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 • SOLD
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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17117: Eversharp Skyline set: black lever-filler with stainless steel cap and trim, one of the rarest Skyline variants; 13.3 cm long, early production section with ink window, matching repeater pencil is considerably less common than the pen and is in near-perfect condition, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium stub flex • $695
17122: Mabie Todd Swan: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with barleycorn pattern sterling silver overlay, bayonet-style cap attachment with chatelaine suspension ring and chains; 13.25 cm long, New York manufacture for the British market, pen and box marked for Mabie, Todd & Bard, patent dates up to 1888 but not 1895. Over under feed with twisted silver wire tail, nib is notably broad and juicy. Overall appearance is excellent, but a personalized engraving has been polished off the barrel, there are small shallow dings on the section and barrel, and there is some delamination of the gold visible on the underside of the nib (see details)..
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra broad stub flex • $950
17124: Mabie Todd Blackbird: mottled hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 12.5 cm long, made in England, notable writer with factory oblique nib, appearance fine but imprint fully heat-reversed. Mabie Todd eyedropper-fillers in mottled hard rubber are notably uncommon.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: G-VG • NIB: broad oblique flex • $225
17123: Mabie Todd Swan Military Safety: uncommon screw-cap black chased hard rubber ink-tablet eyedropper-filler, 14.4 cm long, nickel plated trim, New York production; crisp and glossy with sharp chasing and imprints, like new noting one feed fin chipped (see detail, does not affect function).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $585
17131: Mabie Todd Swallow: smooth black hard rubber lever-filler, 11.25 cm long, nickel plated trim, #2 nib is sharp-edged with excellent flexibility; barrel imprint with 1918 patent date, New York production.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine stub flex • $265
17130: Mabie Todd Blackbird: black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, nickel plated trim, made in England, even wear and moderate fading, name on barrel; wet writing nib, bold and responsive.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: broad flex • $175
17112: Parker Duofold Junior: red hard rubber button-filler, 11.7 cm long, gold filled trim, large imprint, intact Lucky Curve feed, end milling clean, some wear to banner part of imprint, otherwise clearly legible.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium firm • $275
17106: Parker Duofold Senior pencil: streamlined in Burgundy, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, later production with nose cone drive, lead cartridge insert, clip without patent date; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
17107: Parker Classic Laque ballpoint in box: early production French lacquer, "Tortoiseshell" with Chinese two-character signature on barrel, narrow gold plated bands at joint, and band at top marked "PARKER" and "MADE IN FRANCE".
DATE: c. 1979 • CONDITION: exc • $275
17113: Parker 180 Imperial: gold plated cap, barrel, and trim, grouped parallel lines pattern; US-made, includes squeeze-filler slender convertor, 14K gold two-way triangular nib (offers two nib grades in one, with a thinner line when the nib is used inverted).
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium/extra fine • $150
17118: Parker 75 Fougere: vermeil (gold plate over solid sterling silver), made in France, 14K French nib, unusual version with dished tassies, no cap cabochon, cap rim marked "VERMEIL CLUB"; French hallmarked, but not marked "MADE IN FRANCE",.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $765
17108: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, made in Providence, RI; sharp chasing and imprints including July 15, 1879 patent date on section; two-part screw-apart section, spring-loaded gold needle and tipping intact, cap is a replacement of excellent quality.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine • $265
17121: Waterman 402 in box: English-market black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fine barleycorn sterling silver overlay, 14.2 cm long, London hallmarks with date letter for 1902/3; some digs to the section, nib tipping is present but scant (see details), overlay is unusually clean, only light marks on posting end, hallmarks and engine turning crisp.
DATE: c. 1902 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $985
17114: unmarked combination dip pen and pencil: gold filled, 7.4 cm long retracted, 16.3 cm fully extended including bronze nib; lead compartment in front, extending shaft end turns to extend pencil nozzle, uses 1.5 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $80
17133: unmarked eyedropper-filler: slender black hard rubber slip-cap with unusual gold filled filigree overlay, "8" worked into pattern three times; 12.65 cm long, Gothic "D" initial engraved on cap, warranted nib is a notably calligraphic writer, though tipping is scant.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium stub flex • $485
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