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Pen Profile:
Demonstrators
For pre-1980 demonstrators, see Vintage Demonstrators.
16572: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium • $495
16571: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine semiflex • $495
16570: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.6 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; box top has peeled off after sticking to interior of outer sleeve, pen itself is in perfect condition, comes with hand-written guarantee certificate and anchor pin.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $495
16569: Ancora 80th Anniversary Grand Complication Silver Demonstrator in box: very low number in a limited edition of only 33, transparent with complex retracting nib mechanism, sterling silver trim, 14.8 cm long, 18K white-plated nib, in elaborate transparent display box with all accessories and papers, outer box.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $2250
16568: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 500, large transparent pale blue piston-filler, 14.55 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; part of box top has peeled off (see detail -- stuck to interior of outer sleeve), pen itself is in perfect condition.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $495
16565: Ancora Cielo demonstrator in box: limited edition of 200, large transparent red piston-filler, 14.65 cm long, gold-plated sterling silver vermeil trim, 18K gold nib; in black plush box with warranty certificate and ink bottle. Nib has been adjusted and smoothed, very low edition number.
DATE: 1999 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium semiflex • $595
13956: Aurora Optima demonstrator in box: limited edition of 1936, transparent piston-filler, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim, 18K gold nib, with all original packaging; internal stress marks visible in the barrel around the filler unit (see detail), do not affect function, may be covered under Aurora's guarantee.
DATE: c. 2008 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: fine • $450
13914: Parker/Kullock 51 demonstrator: a customized transparent pen using modern acrylic with Parker parts from the 1940s; 13.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, modern metal clip jewel, nib is from a Parker 61.
DATE: c. 2000/1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $250
14906: Pelikan M810 Blue Ocean in box: oversize transparent blue piston-filler, gold plated trim, 18K nib, Pelikan's first limited edition, #4258 out of 5000, full packaging with matching numbers, no barrel sticker.
DATE: 1993 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $795
14372: Pelikan K800 in box: transparent green "Green Ocean" Collector's Edition oversize ballpoint pen, 14.2 cm long with point extended, twist-action mechanism, gold plated trim, marked "GERMANY", with signed 1994-dated certification of number of limited edition (648 pens for North America, 850 total worldwide), number does not match number on pen.
DATE: c. 1993 • CONDITION: mint • $350
13930: Stipula Suprema Nuda in box: limited edition of 351, oversize transparent plunger-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold plated solid sterling silver trim, 14K nib (white gold or white plated), in box with all paperwork, outer sleeve.
DATE: c. 2006 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $395
13902: Stipula Etruria Nuda in box: limited edition of 50 for Swisher Pens, oversize transparent piston-filler, 14.3 cm long, gold plated sterling silver trim, two-tone 18K gold nib, includes all original packaging.
DATE: c. 2007 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $650