Moore (American Fountain Pen Co.)
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7471: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 14.6 cm long, early model without safety post inside cap; pen has been recorked, fine tightly-sprung nib.
DATE: c. 1906 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine flex • $400 
7252: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: long mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 15.3 cm long, marked "3.50" on posting end, good barrel imprints, cap imprints worn but legible, early model without safety post inside cap; pen has been recorked, nib is an old replacement, marked "MOORE PEN" instead of "AMERICAN FOUNTAIN PEN", slightly toothy but very flexible, opens up with light pressure.
DATE: c. 1906
• CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $425
9586: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: black hard rubber retracting-nib safety with full gold filled overlay, 9.2 cm long, combined engine-turned and hand-engraved decoration; no brassing or dings, like new, very difficult to find in this condition; nib is smooth and opens up with light pressure, pen has been recorked.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $985
9055: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 12.4 cm long, 1903 patent cap imprint, safety post in cap; has been recorked, smooth-writing #4 American Fountain Pen nib.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $485
8339: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 12.6 cm long, marked "3.50" and "2" on posting end, strong imprints on both cap and barrel, safety post inside cap, correct "AMERICAN/FOUNTAIN/PEN CO." imprint on nib; some scratching to barrel (see detail), nib is an elegant writer, though tipping material is a bit scant.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $425
7250: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: black hard rubber retracting-nib safety with full gold filled filigree overlay; 11.9 cm long, hard rubber nice and dark, metalwork crisp with only flaws a tool mark on the posting end and an adjacent spot of missing gold (see detail); cap indicia has been engraved, pen recorked, nib is quite toothy on rougher paper but extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $1250
7802: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: retracting-nib safety, full gold filled overlay over black hard rubber, 11.7 cm long, fine parallel lines pattern with scroll borders, fancy hand engraving at end of barrel, extremely clean, one ding and monogram on cap indicia, American nib, Moore's 1896 patent imprint on end of barrel; has been recorked.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine superflex
• $850
9024: Moore lever-filler: black hard rubber ringtop, 9.85 cm long, crisp 18K gold filled overlay, nicely toned, initials on cap indicia, imprints with "PAT. PENDING" (probably referring to US patent 1,288,819);.
DATE: c.
1918 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $125
7247: Moore Non-Leakable: black chased hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 13.6 cm long, scarce large model (14.6 mm diameter at cap and sleeve), original model band on cap, sleeve end marked "5 50", "QUICK TURN" cap imprint; new old stock, has been recorked, replacement #6 warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: near
mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $425
7249: Moore Non-Leakable: small hard rubber retracting-nib safety ringtop with full chevron-pattern gold filled overlay, 9.7 cm long, very clean but for brassing to posting end (see detail); has been recorked, nib is a bit toothy but very flexible indeed.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine superflex
• $595
6176: Moore pencil: gold filled ringtop, 11.1 cm long, crisp chasing and imprints, 1922 patent date, fancy monogram in indicia, one very small flattened spot on the shoulder of the tip cone; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925
• CONDITION: fine • $60
8551: Moore L-96: large black flat-top lever-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, red dot on cap top; crisp imprints, trim excellent, almost imperceptible cap shrinkage around inner cap; #6 Moore nib has been retipped by Greg Minuskin, partial hairline at base affects only upper laminate, does not go all the way through, appears stable.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: broad stub •
$365
9104: Moore Servo: black veined pearl lever-filler, 10.95 cm long, gold filled trim, original price band, sac has been removed to preserve color; note patch of increased transparency above price band on cap side.
DATE: c.
1930 • CONDITION: near mint* • NIB: fine semiflex • $165