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The items below are recent additions to our catalog; they are listed alphabetically by maker.
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Featured Listings "Rare" is a widely overused adjective -- but the Parkers we are highlighting below are unquestionably great rarities. The Imperial Ensign is a model that might turn up on the market once in a decade; the Aztec is near-legendary, and Parker's fancy overlays are seldom seen in button-filler versions. Likewise, one will see hundreds of the usual screw-cap crescent-fillers for each straight-cap or taper-cap Conklin, and Waterman pump-fillers are hugely outnumbered by sleeve-fillers, which themselves are vastly outnumbered by Waterman's lever-fillers. In many cases, however, the rarity of these featured items is not widely appreciated, nor fully reflected in their prices. These are very much the sorts of items we like to collect ourselves!
7973: Parker 15: hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree cap, toned pearl-slabbed barrel; 13.5 cm long, keyhole-vent #3 Lucky Curve nib, intact Lucky Curve feed, fancy monogram "FHS" on cap indicia; some brassing, mostly at cap top, pearl lustrous and tight; no Parker imprints on overlay, nor number on barrel end -- configuration appears entirely original, pen is fresh to the market. DATE: c.
1905 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $2000
7792: Parker 58 Awanyu Aztec: legendary hard rubber eyedropper-filler with gold filled half-overlay with American Indian motifs; 13.7 cm long, cap restored, imprint weak but legible. DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • Full details on request
7998: Parker 62: full overlay hand-engraved slip-cap button-filler, 14.3 cm long, fully marked, intact Lucky Curve feed, noteworthily smooth and paintbrushlike nib is slightly later; the 62 is usually seen as an eyedropper-filler, and is seldom found as a button-filler. DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB:
fine stub superflex • $2500
7872: Parker Imperial Ensign Vacumatic: extremely rare, only a handful known, black with solid 14K trim and two-tone "Empire" 14K cap; 13.3 cm long, fine barrel transparency, cap like new, Canadian production (cap marked "MADE IN U.S.A.", as it appears Empire caps were only made in Parker's US factory), initials "G.W.C." professionally and discreetly engraved at top back of cap. DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: exc-near mint
• NIB: extra-fine • $8000
7881: Parker Vacumatic Imperial: black with unusual Canadian-made gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long, Blue Diamond clip, black jewel, fine barrel transparency, two-tone nib, wartime plastic filler unit, good barrel imprint with weak but legible date code; cap has tiny engraved initials "A.S." on rim, unusual fine parallel lines pattern, spacing of lines finer and less regular than normal USA production. DATE: 1944 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $895
7902: Parker 51: rare "Red Band" button-filler with red plastic filler housing, complete with original sac; black with brushed Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, gold filled Blue Diamond clip; the early version of this pen with the plastic filler housing is especially rare; see David and Mark Shepherd, Parker "51" (Brighton, 2004), pp. 38ff. DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
7952: Conklin 318: rare early black chased hard rubber straight-cap crescent-filler, 14.7 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints and chasing, early narrow feed, teardrop-vent nib, unmarked crescent. DATE: c. 1905
• CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $1200
7997: Conklin 318: rare early black chased hard rubber straight-cap crescent-filler, 14.7 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints and chasing, feed with indents on sides, heart-vent nib, unmarked crescent; stable patched hairline in upper part of cap (see detail), looks like a scratch. DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: extra-fine superflex • $1100
7972: Conklin 418: rare early black chased hard rubber straight-cap crescent-filler, 14.9 cm long, gold filled trim, even wear and fading, all barrel imprints present and easily legible, nib somewhat toothy, imprint weak; very unusual crescent with "TRADE MARK" between "G" and "B" -- we have been able to locate only a few other examples, and suspect that these were intended for export to Britain. DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine superflex • SOLD
7971: Waterman 415: large black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fine silver (.999) Art Nouveau filigree overlay; 13.4 cm long, correct "15" on barrel end, even browning to hard rubber, name on barrel indicia, clip is nickel silver rather than sterling, and is a slightly later addition; noteworthy early New York #5 nib with sharp-cut oblique tip. DATE: c. 1903 • CONDITION: G-VG • NIB: fine oblique flex • SOLD
7970: Waterman 23: black chased hard rubber taper-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.7 cm long, less common smooth gold filled barrel bands; good imprints, even moderate fading, some scratches to side of cap near mouth; feed with patent imprints, #3 New York nib gives great line variation. DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG • NIB:
fine flex • $350
7999: Waterman 12P: rare black chased hard rubber pump-filler, 14.6 cm long, well-worn and faded but mechanically sound -- a fully functional example of one of Waterman's earliest and least common self-fillers, with a notable nib. DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: G • NIB: extra-fine superflex • SOLD
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8039: Esterbrook FJ ballpoint: blue pearl, 13.1 cm long, chrome plated trim, name on barrel, includes original refill (no longer functional, replacements not available).
