The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Special seven -- some highly desirable items in this select group, including several true rarities (a couple of which were for years in our own personal collection).
16370: Aurora Etiopia: legendary Italian rarity, ivory celluloid ink-pellet eyedropper-filler, 11.7 cm long, gold filled trim, introduced in 1936 to commemorate the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. Even wear, some superficial scratches but no cracks, usual plating wear to clip. Section seal has been replaced, nib is extraordinarily flexible.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine superflex • $2500
16389: De La Rue Onoto in box: long black hard rubber plunger-filler with full 9K solid gold line and dot pattern overlay, 14.8 cm long, deluxe gold covered over and under feed, London hallmarks for 1913/14, presentation inscription dated 1918. Engine turning is crisp, no dings -- outstanding condition. Nib is paintbrush-soft, opens wide at the slightest touch. Original instructions under pad of box.
DATE: c. 1913 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine stub superflex • SOLD
16387: Dunn pump-filler: black hard rubber with 18K gold filled engine-turned overlay, 14.4 cm long, red casein filler knob with threads, #2 Dunn nib is long-tined and flexible, early feed with patent imprint; one tiny ding mid-barrel (see details), otherwise like new. Dunn pens with overlays were advertised but surviving examples are extremely rare -- this is only the third that we have handled in the past 30 years.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium fine flex • SOLD
16371: Montblanc Hemingway: desirable limited edition fountain pen, gently used, no paperwork but with original book-shaped box; nib has been tuned and is a smooth and precise writer, piston has been regreased.
DATE: 1992 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $2950
16368: Parker 61 pencil: red repeater, smooth gold filled cap and trim, 12.9 cm long, uses .9 mm lead, early test-market design strikingly different from the version put into full production in 1956. Often called a prototype, this pencil is less common than its matching fountain pen. Both are seldom seen in colors other than basic black.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: near mint • $275
16390: Waterman 4: very early smooth black hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler with "horseshoe" vent nib, early narrow feed with funnel-style base; 13.5 cm long, even fading and wear, two-line imprint with 1884 patent dates. Nib has been retipped, stress marks at ends of curved vent (see details). One of the oldest Watermans we have ever offered for sale.
DATE: c. 1888 • CONDITION: G • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
16391: Waterman 16P: rare large-size pump-filler, black chased hard rubber, 14.6 cm long, nickel plated trim, even wear and fading, all imprints clearly legible, last patent date 1910 on clip, one small stable hairline in cap lip (see detail). Waterman pump-fillers are scarce in any size, but particularly hard to find any larger than #2 or #4.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: fine semiflex • $800
15835: Waterman 54: extremely rare smooth black hard rubber lever-filler with stanhope viewer in cap, showing Waterman's Newark factory; 14.15 cm long, nickel plated trim, crisp and glossy with bold imprints, condition like new. Nearly all extant Waterman pens with stanhopes are #13 dropper-fillers made to commemorate the company's 35th anniversary -- only a handful of later lever-fillers with stanhopes are known.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium flex • $2500
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16405: Barnett combination in box: smooth black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.7 cm long, pencil end propels and retracts, uses 1.5 mm lead; closely modeled on the Eagle combo but no indication of having been licensed. No imprints, only markings "THE BEE" on the slip-on clip and "I.B" (Ira Barnett) on the plated steel nib. Unused, machining dust still present inside barrel and on section threads, cardboard box (falsely) claims nib is solid 14K gold.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $165
16421: Eagle combination: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 15.7 cm long, pencil end uses standard 2mm drafting lead; introduced no later than 1913, this appears to have been the first mass-produced pen-pencil combo. Barrel imprint clean,"Klymax" marked clip, nib is smooth and responsive, lively flexibility.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $275
