| Pens with Flexible Nibs: D to O |
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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 
7865: Dunhill-Namiki lever-filler: small clipless Balance-style lever-filler, 9.65 cm long, gold filled trim, decorated with flowers and a bird in hiramakie, fully signed by artist Okoshi Kosai (b. 1900); extremely flexible #1 Dunhill-Namiki "FINE"-imprinted nib; moderate wear, minor chipping to urushi at cap lip (see detail).
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $2250
4804: Dunn pump-filler: long slender black chased hard rubber, 14 cm long, pristine red casein filler knob, nickel plated trim, crisp & glossy; Dunn #2 nib has longitudinal split from vent hole; can be used, but if desired a warranted or Waterman replacement nib can be supplied.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc-near
mint* • NIB: fine stub superflex • $250
7333: Edward Todd combination: 14K solid gold lever-filler with 1.1 mm pencil end, 14.2 cm long, crisp engine turning pattern, fully marked, scattered dings and flat spots, some difficult to photograph; top quality, excellent heft, handsome appearance.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $650
7046: Edward Todd eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber screw-cap, smooth sterling silver overlay, 12.3 cm long, fully marked, characteristic large vent hole at back of cap, showing inner cap joint; no dings, elaborate and elegantly engraved presentation inscription: "2nd Prize/Boy Scout Liberty Loan Campaign/Oct. 20 to 27, 1917/Won By/J. (?) Eugene Tremaine/Troop 1. Highland Park, Ill."; narrow, keel-shaped feed, #3 Edward Todd nib has been rather brutally overpolished, still has plenty of iridium, and is very flexible though rather toothy.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine flex • $400
5589: Edward Todd lever-filler: sterling silver, 11.8 cm long, no dings, handsome chevron pattern engine turning; Edward Todd supplied similar precious metal pens and pencils to retailers such as Tiffany and Cartier to be sold under their names; filler lever has been repaired, but visible only when lever is opened; notable #3 Edward Todd nib has longitudinal hairline crack from base up to "O" in "NEW YORK" (see detail).
DATE:
c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub superflex • $305
4513: Edward Todd pen and pencil combination: unusual sterling silver ringtop lever-filler, 12.5 cm long, exc quality, crisp parallel lines pattern, indicia engraved "M.F.E.", dents to pencil unit; uses 1.1 mm lead, #2 Edward Todd nib.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $275
7987: Esterbrook SJ: green pearl slender lever-filler, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, new old stock #9048 nib unit.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
6982: Evans hump-filler: vest-pocket sized, black chased hard rubber with nickel plated trim, 10.6 cm long, red cap top (probably casein); crisp chasing and imprints, Evans nib opens up with only slight pressure; hairline from rear of filler slot (see detail).
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $90
7490: Grieshaber lever-filler: black hard rubber ringtop with hand-painted decoration; 10.4 cm long, gold filled trim, some losses to the paint, but much less than usual. For more on the pens decorated by the Modern Art Guild of Chicago, see the Spring/Summer issue of The Pennant.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine •
NIB: extra-fine flex • $325
6000: Mabie Todd Swallow combination in box: black-veined red and amber pearl bulb-filler, 15 cm long, gold filled trim; late New York production, very flexible Mabie Todd New York nib, uses 1.1 mm lead, pencil mechanism propels and retracts; no brassing, barrel transparency like new, upper cap band shows crimp marks (from original manufacture); original petrified filler bulb has been left in place, to date we have only heard of one other bulb-filling Mabie Todd combo in collectors' hands.
DATE: c. 1932 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $650
7202: Mabie Todd Swan: gold filled fine barleycorn eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, over and underfeed, early markings for Mabie Todd & Bard (1888 last patent date), engraved "DR. E. DALTON" in indicia; metal looks like solid.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium stub flex • $695
6048: Mabie Todd Swan Military Safety: rare screw-cap black chased hard rubber ink-tablet eyedropper-filler, 14.5 cm long, nickel-plated trim; New York production, imprints and chasing crisp, sealed hairline at edge of ink pellet compartment recess (see detail).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB:
extra-fine flex • $365
7284: Montblanc 4M: rare black hard rubber lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, special order with "DeBeGe" cap imprint instead of the usual Montblanc marking, white casein dome with DeBeGe logo at cap top (Deutsche Berater Gemeinschaft?), nickel plated lever uses Swan-type catch at rear; all imprints good, though logo light due to craquelure and wear to crown. This pen came to us with a chrome plated washer clip, which we will include though probably not original (see photo).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex
• $1100
7264: Montblanc 742 set in box: piston-filler and matching 772K 1.2 mm injector pencil, full gold filled overlay, pen 12.9 cm long, two-tone nib is smooth and very flexible, opens up with light pressure, piston seal replaced; scattered light dings to both pen and pencil, celluloid box missing top star insert.
DATE: c.
1952 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $965
7524: Montblanc Meisterstück: "platinum"piston-filler, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, all imprints clear but no model number on blind cap; smooth writing two-tone 14K nib, typical slight swelling/shrinkage at end of barrel around filler unit, star on cap inlaid off-center.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
NIB: broad oblique flex • $1500
7540: Montblanc (?) button-filler: black French-made pen, 13.7 cm long, gold plated trim, bears star on cap top and Montblanc imprint on barrel, but plated nib is marked "C. J. R./IRIDIUM/FRANCE/16" and overall styling and quality very unlike Montblanc; other examples are known, but for the present their parentage is a mystery: were they made under license in the immediate aftermath of the war, or do they represent a brazen and unauthorized appropriation of the Montblanc name?.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine •
NIB: fine flex • $350
7354: Moore L-92: black chased hard rubber flat-top lever-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, Moore Maniflex nib is somewhat draggy but provides good line variation.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine
flex • $115
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
• $650
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