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The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Fountain pens as jewelry are epitomized by the precious metal ringtops of the late 'teens and 1920s. Most often sold as ladies' pens, they were also used by men, attached to the chain of a pocket watch.
14919: Mabie Todd Swan: yellow gold filled ringtop lever-filler, 10.1 cm long, elegantly engine turned, #2 nib gives considerable line width variation; initials on barrel, shallow bumps to the section overlay.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
14916: Moore lever-filler: black hard rubber ringtop, full 18K yellow gold filled overlay, 9.75 cm long, crisp chevron pattern engine turning, "PAT. PEN." imprints, responsive nib with easy flexibility. Losses to cap liner at cap lip, does not affect posting or functionality (see detail), extenal appearance as new.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
14920: Wahl Tempoint: early gold filled lever-filler ringtop, 9.4 cm long, no Wahl marks on metal, only Boston Safety patent dates and "14 1/8"; crisp "Colonial" pattern, early Sheaffer-licensed sprung lever mechanism, bold italic #2 Tempoint nib has tipping wear, still a notable writer; scratch on section (see detail).
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: broad italic flex • $250
14921: Wahl Tempoint: early green gold filled lever-filler ringtop, 9.85 cm long, no Wahl marks on metal, only Boston Safety patent dates and "14 1/8"; crisp "Grecian Border" pattern, early Sheaffer-licensed sprung lever mechanism, #2 Tempoint nib; some loss of hard rubber liner at cap mouth, does not affect posting or function.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $250
14918: Wahl lever-filler: gold filled #2-size "all metal barrel" lever-filler ringtop, 9.5 cm long, "Check" pattern; hard rubber section, slight marring by one cap vent hole (see detail). #2 nib has nice flex, can write a very fine line with a light touch.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
14929: Wahl lever-filler: gold filled #2-size "all metal barrel" lever-filler ringtop, 9.5 cm long, "Ripple" pattern; chasing nice and crisp but flaking on cap along seam (see detail), tool marks on section, otherwise like new. Distinctive shaping of nib tipping, like an architect's grind.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
14928: Wahl lever-filler: gold filled "all metal barrel" miniature ringtop, 8.4 cm long, "Colonial" pattern, #0 nib gives nice line width variation, springy not soft.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • SOLD
14917: Waterman 452½V Hand Engraved Vine: black hard rubber ringtop lever-filler with full sterling silver overlay, 9.5 cm long, one of Waterman's most expensive deluxe patterns. Notably snappy and responsive #2 nib.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
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14901: Eversharp pencil: rare nickel silver model with trowel clip, first Wahl production, but predating Wahl's takeover; 13 cm long, marked "PATENTED" and "EVER SHARP"; a couple of dents to the front of the barrel, slight bumps to the crown rim (see details), fully functional.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: G-VG • $105
14891: Eversharp repeater pencil in box: rare model, leather covered, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, appears to be new old stock but some rubs to the leather (tan snakeskin, according to company literature).
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc • $165
14902: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl, 12.8 cm long, nickel plated trim, aluminum Speedline filler, clean imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on nib; near-perfect barrel transparency, unusual configuration with pre-1939 style simple arrow clip, striped cap jewel, and "bullseye" barrel jewel. Some age dulling to cap band, otherwise excellent.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $365
14904: Parker 51 pencil: twist-action in grey, crisp 1/10 16K gold filled cap in fine parallel lines pattern, war-era clip is gold filled over silver; uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: exc • $80
14894: Parker 51 pencil: late production twist-action in dark blue, 12.6 cm long, frosty Lustraloy cap with "halo" logo, chrome plated trim, uses .9 mm lead. New old stock, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: near mint • $70
14911: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #4816 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $825
14910: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #1485 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $825
14908: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #1627 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $825
14907: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #4258 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $825
14906: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #4258 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers, no barrel sticker.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $795
14905: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean set in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler with matching ballpoint, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, a low-numbered example, #126 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers. Although 5000 fountain pens were made, only 1000 were paired with ballpoints, making sets such as this scarce indeed.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $1250
14922: Sheaffer golf pencil: red-veined grey pearl ringtop, 6.75 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead; strong imprints, slight seam opening right above, looks like a scratch.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine* • $60
14914: Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph Sentinel DeLuxe set: 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. Ding on top of cap, otherwise fine to excellent. Matching pencil uses .9mm lead, cap undinged. This first model of the Sentinel was sold only from 1946-47, as the cap was changed to a bright polished finish in 1948.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine • $205
14912: Wahl-Eversharp 75 pencil: gold filled, 13.5 cm long, smooth; most Eversharps used 1.1 mm lead, but this is one of the much less common versions that uses 1.9 mm (.075") extra-thick lead; new old stock with original lead refill information slip in the spare leads compartment, but storage rust pitting to nose cone, one pinhead pit mark to side of crown (see details).
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • $150
14924: Waterman Crusader repeater pencil: burgundy with two-tone aluminum cap, 13.5 cm long, chrome plated trim, uses .9mm lead. New old stock, but light shop wear and typical age pitting to clip button plating.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: exc • $50
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