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 • $425
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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17235: Frederick Wright (?) flat pencil holder: sterling silver ringtop, 6.45 cm long closed, engraved decoration, full Birmingham hallmarks; slight bumps to ends.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $60
17242: Inkograph stylographic pen: attractive red-flecked egg drop cream celluloid lever-filler, 11.7 cm long, nickel plated trim, near perfect color preservation, overall like new but for plating wear to lever; weighted needle fully intact. Earlier hard rubber Inkographs are relatively common, as are later 1940s-era models, but colorful celluloid examples from this era are rare.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $250
17246: Monogram 4 in box: black hard rubber lever-filler, 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, Lotz patent locking lever (US1407552), long tined #2 Monogram nib, original price band, instructions; original hardened sac has been removed, new sac can be installed upon request. New old stock, some wear to box (see details) but pen is as new, made by George Kraker's Michael George Company for sale in Rexall drugstores.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine flex • $295
17233: Parker Minim ballpoint in case: gold plated clipless model, 11.55 cm long with tip extended, made in Argentina with special packaging, blue plastic tube with Parker "halo" logo on both ends; some minor losses to the metallic paint of the logo and trim on the case. Not to be confused with the USA production Minim of the late 1950s and early 1960s -- this is a later revival of the name for the South American market.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc • $125
17243: Sheaffer Craig: long black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.55 cm long, nickel plated trim, a subbrand model based upon the Kraker patents and parts ceded to Sheaffer in settlement of the infamous patent infringement case; correct #3 warranted nib, like new but for a few tight and stable hairlines in the cap lip (see detail).
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $165
17252: Sheaffer Touchdown Crest Deluxe: black pneumatic-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled cap, White Dot, section with ink window, two-tone conical Triumph nib is a rare flexible -- though the degree of line width variation is decidedly limited. A short-lived model, made for only a few years before supplanted by the Snorkel.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium flex • $295
17250: Sheaffer Snorkel Crest: black pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled cap and trim, first year production with solid 14K gold Snorkel filler tube, two-tone conical Triumph nib; an uncommon model, especially without any cap dings.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine • $295
17251: Sheaffer Snorkel Saratoga: burgundy pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, #5 two-tone 14K gold nib is extraordinarily fine, probably a special order; first year production with solid 14K gold Snorkel filler tube.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: needlepoint • $250
17249: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal: oversize black and pearl "Deco Band" lever-filler, 13.65 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal Signature nib with Personal Point screw-in system, early production with shorter roller clip marked "WAHL PEN". Fine color, even toning, scratch on barrel next to lever (see detail), manifold nib is firm but smooth with excellent flow.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine firm • $765
17231: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised pencil: black and pearl ringtop, 11.85 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, mechanism propels and retracts; short-lived Balance-style model, excellent appearance, noting tiny crack towards front caused by age shrinkage of celluloid over metal liner (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • $80
17232: Wahl-Eversharp Signature pencil: black and pearl, roller-style military clip, 10.65 cm long, gold filled trim, steel tip, uses 1.1 mm lead; tiny short hairline next to nose cone from celluloid shrinkage over metal liner (see detail; does not affect function).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $75
17240: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: black and pearl ringtop, 10.65 cm long, gold filled trim, steel tip, uses 1.1 mm lead; excellent appearance, noting small separation between two black chunks resulting from age shrinkage of the celluloid over the metal liner (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • $60
17245: Waterman 32B in box: black English production lever-filler, 12.2 cm long, chrome plated trim; new old stock with price band, original sac unusable but has not been replaced. From the Captain Hopkins collection, with original box, insert, and annotated receipt.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium stub semiflex • $225
17241: Weidlich lever-filler: vest pocket model, short and stubby, green with translucent red ends, 10.1 cm long, gold filled trim, correct "STAR" marked nib ("Star" was a trademarked Weidlich brand name) has a semistub tip, writes a shaded line.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $150
17238: unmarked flat pencil holder: gold plated with suspension ring, 7.3 cm long closed, French manufacture, Art Nouveau figural and floral relief decoration, engraved monogram on end, wooden pencil insert a bit loose; design bears "E. Dropsy" artist's signature (Émile Dropsy, 1843-1923).
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • $225
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