The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Can't get enough classic Watermans! We have been picking up some fine examples recently, with more to come.
17200: Waterman pencil: black hard rubber with gold filled "Gothic" pattern overlay, 13.3 cm long, matches 0552 or 0552˝ fountain pen; crisp with lovely toning, early model without eraser and without metal nozzle tip.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
17199: Waterman pencil: slender mottled hard rubber, 13.25 cm long, gold filled trim, "PAT. APL'D FOR" imprint, uses 1.1 mm lead, matches full-length pens, standard or slender, 52 or 52˝; wild patterning probably from the early days of the extruding experiments that led to Ripple.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: fine-exc • SOLD
17169: Waterman 42½V: woodgrain red and black hard rubber vest pocket safety, 8.9 cm long, made in the USA for the French market, 18K nib and "wedding ring" barrel bands, all with French hallmarks.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $350
17167: Waterman 452 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, checkerboard pattern, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is flexible and responsive. Initials engraved in barrel cartouche, light bumps to cap crown, number imprints at exposed hard rubber barrel end polished away, fine overall appearance, one internal lever tab missing, original pressure bar accordingly replaced with a sprung bar.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • $425
17206: Waterman combination: rare uncatalogued model, black lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead; based upon the 52 but in celluloid, not hard rubber. Lever box has some bend marks but is fully intact, condition otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $895
17184: Waterman Ink-Vue: "Silver Ray" lever pump-filler, 12.85 cm long, chrome plated trim, rare first model with simple unjointed lever, metal globe emblems at both ends. Good barrel transparency, #4 nib, Tip-Fill feed. This model appears to have been in production for only a few months.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium stub flex • $650
17168: Waterman lever-filler in service box: black lever-filler, 12.6 cm long, chrome plated trim, English manufacture; box annotated in pencil, ex-Captain Hopkins collection. War-era pen, silver cap band, low quality hard rubber used for section.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
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17281: Eversharp Doric: black facetted lever-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, high mounted roller clip, Gold Seal, Personal Point screw-in nib unit, responsive "FLEXIBLE" imprinted nib. Cap lip hairlines have been sealed, repair not noticeable without magnification.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium flex • $450
17277: Mordan dip pen and pencil set in box: sterling silver, fluted pattern, pen is 15.3 cm long excluding nib, pencil is 12.9 cm long, uses 1.5 mm VS lead. Both pieces fully marked, though marks much stronger on pencil.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: exc • $450
17291: Parker Duofold Senior pencil: bright jade green with black end stripes, gold filled trim, 13.3 cm long, excellent color, good barrel imprint, a few small dings to the crown, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • $150
17284: Parker Duofold set in box: black striped green and tan pearl Vac-filler, 13.1 cm long, barrel transparency like new, strong imprints with 4th quarter date codes on barrel and nib, aluminum Speedline filler; matching pencil has 3rd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $295
17287: Parker Vacumatic Major: early long single-jewel in green pearl laminate, 13.55 cm long, gold filled trim, 3rd quarter date code on barrel, big two-tone nib is also 1942 dated. Strong imprints, fine barrel transparency, wartime filler with diamond imprint on plunger end.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $295
17289: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance set in box: oversize Golden Brown striated pearl lever-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, early flat feed, large two-tone Lifetime nib with turned up tip, a smooth and wet writer. Matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Appearance of both pieces is like new, but each has had a name removed -- not easy to tell, the personalizations must have been small and shallow, leaving hardly any flattening and only a few mars.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: broad • $375
17294: Sheaffer Commandant set: striated brown pearl lever-filler with military clip, 13 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, #3 nib is a responsive writer. Matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, perfect working condition noting factory seam defect (see detail), not unusual in wartime production.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $225
17286: Sheaffer Slimline Targa converter: syringe style, made in our shop, not original Sheaffer production, Same length as original converters and cartridges. Original Sheaffer cartridges and converters for the slim Targa have long been discontinued and have become difficult to find.
DATE: c. 2026 • CONDITION: new • $27.5
17295: Wahl-Eversharp safety: extremely rare black hard rubber retracting-nib eyedropper-filler, 12.1 cm long, 18K Wahl #2 nib; not known in any ads or catalogs, these pens appear to have been made in France using US-made nibs and feeds, for European market testing. One slight dip in cap lip (see detail), fully functional, internal mechanism shows past servicing.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $950
17264: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal pencil: oversize jade green "Deco Band", 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, excellent color, strong imprints, uses 1.1 mm lead, name imprinted on side next to clip.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: exc • $120
17260: Waterman Executive: gold plated fluted cap and barrel, 13.9 cm long, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; noteworthy factory stub 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad stub • $195
17261: Waterman Executive: frosted steel, gold plated trim, 14 cm long, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; noteworthy factory oblique italic 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad oblique italic • $185
17282: Waterman Executive: tortoiseshell lacquer finish, 14.2 cm long, gold plated trim, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; smooth writing 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $150
17285: Waterman C/F converter: syringe style, made in our shop, not original Waterman production, will fit Waterman C/F pens and other models that use C/F cartridges. This version has a nonremovable front seal that will securely fit Waterman models with shorter cartridge piercing tubes. Same length as original converters and cartridges.
DATE: c. 2026 • CONDITION: new • $27.5
17297: unmarked stylographic pen: red hard rubber pocket size straight-cap with fine silver filigree overlay, 10.1 cm long, marked only "STERLING". Tool marks to posting end and knurling of section, spring needle has been replaced. The stylo itself was made in England, while the electroformed overlay is of distinctively American design.
DATE: c. 1903 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine • $650
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