16419: Parker 20 Jack-Knife Safety: scarce version with transparent Bakelite barrel, button-filler with smooth hard rubber cap, nickel plated trim, 12.9 cm long, very flexible #2 Lucky Curve nib, spearhead feed with tail cut off, sharp barrel imprint, early blind cap bear number 20½ though the ½ should denote a chased pen; sealed crack in threads at end of barrel under blind cap (invisible without magnification), typical barrel darkening, needs strong backlighting to view transparency.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $485
16407: Parker Duofold Senior: oversize black Permanite button-filler, 13.75 cm long, Lucky Curve imprint, massive Lucky Curve nib originally fitted to Jade Pen, smooth writer, spearhead feed with cut tail; tool mark on section flange (see detail), cap lip slightly trimmed.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine firm • $350
16431: Parker Lady Duofold Deluxe: lapis blue ringtop button-filler, 11. 75 cm long, gold filled trim, some pinhead dings to cap bands; good color, strong imprints, Duofold nib has a semistub tip, writes a fine shaded line.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $265
16363: Parker Lady Duofold Deluxe: Moderne black-veined pearl streamlined ringtop button-filler, 11.7 cm long, gold filled trim, good color with moderate barrel ambering, initials on barrel; Duofold Deluxe nib is a precise writer.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $165
16404: Parker Webster: unusual silver pearl and black marbled button-filler, 12.75 cm long, nickel plated trim; Sears Roebuck house brand pen made by Parker, based upon the Challenger but with different trim configuration, notably the clip and end disks. Strong Webster imprint with diamond logo, nib is Gold Medal (another Sears house brand) and may be an old replacement, hairline from vent hole does not affect function.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine • $195
16409: Pilot Murex: brushed stainless steel, classic Japanese design with integral nib, 13.3 cm long, uses cartridges or converter (not included), smooth precise writer, date code for July 1980.
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $295
16414: Rauch combination dip pen and pencil: large and fully marked, 10.8 cm long retracted, plated nib, pencil nozzle uses 1.0 mm lead, sliders and ends gold filled, barrel may be solid gold as there is no wear-through despite areas of wear and denting. Hardstone seal, slider engraved "John H. Ireland".
DATE: c. 1865 • CONDITION: VG • $195
16425: Wahl lever-filler: gold filled "all metal barrel" #2-size in "Grecian Border" pattern, 12.6 cm long, initials engraved on barrel, some tool marks to section, minor brassing to high points; later Eversharp nib is remarkably flexible.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $295
16428: Wahl-Eversharp purse pen: vest pocket size lever-filler in "Borneo Pearl", 10.1 cm long, Equi-Poised profile, gold filled trim, small clasp clip, #2 Manifold nib; rare color, multiple cap lip cracks have been sealed and stabilized, silicone sac installed to preserve color.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine firm • $365
16423: Waterman Penanink: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.8 cm long, approximately the size of a Waterman 12, with full Penanink imprints and nib, early style narrow feed. Only slightest fading, strong chasing and imprints, some light scratches to cap from slip-on aftermarket clip. Long tined nib is a smooth and very flexible writer. One of Waterman's earlier and less common subbrands.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $225
16415: unmarked combination dip pen and pencil: gold filled, crisp engraving, barrel telescopes, nib and pencil extend by sliders; 8.25 cm long closed, 13 cm extended including nib; pencil nozzle has steel tip insert, uses .9 mm lead. Nib is an important early Levi Brown from the later 1830s to early 1840s.
DATE: c. 1845 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $450
16416: unmarked magic pencil: sterling silver ringtop, 5.4 cm long closed, 9.8 cm extended, uses 1.4 mm lead, acid etched decoration reading "Bachelors' Circle" in lettering reminiscent of the posters of Toulouse-Lautrec; excellent working condition, some dings.
DATE: c. 1899 • CONDITION: VG • $125
16422: unmarked Graf Zeppelin dip pen: rare figural holder, probably made to commemorate the Graf Zeppelin's visit to Estonia in 1930; .875 fine silver, Estonian hallmarks, 14.6 cm long excluding nib, nicely detailed, excellent quality, scattered nicks and dings.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG • $450
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