David Nishimura Vintage Fountain Pens & Writing EquipmentDe La Rue (Onoto)

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7512: De La Rue Onoto: black hard rubber three-quarter length slip-cap plunger-filler with chevron-pattern gold filled overlay; 11.8 cm long, one tiny ding to the cap crown, metal otherwise clean, responsive #3 Onoto nib.

DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $500 ORDER

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6947: De La Rue Onoto playing cards: deck of 52 cards, worn but complete, with box printed on sides "Onoto the Pen", "Onoto the Pencil", "Onoto the Diary", "The Winner".

DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: G • $45 ORDER

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6834: De La Rue Onoto: oversize black chased hard rubber slip-cap plunger-filler, 14 cm long, nickel plated trim, big #8 Onoto nib; barrel imprint worn but fully legible, number on filler knob illegible, overall mechanically sound and tight, all seals replaced.

DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine italic oblique • $850 ORDER

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7058: De La Rue Onoto demonstrator: classic British plunger-filler, 13.9 cm long, transparent celluloid barrel with cutaways to show filler piston and ink shutoff; gold plated dummy nib; acquired from an old Australian pen shop.

DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: mint • $850 ORDER

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