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Links to Pen Profiles: Conklin Crescent-Filler - Conklin Nozac
6659: Conklin 3D&N: black hard rubber desk model crescent-filler, 17.2 cm long, gold filled trim, fully marked, somewhat toothy #3 Conklin nib; an extremely rare pen, similar in profile to other desk pens by makers such as Waterman, John Holland, and Mabie Todd; worn but sound, this is the only Conklin desk model pen we have ever owned and only the second example known, and is not to be confused with the taper-cap crescent-fillers which though rare are regularly seen.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: G • NIB: fine flex
• $1850 
7521: Conklin 3NL: clipless smooth black hard rubber crescent-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints including pointing hand and "UNSCREW" on cap; early narrow feed, near-contemporary replacement nib is correct size but numbered 2 instead of 3, stable longitudinal hairline at base (see detail), smooth and very flexible.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $165
5659: Conklin dummy pens: black-painted wood replicas of crescent-fillers, used for window displays instead of real pens so as to avoid risk of theft and of fading by sunlight; one looks like a capped pen, 13.7 cm long, the other an uncapped pen lacking nib and feed.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG • $500
7132: Conklin lever-filler: gold filled all-metal style ringtop, 10.5 cm long, checkerboard chasing crisp, early long lever, original feed, but replacement warranted nib is of excellent quality.
DATE: c. 1922 •
CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium semiflex • $95
7057: Conklin lever-filler: gold filled all-metal style ringtop, 10.5 cm long, checkerboard chasing crisp, name "Bobby" on cap indicia; early long lever, gold filled section, original feed, but replacement warranted nib is of excellent quality.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex
• $105
7460: Conklin 20P: black chased hard rubber ringtop crescent-filler, 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, good chasing and imprints, unusual model with reverse-threaded section with corresponding arrow imprint; #2 nib somewhat toothy, responds best to a light touch.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex
• $105
6864: Conklin demonstrator: rare black chased hard rubber cutaway #20 crescent-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp and glossy, hole for clip on back of cap, but appears never to have been installed (ditto for the nib and feed, as is typical for this sort of demonstrator pen); original hardened sac has been left intact.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $500
6835: Conklin lever-filler set: gold filled ringtop, 9.45 cm long, matching 1.1 mm pencil, chevron pattern engine turning, indicia monogrammed "F.C."; a few scattered dings, pen lever slightly wavy (see detail), pencil mechanism both propels and retracts, #2 Toledo nib slightly toothy if pressed, but writes an elegant line.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine stub semiflex • $125
7261: Conklin Endura: oversize woodgrain hard rubber flat-top lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, big Endura nib; barrel imprint is worn but mostly legible, section is black hard rubber, not woodgrain -- probably an old replacement.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine firm
• $465
7055: Conklin lever-filler: full-length gold filled all-metal style pen, 12.5 cm long, chevron pattern chasing, no brassing, but barrel slightly out of round behind threads (can be felt by rolling the pen between the fingers, but does not show in photos), front part of section overlay trimmed where corroded by exposure to ink; a good writer, and cosmetically excellent.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB:
fine flex • $150
6175: Conklin pencil: gold filled ringtop, 10.6 cm long, checkerboard panels pattern, 1920 patent date imprint, a couple of dings to the front of the barrel; uses 1.1 mm lead, mechanism advances and retracts lead.
DATE: c.
1925 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $45
5668: Conklin Student Special: black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim; moderate fading, "STUDENT SPECIAL" imprint fully legible, tight stable hairline from cap lip to cap band, nice Conklin "SS"-marked nib.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium semiflex •
$125
5688: Conklin lever-filler: unusual high-quality economy-line model, 10.8 cm long, gold filled trim, black line-chased celluloid, strong imprints, no brassing, slight bump above clip from clip spring; responsive nib.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine flex • $160
7496: Conklin Symetrik: black oversize lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, substantially less common than the earlier flat-tops; large Conklin Toledo nib has a hairline crack from the vent hole (see detail), but the gold is so thick and the nib is so rigid that it seems entirely stable for normal use.
DATE:
c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine firm • $325
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