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc-near
mint • $30 
8038: Esterbrook FJ ballpoint: silver pearl, 13.1 cm long, chrome plated trim, includes original refill (no longer functional, replacements not available).
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc • $30
8047: Esterbrook CA101: grey cartridge-filler, 13.2 cm long, chrome plated trim, #1555 Gregg nib unit.
DATE: c.
1956 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $40
8046: Esterbrook M2: black squeeze-filler, 13.5 cm long, finely-ribbed chrome cap, smooth clip, Esterbrook imprints on cap rim and barrel; #2968 nib unit.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine
semiflex • $45
8105: Parker Duofold Junior: Mandarin Yellow button-filler, 11.5 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprints, single cap band slightly loose, smooth Duofold nib, spearhead feed.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine firm • $600
8104: Parker Duofold Junior: Mandarin Yellow streamline button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, no brassing, intact original cap lip, good imprints, spearhead feed, smooth Duofold nib.
DATE: c. 1934 •
CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine firm • $600
8094: Parker Classic ballpoint: prototype model for Tiffany's, never put into production, with semigloss lightly-textured finish in Tiffany's signature robin's-egg blue; sterling silver trim, clip silver-plated (sterling would not have been strong enough).
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • $250
8081: Parker Classic ballpoint: prototype model for Tiffany's, never put into production, with lightly-textured matte finish in Tiffany's signature robin's-egg blue; sterling silver trim, clip silver-plated (sterling would not have been strong enough).
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • $250
8095: Parker Classic Keepsake ballpoint: hard to find smooth sterling silver presentation model, gold plated trim, made in USA, date code "IIE".
DATE: 1988 • CONDITION: near mint • $250
8062: Sheaffer Imperial IV: black Touchdown pneumatic-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot on clip, inlaid 14K gold nib, uncommon Australian-made pen, fully marked, notable calligraphic tip.
DATE: c. 1962
• CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium oblique semiflex • $150
8076: Sheaffer Imperial Sovereign pencil: 14K gold filled, 12.75 cm long, White Dot, uses .9 mm lead, new old stock, original price sticker on back; several available.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $80
8071: Sheaffer Imperial pencil: sterling silver, 12.7 cm long, crosshatch pattern, gold plated trim, White Dot, uses .9 mm lead; new old stock, several available, most have original price sticker on back.
DATE: c. 1980
• CONDITION: mint • $85
7648: Wahl-Eversharp lever-filler: gold filled "all metal" pen in "Check" pattern, 12.6 cm long, unusual export model with French hallmark on back of cap, 18K #2 nib with French gold hallmark and marked "FLEXIBLE" -- and very flexible indeed, opening right up with the slightest pressure.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: exc
• NIB: fine superflex • $395
8099: Waterman 452 Filigree: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, 13.7 cm long, light bumps to rim of cap crown, hard rubber dark and glossy with strong imprints, noteworthy factory italic #2 nib.
DATE:
c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium italic flex • $550
8070: Waterman Lady Patricia pencil: "Filigree" pattern sterling silver overlay over black hard rubber, 10.8 cm long; uses 1.1 mm lead, nose cone is chrome plated; hard rubber has been professionally dye-reblackened.
DATE:
c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • $200
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