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This is a small group of small pencils, all British made and of high quality despite their diminutive size.
16006: F. Webb extending pencil: sterling silver miniature, 5.3 cm long retracted, 7.45 cm extended, orange crown seal, uses 1.0 mm lead; full Birmingham hallmarks, added sliding ring fitting.
DATE: 1886/7 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD
16008: James Fenton extending pencil: sterling silver miniature, 3.9 cm long retracted, 5.1 cm extended, tiny edge chip to orange crown seal, uses 1.0 mm lead; full Birmingham hallmarks.
DATE: 1892/3 • CONDITION: exc • $50
16003: unmarked extending pencil: gold filled miniature, 4.65 cm long retracted, 6.45 cm extended, bloodstone seal, uses .8 mm lead; American-style sliding ring fitting but "H" on nozzle indicates British manufacture.
DATE: c. 1865 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD
16004: unmarked extending pencil: gold filled miniature, 4.1 cm long retracted, 5.6 cm extended, moonstone seal, "M" on nozzle, uses 1.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $50
16005: unmarked extending pencil: gold filled miniature, 4.1 cm long retracted, 5.3 cm extended, purple stone in end (amethyst?), uses .7 mm lead, excellent but for seam opening on front trim band (does not affect function, could be resoldered).
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: fine* • $40
16007: unmarked extending pencil: gold filled miniature, 3.95 cm long retracted, 5.35 cm extended, purple stone in end (amethyst?), turquoise peridots inlaid in sliding collar, uses .9 mm lead,.
DATE: c. 1875 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $75
15968: Eagle glass cartridge pen: lacquered brass, 11.9 cm long, one of earliest cartridge pens made, fully imprinted, original rubber cartridge seal is hardened in place, original glass cartridge present complete with cork stopper; handling wear to the lacquer finish but appears not to have been used much if at all, sold as an historic relic -- cartridges cannot be mounted without replacement of the seal.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine flex • $125
16683: Franklin eyedropper-filler: black chased hard rubber taper-cap, 15.3 cm long, early pen with overfeed, sharp barrel imprint with 1892 patent date, crisp brocade pattern chasing, knurled triple section flange; cap is a modern reproduction in original material, ventless nib opens wide with light pressure.
DATE: c. 1893 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
16678: Halco lighter pencil: gold plated and black, 13.7 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, unused but some storage wear; uses standard flints and lighter fluid.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: exc • $80
16687: Hoskins eyedropper-filler: black chased hard rubber straight-cap, 14 cm long, interesting early overfeed design with #2 ventless Hoskins-marked nib. Even wear and fading, nib is cracked and is missing tipping on one side (see details) so cannot be used but is cosmetically fine. Hoskins was a prominent Philadephia stationery company, this pen was likely made for them by Franklin.
DATE: c. 1892 • CONDITION: G* • $150
16682: Mabie Todd Swan: slender black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, over and under feed with twisted silver wire on tail, nib has early dip nib style texturing under front part; front barrel band has engraved name and date, January 1, 1896. The posting end bears the rather worn number code "3201", while the barrel imprint lists patents up to 1888 but not that of July 9, 1895.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: broad italic semiflex • $295
16670: Parker Moire set in box: small button-filler in Coral, 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, sharp imprints, notably excellent color, touch of plating wear to high spots of clips.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $285
16688: Parker Duofold Senior: green and brown pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; sharp imprint with 2nd quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, nib has matching date code but is a Vacumatic-style arrow-imprint nib with the "R" stamp, denoting a replacement nib with the Duofold guarantee.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: extra-fine • $295
16058: Parker 61: black capillary-filler, 12.95 cm long, stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, test-market design differing in several key respects from the full production version introduced in 1956: "61" logo pierced into gold undernib shield and barrel-end vent; integral barrel and hood construction; unique cap design, interior details shown in US patent 2,773,479, applied for March 1, 1952. Parker intended to put this design into full production until consumers rejected it during test marketing.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $1100
16685: Parker 51 desk pencil: black twist-action, 15.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, uses .9 mm lead; two available, both with late two-digit date code.
DATE: 1954 • CONDITION: near mint • $60
16684: Parker 75 Insignia ballpoint: gold filled crosshatch grid pattern, cap actuated, marked "14K G.F. CAP & BARREL U.S.A."; not to be confused with later production examples in electroplated brass. Includes both regular ballpoint refill and repeater pencil converter.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: exc • $165
16690: Parker 75 Grain d'Orge ballpoint: fine barleycorn pattern, silver plate, made in France, dished clip button, "AL" date code.
DATE: 1982 • CONDITION: fine • $125
16669: Waterman 2: smooth black hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.6 cm long, long-tailed narrow feed, strong two-line barrel imprint without globe logo, #2 New York "star" nib, early pen with rounded ends, no model number on posting end; excellent example, moderate even fading but little wear, some very light tool marks on section.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $450
16679: unmarked dip pen: very long mottled hard rubber holder with ribbed gripping section, 20.6 cm long excluding nib, excellent quality, thickest part of gripping area 10.5 mm diameter; nib shown is included, not gold.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: exc • $65
16686: unmarked dip pen: gold filled, 16 cm long excluding nib, US manufacture, chasing is crisp and of excellent quality; scattered shallow dings to grip section, rough edges to mouth half-plugs (does not affect function), includes brass alloy plated nib; holders of this type are common in silver but far scarcer in gold filled, workmanship of hand chasing is notably better as well.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine* • $120
16692: unmarked novelty pencil: wood and nickel-plated brass, 13.1 cm long with nozzle retracted, uses standard 2 mm lead held in a clamp-style holder; pull the trigger and nozzle assembly springs out of the barrel.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine • $40
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