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Featured Listings Watermans are among our favorite pens. Early examples, in particular, show an almost endless range of variations. Even after decades of collecting, new patterns can turn up, never before seen.
9690: Waterman 12: mottled hard rubber clipless eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, early pre-spoon feed example, 2-line pre-globe imprint with 1884 patent dates, narrow first-design feed, narrow #2 nib with "WATERMAN'S" in semicircle; good color, imprints worn but legible. DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: VG-fine •
NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $285
9692: Waterman 13: smooth black hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.45 cm long, nickel plated trim, nice clean example of an unusual and hard to find model (#3-size pens were nearly the same as #2-size pens, so were dropped from the line shortly after this example was made); #3 New York nib opens up with light pressure for elegant line variation. DATE: c. 1906 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
9697: Waterman 12 Chatelaine: black chased hard rubber screw-cap ringtop eyedropper-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim; extremely narrow threads, Waterman's first non-safety pen with a screw-cap, very rare model, appears in catalog of 1908, though introduced a few years earlier. Good chasing and imprints, moderate fading, cap lip slightly shortened, cap ring fitting not original. DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG-fine*
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $385
9687: Waterman 12: English-market black hard rubber half-overlay eyedropper-filler, 13.2 cm long, 9K solid gold barrel overlay, London-hallmarked with Waterman factory maker's mark; pattern is a combination of twist and deeply hand-chased floral scrollwork -- uncatalogued, and hitherto unknown. Indicia is monogrammed, gold has been polished down, so that the date letter cannot be read.. DATE: c. 1908 •
CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $3850
9689: Waterman 12 SF: black chased hard rubber sleeve-filler, 14.15 cm long, nickel plated trim, used but sound; original riveted clip was pulled out, leaving a crack in the cap which has been sealed, and which is now covered by an old Waterman slip-on clip; #2 nib opens up with the lightest pressure, is slightly wavy from restraightening. DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine superflex • SOLD
9677: Waterman 554 LEC Gothic set in box: black hard rubber lever-filler, 14K solid gold overlay, 13.8 cm long, with matching 1.1 mm pencil; both crisp with 1933 presentation inscriptions, pencil has some bumps to crown piece, pen has raised ridge on side of posting end, partially redone bead on barrel end (see details). Pen lever is post-globe style, but may be original -- it is fully 14K marked. #4 nib is a smooth and effortlessly elegant writer. Box has some internal staining; both pen and pencil have considerable heft -- there is over $400 worth of gold in the pen alone. DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine
semiflex • $1650 |
9724: Artus Seguso 23: blue-green piston-filler, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim; before Josef Lamy began making pens under his own name, he used the brand name Artus; this example appears to be new old stock, original cork seal has been relubricated and appears sound and ink-tight, noting age-pitting to trim plating..
DATE: c. 1962 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium semiflex • $165 
9632: Aurora Olo: brown pearl web ringtop button-filler, 10.5 cm long, gold filled trim, "OLO" imprint on section, 14K nib marked "Morans", appears to be an upgrade from original plated steel nib, opens up with light pressure; usual thinly-plated trim, uneven crimping of cap bands.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine* •
NIB: medium flex • $225
9721: Aurora 88: black piston-filler, gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long; split in clutch ring (see detail) stable, does not affect function. Fine ink window transparency, seals replaced, hard rubber hood and filling knob, Aurora logo on hood fully present but polished down; low production number, #228973.
DATE: c. 1948
• CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine semiflex • $295
9722: Aurora 88P: black piston-filler, chrome plated cap and trim, 13.6 cm long; barrel transparency like new, seals replaced, logo of the tire company "CEAT" on bbl; very smooth hooded nib, typical pinprick pitting to cap plating.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $265
9624: Aurora 88P in box: black piston-filler, 13.75 cm long, chrome plated cap and trim, some plating loss to cap (see detail), good ink window transparency, smooth hooded nib; end plug in filler knob absent, exposing screw head, does not affect function.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $225
9705: Eversharp Bantam set: red pearl miniature bulb-filler, 9.7 cm long, gold plated trim, plated #0 nib, matching 1.1 mm pencil; very lightly used, pen retains its original crimped-on rubber bulb -- very uncommon. Pen not usable as is, since the bulb is partially hardened.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: near mint
• NIB: extra-fine • $160
9701: Mabie Todd Swan Eternal 46 ETN: large black hard rubber lever-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, New York production, all imprints legible, usual plating problems to lever, massive #6 Eternal nib is a smooth writer, comb feed fully intact; two small stable hairlines in cap lip.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: extra-fine rigid • $350
9710: Mabie Todd Swan Eternal 56 ETN: unusual short version, black hard rubber oversize lever-filler, 11.5 cm long, gold filled trim, New York production, all imprints legible, sound condition, noting plating wear; massive #6 Eternal nib is a smooth writer, comb feed fully intact.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: VG •
NIB: medium fine rigid • $285
9723: Parker button-filler: rare streamlined Duofold-style model in black and gold, 11.4 cm long, gold filled trim; uncatalogued, an example recently sold at auction for over $600.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine •
NIB: fine semiflex • $425
9709: Parker 51: early production Teal Blue Aerometric filler with factory transparent hood; Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, sac is a new old stock replacement; barrel imprint bears 4th quarter 1948 date code, connector is Lucite, not vinyl as on later pens.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $225
9760: Parker London Duofold: one of the scarcest and most striking of modern Duofolds, this Centennial-sized limited edition pen was made in a very small run of only 100 examples, of which 13 were kept by Parker for internal use. The remaining 87 were released at the London Pen Show directly to the public; only a handful have been resold since.
DATE: 2007 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $2500
9718: Rover safety: black hard rubber with gold filled overlay, 10.9 cm long, milled ends, translucent red inlay in cap crown; most Rover pens appear to have been made by other makers, and this example seems to be a Montegrappa product. Seals have been replaced, a good writer, in clean condition aside from some plating wear.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine • $450
9728: Waterman 22: rare mottled hard rubber taper-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.7 cm long; good globe imprint on barrel, 1903 last patent date, right side of imprint partially heat-reversed; patent imprints on feed, #2 New York manifold nib, good color to hard rubber, cap very slightly bent. Waterman taper-cap pens are not uncommon in black, but are very rare indeed in mottled.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB:
fine rigid • $600
9726: Waterman pencil: dark blue, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, uses .9 mm lead, matches Commando pen.
DATE: c. 1942
• CONDITION: exc • $50
9727: Waterman pencil: light blue pearl, 12.7 cm long, gold filled trim; crack to front of barrel does not affect function, largely hidden by patterning of material; uses .9 mm lead, matches Thorobred pen.
DATE: c. 1944 •
CONDITION: VG* • $35
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