| Safety Pens |
Pen Profiles: Safety Pens, Moore Safeties, Waterman Safeties
7471: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 14.6 cm long, early model without safety post inside cap; pen has been recorked, fine tightly-sprung nib.
DATE: c. 1906 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine flex • $400 
7252: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: long mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 15.3 cm long, marked "3.50" on posting end, good barrel imprints, cap imprints worn but legible, early model without safety post inside cap; pen has been recorked, nib is an old replacement, marked "MOORE PEN" instead of "AMERICAN FOUNTAIN PEN", slightly toothy but very flexible, opens up with light pressure.
DATE: c. 1906
• CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $425
7250: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: black hard rubber retracting-nib safety with full gold filled filigree overlay; 11.9 cm long, hard rubber nice and dark, metalwork crisp with only flaws a tool mark on the posting end and an adjacent spot of missing gold (see detail); cap indicia has been engraved, pen recorked, nib is quite toothy on rougher paper but extremely flexible.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION:
fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $1250
7615: Caw's safety: rare early pen, black chased hard rubber, 11.1 cm long, barrel bands marked "DOUBLÉ/18K", crisp imprint, lists patent dates from 1895 to 1904; pristine surfaces, original seal has not been replaced and is not ink-tight, replacement Parker nib.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB:
fine • $585
7541: Ebos safety: miniature hard rubber ringtop, 8 cm long, German-made, with handsome Italian-made gold filled overlay; Ebos-marked 14K nib also has "00" size imprint (not visible without disassembly); excellent quality, comparable to the baby safeties of Montblanc and Astoria, seal has been restored, internal mechanism repaired.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $485
7247: Moore Non-Leakable: black chased hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 13.6 cm long, scarce large model (14.6 mm diameter at cap and sleeve), original model band on cap, sleeve end marked "5 50", "QUICK TURN" cap imprint; new old stock, has been recorked, replacement #6 warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: near
mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $425
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
5324: Waterman 14 VS: smooth black hard rubber safety pen, 11.6 cm long, early and uncommon version with threaded turning knob and mechanism where nib turns as it extends and retracts; strong imprints, cork seal has not been replaced; 3 mm hairline at edge of vent hole of #4 New York nib (see detail).
DATE: c. 1909 •
CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $245
4291: Waterman 0512½VS Baby: smooth gold filled overlay safety with rare double cap; 9.3 cm long, has been recorked, turning knob fully marked, virtually no plating wear, but inner cap rim dinged and wavy (see detail), barrel engraved with name.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine flex •
$450
2726: Waterman 12 VS: early Italian-overlaid "Continental" ringtop gold filled safety, 12.3 cm long, engine turned panels & bands of vegetal decoration; "WATERMAN'S 18 KR" on cap lip, scattered light dings and marks to metal, a couple of small test cuts; has not been recorked, but passes vacuum test.
DATE: c. 1918 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium flex • $585
7513: Waterman 42: classic black chased hard rubber safety, 12 cm long, cap chasing sharper than on barrel; nib is toothy but eminently usable, being both sharp and quite flexible.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $150
4284: Waterman 41: rare slender black hard rubber safety, 11.2 cm long, crisp and glossy, new old stock, never inked, cork feels sound but has not been replaced; no number on turning knob, as is usual; very smooth but slightly later (1940s) nib.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine semiflex • $400
4089: Waterman 42½V Ripple: clipless vest pocket red and black hard rubber safety, 9 cm long, has been recorked, barrel imprints strong, model number imprint on turning knob weak.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $225
2700: unmarked safety: clipless miniature, 8.1 cm long, transparent pale blue enamel over sterling silver with guilloche work; cap crown marked "STERLING", "GERMANY"; excellent quality, some chipping to enamel at edges (see pictures), not inktight (cork seal needs to be replaced); 14K warranted nib.
DATE: c. 1925 •
CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $500
7528: unmarked safety: large black hard rubber German-made pen, 12.5 cm long, worn but sound, with new seals; turning knob hard rubber speckled (but certainly original), one crosspin hole widened; well-proportioned nib gives considerable line variation; faint barrel imprint "HORCH ACHTZYLINDER" (Horch 8-cylinder), tie-in to one of Germany's premier carmakers, an Audi ancestor (more here and h ere.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: G • NIB: medium fine flex • $200
7563: unmarked safety: mottled hard rubber, made in France, 12.7 cm long, gold filled trim, fine quality, Soma gold-plated stainless nib appears to be a later replacement; seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1935 •
CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $125
7123: unmarked safety demonstrator: French retracting-nib pen in black with a transparent celluloid grid-patterned barrel, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, 18K nib, made in Toulouse; seals appear sound, but we have not replaced them and they are not guaranteed. Some shrinkage to the cap, slight swelling to the end of the barrel, otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine semiflex •
$485
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