive were made by secondary makers, often under contract for department stores and stationers.
16912: Belmont Non-Breakable: ringtop lever-filler in yellow with transparent green ends and white trim rings, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, warranted #4 nib is remarkably flexible and calligraphic. Excellent appearance but barrel imprint well worn. This pen was made by Kraker's Michael George Company for retail by Rexall.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
16895: Eclipse lever-filler: oversize flat-top in olive drab, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, 1923 patent date on clip, fancy banding on cap top, Eclipse-imprinted nib; excellent appearance, noting small gouge on barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $295
16911: Gold Bond (?) Craftsman: oversize lever-filler in cream-streaked red celluloid with knurled black ends, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, clearly C. E. Barrett manufacture in Gold Bond style. Small warranted #8 nib writes a nicely shaded line.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub semiflex • SOLD
16917: Gold Medal Wardrite: oversize yellow lever-filler with black trim bands, gold filled trim, 14 cm long, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar toggled to lever, massive Gold Bond nib is a smooth wet stub; hairline crack in barrel threads has been almost invisibly repaired, barrel mouth now lined with brass and stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: medium stub • SOLD
16894: Good Service stylographic pen: full-size flat-top in unusual and striking red and black mottled celluloid with black ends, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, weighted needle, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, most uncommon as a stylo. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
16893: Good Service lever-filler: oversize flat-top in unusual and attractive blue striated celluloid with black ends, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, fancier model with extra cap bands, #8 warranted nib writes a smooth line, name imprinted on cap. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $275
16890: National Pen Products Gold Medal: oversize flat-top in red hard rubber, 14.14 cm long, purple casein cap crown, gold filled trim, massive Gold Bond nib writes an elegantly shaded line. Bold imprint with a bit of a mystery, as it is stamped over a much lighter previous imprint that reads "MASTER CRAFTSMAN".
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub • $275
16913: unmarked stylographic pen: black and cream flat-top lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, fine quality Midwestern manufacture, weighted needle fully functional.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $165
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16961: American Fountain Pen Co. Improved Moore's Non-Leakable: rare black chased hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 13.6 cm long, can be used as either a slip-cap with the nib extended, or a conventional screw-cap with the nib retracted (when the nib is extended the cap seats on the front part of the sliding sleeve; cutouts in the sleeve allow the barrel to be gripped and kept from turning when the nib is retracted and the cap is being screwed on or off). Patent dates of 1906 and 1911, end marked "75" and "3.00", #2 nib goes from extra-fine to extra-broad with excellent snapback.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $650
16982: Aurora 88 set in case: classic Nizzoli-designed Italian piston-filler, black with chrome plated "Nikargenta" cap, 13.7 cm long, nickel plated barrel trim rings, hard rubber hood and turning knob, ink window darkened, piston seal has been replaced; hooded nib is smooth but rather firm, only opens with pressure. Uncommon matching repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, aluminum case with instructions and guarantee certificate, number does not match that of the pen.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $325
16981: Good Service lever-filler: unusual cherry red ringtop with black ends, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, warranted 14K nib with triangle logo is a notable writer; high quality Wahl-style filling mechanism.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium stub flex • $150
16951: Moore Midget: black hard rubber ringtop safety, gold filled overlay in grouped parallel lines pattern, 9.8 cm long, #2 nib is lively with great line contrast, semistub tip; some corrosion roughness to the front edge of the barrel overlay (see details), condition otherwise fine to excellent.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $385
16955: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold Deluxe: scarce miniature ringtop button-filler in Mandarin Yellow, 8.9 cm long, gold filled trim; later production with comb feed, nb has 2nd quarter 1936 date code; usual moderate discoloration, no cracks, imprint worn but legible.
DATE: 1936 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $365
16957: Parker button-filler: unusual French-made Duofold-like model in reddish brown grained Bakelite, 13.95 cm long, original gold plating of trim very thin and mostly worn away excepting the clip, which appears to be a UK-made replacement of near-identical form but slightly smaller than the original. 18K nib has tipping that is somewhat porous, writes well but with paper feel. Imprint barely legible.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $175
16960: Parker 180 Laque: scarce "Midnight Blue" lacquer finish, an uncatalogued color; gold plated trim, uses cartridge or convertor (slender metal squeeze-fill model included), made in France, "QE" date code; triangular 14K gold nib, feed marked "F/B", original clip tag, no other packaging.
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad/fine • $395
16959: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in gold plate, made in France, 14K gold nib, feed marked "F/B", "UC" date code, uses cartridge or convertor (slender metal squeeze-fill model included).
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: broad/fine • $495
16983: Sheaffer pencil: green gold filled ringtop, 9.1 cm long, uncommon engine turned pattern, Nov. 5, 1918 patent imprint, plus "PAT. PEND'G", uses 1.1 mm lead; charming inscription, ""WED.MUSIC/CLUB".
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $65
16948: Wahl-Eversharp Decoband: oversize black chased pneumatic-filler, 14.9 cm long, ruthenium plated trim, including "Superflex" 14K gold nib; limited run model, now sold out, as new, nib has been smoothed and tuned, no packaging.
DATE: c. 2020 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine flex • $895
16950: Wahl-Eversharp Signature Classic: lapis blue piston-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold plated trim, modeled on soldier-clip models of the late 1920s, 18K gold nib is a smooth wet writer; a handsome pen in like new condition, out of production, no original packaging.
DATE: c. 2021 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium broad • $650
16949: Wahl-Eversharp Doric: oversize "Cathay" pneumatic-filler, 15.7 cm long, gold plated trim, 14K gold nib; limited edition model, now sold out, as new, nib has been smoothed and tuned, no packaging.
DATE: 2021 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $1100
16965: Waterman 452 Filigree: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is tightly sprung and writes a nicely shaded line; no barrel end number imprint, moderate fading to hard rubber, light bumps and marks next to lever (see detail).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $475
16952: Waterman 452 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, checkerboard pattern, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is flexible and responsive; hairline in barrel threads sleeved internally with metal, stronger than new, an invisible repair. Initials engraved in barrel cartouche, light bumps and toothmarks to cap crown (see details) but overall fine appearance.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $475
16963: unmarked dip pen: silver with extensively hand-worked twist pattern, 13.5 cm long excluding non-gold nib.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
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