12338: American Pencil Co. pencil case: wooden holder, 29 cm long, in the form of a giant pencil with a screw-on nickeled brass end cap; faux woodgrained finish, marked "PATENT/APPL'D FOR"; dings to end cap, partial split to mating ferrule (see details).
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: VG • $65
4251: Ancora glassine envelope: original vintage advertising for Duplex pens, 5 x 9.5 cm, new old stock, several available, price is for a single envelope printed on both sides.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: mint • $5
11110: Carter advertising thermometer: porcelain enamel on iron, 69 cm (27 inches) high, typical losses to enamel and rust spots, has not been restored, thermometer not working, colors bright with no fading or crazing.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G* • $295
14886: Conklin 4 cutaway demonstrator: early mottled hard rubber slip-cap barrel assembly, 10.65 cm long, nickel-plated unmarked crescent, flat profile lock ring, 1903 latest patent date in imprint; appears to have been made from a factory reject barrel -- note that the "4" was stamped too hard and too close to the end of the barrel, breaking away some of the material (see detail).
DATE: c. 1906 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $225
7829: Conklin paper knife: laminated celluloid, 22.2 cm long, imprinted "COMPLIMENTS OF THE CONKLIN PEN CO."; side panels are the same distinctive mottled green used for Conklin pens, tip of blade has been chipped and smoothed.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $165
8939: Eversharp V-Mail Red Top lead: original WW2-era containers, new old stock, around two dozen pieces of lead in each, various grades and thicknesses, no choice; great display item (read about the V-Mail system here).
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: fine • $8
8938: Eversharp V-Mail Red Top lead: original WW2-era containers, new old stock, several dozen pieces of lead in each, various grades and thicknesses, no choice; great display item (read about the V-Mail system here).
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $6
8937: Eversharp Red Top lead: original 1940s containers, approximately two dozen pieces of lead; various grades and thicknesses, no choice; great display items.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $5
9518: Eversharp stock certificate: several available, 30 x 21 cm, each for various numbers of shares between 5 and 50.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: exc • $25
10640: Mabie Todd advertising bookmark: printed cardboard in the form of a pen's nib and section, 15.5 cm long, some slight creasing at the tip; reverse features Swan ink, with a bottle illustrated; British production.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG • $60
10098: Maycock token: copper "Hard Times" advertising coin, 28mm diameter, issued by the New York firm of Samuel Maycock and John Hague, early makers of mechanical pencils ("EVERPOINTED/PENCIL CASE/MANUFACTURERS").
DATE: 1837 • CONDITION: VG • $50
12215: Mordan chatelaine pen holder: sterling silver, full London hallmarks, 14 cm long, to carry a full-length eyedropper-filler fountain pen suspended from a woman's belt; a few shallow dings, and some partial seam separation (see details).
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG* • $350
14532: Mordan chatelaine pen holder: sterling silver, full Chester hallmarks with date letter for 1907/8, fine barleycorn pattern, 16.5 cm long, to carry a full-length eyedropper-filler fountain pen suspended from a woman's belt; crisp, some very shallow bumps, monogram "E.H.B." elegantly engraved, French silver 1860s 50 centime coin attached to top as fob.
DATE: c. 1907 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $365
10130: Palmer Method pinback button: penmanship award, 1.9 cm diameter, for having "SATISFACTORILY MASTERED THE FIRST 25 DRILLS IN THE PALMER METHOD MANUAL"; two available, specify which desired.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $20
10032: Palmer Method pinback button: penmanship award, 2.1 cm diameter, four available, price is per button, specify which desired when ordering.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG-exc • $20
13508: Parker The Mysterious Yangtze: privately printed hardbound travelog by company founder George S. Parker, nice clean copy, light pencil mark on front cover.
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $80
5828: Parker 51 pencil lead refills: 12 leads in a stoppered glass tube, 8 cm long, made in England, label reads "for Parker '51'/ROTARY PENCIL", with Parker "halo" mark; many available, all "B" hardness.
DATE: c. 1964 • CONDITION: mint • $6
7651: Parker 75 nib display: five 14K USA production nibs in various stages of completion, to illustrate the process of manufacture; these came to us loose, but could easily be mounted and framed.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $200
7650: Parker 75 ballpoint manufacturing display: five pieces in sterling silver illustrating different stages of forming a cap, deep-drawing from sheet; the last stage is at final dimensions with the top hole cut, but before application of the imprints and engine turning; from Parker's Janesville factory.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $200
7189: unmarked dummy display pen: heavy solid rubber, 13.9 cm long, looks like slip-cap eyedropper-filler but does not open.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: exc • $75
13094: Waterman token/gaming counter: off-white, 4 cm in diameter, composition material, some usage chips. The black version has long been known, as it was mentioned in a 1908 advertisement as a promotional item, a good luck token. Other colors were virtually unknown until the discovery of a few small caches several years ago. It has been suggested that these were made for Waterman president Frank D. Waterman's personal use. We have a few, but this listing is for one token only.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG • $65
7199: Waterman cigar cutter: celluloid body warped and markings badly worn, blade well-used. Unusual, as most examples marked on one side only. A promotional item given by company president Frank D. Waterman to his fellow Rotarians -- background history here.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: fair • $80
2632: Waterman world atlas: from a series intended for distribution in schools, this covers the United States; consists of one sheet, folded in half, fully opened measures 33 x 48 cm (13 x 19 inches), inside has map of USA with facts and figures about cities and states, copyright date of 1925, outside has strong images of Waterman pens; new old stock, suitable for framing.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • $25
