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11995: Pelikan 100: classic German piston-filler, 11.7 cm long, black hard rubber cap and filler mechanism, brown celluloid barrel, gold filled trim; original cork seal has been replaced with O-rings, cap imprints very weak, filler knob milling fine, slight shrinkage of black binde around reinforcing ring at end of barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $395
9394: Pelikan 100N: classic piston-filler, 12.2 cm long, transparent green barrel, uncommon grey pearl barrel sleeve; "M" imprint on filler unit, cap band plating rough, strong imprints on cap crown, synthetic plunger seal has been replaced, responsive nib with considerable flex.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $600
12790: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, first model without eraser, good imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $125
13338: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, earlier thick-barreled model with brass eraser holder, "EXPORT" imprint at top below clip ring, name on upper barrel; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc • $125
12752: Pelikan 60 pencil: dark green, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim; singular "Knickebein" mechanism advances lead when pencil is "bent" between the fingers (see video here); a real conversation piece, quite scarce and desirable, uses 1.1 mm lead. "PHILIPS" imprinted on barrel, tool marks to nose cone.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine • $275
13565: Pelikan 60 pencil: dark green, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim; singular "Knickebein" mechanism advances lead when pencil is "bent" between the fingers (see video here); a real conversation piece, quite scarce and desirable, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc • $325
13037: Pelikan 400NN: piston-filler, 13.1 cm long, brown cap and turning knob, tortoiseshell striated transparent barrel, nib marked "EF".
DATE: c. 1957 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $305
12486: Pelikan 400NN: piston-filler, 13.1 cm long, black cap and turning knob, green striated barrel, original foil nib grade sticker partially present.
DATE: c. 1957 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine • $300
13033: Pelikan 400NN: piston-filler, 13.1 cm long, brown cap and turning knob, tortoiseshell striated transparent barrel, nib marked "KF".
DATE: c. 1957 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine firm • $325
13341: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine • $105
13342: Pelikan 350 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine • $95
13340: Pelikan 350 injector pencil: green pearl stripes and black, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead, crack in clip attachment collar cover does not affect function (see detail; collar is brass underneath).
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: VG* • $65
13339: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $110
13343: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $115
12676: Pelikan 355 ballpoint: striped green pearl and black, 13.25 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent appearance but name removed from back of upper barrel (see detail). Uses Schneider Express 75 refills.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: VG* • $80
13337: Pelikan 450 injector pencil: brown and striped "tortoiseshell" celluloid, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, later slenderized model, top button pulls out to reveal eraser, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: exc • $120
12694: Pelikan M200 demonstrator: transparent piston-filler, 12.7 cm long, gold plated trim, plated screw-in nib, scarce model marked "W. GERMANY", predating Pelikan's mass release of transparent models at the end of the 1990s; mint with sticker, no original packaging.
DATE: c. 1986 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $350
