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16628: Fairchild magic pencil: 14K gold ringtop, 6.3 cm long closed, 12 cm extended, fully marked, initials "G. R. U." engraved on shaft, uses 1.8 mm lead, mechanism propels and retracts. Total weight 17.04g, 14K gold components weigh about 7g.

DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $385

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16648: Mabie Todd Swan 4 Stenograph Self-Filler: black chased hard rubber clipless lever-filler, 13.8 cm long, nickel plated trim, New York production, scarce early "split" lever, slip-on clip is Swan-marked, English made, silver plating patchy; notable long-tined #4 nib, "STENOGRAPHY" imprint on barrel.

DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $295

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16629: Moore Fingertip 96-B set in box: black lever-filler, 12.5 cm long, chrome cap with gold filled trim, matching 7-B repeater pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, both new old stock with stickers, box has instructions and display card for the 966-B combination set. Pen barrel is slightly bent and end out of round from internal spring pressure.

DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • SOLD

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16646: Parker 20½ Jack-Knife Safety: black chased hard rubber clipless screw-cap button-filler, mid-length at 11.45 cm long, intact Lucky Curve feed, #2 Lucky Curve nib is remarkably long-tined and flexible, slight marks from past restraightening. Hard rubber is crisp and glossy, imprints strong, some tool marks to milling at cap top.

DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD

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16630: Parker 51: late Cordovan Vac-filler with 1/10 14K gold filled cap in grouped parallel lines pattern, wartime gold filled over silver Blue Diamond clip, 13.9 cm long, barrel imprint mostly polished away, 3rd quarter date code still clearly visible, smooth semistub nib.

DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $225

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16638: Parker 51 demonstrator: very clean transparent Vac-filler, strong barrel imprint, two-tone Lustraloy cap with near perfect frosting, plain arrow clip consistent with 4th quarter date code.

DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $595

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16633: Parker 51: Forest Green Aerometric filler, 1/10 12K gold filled cap in converging lines pattern, 13.8 cm long, new sac with perfect transparency.

DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: exc • $275

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16631: Parker 51: black Aerometric filler, 1/10 12K gold filled cap in converging lines pattern, 13.8 cm long, pinkish sac with near-perfect transparency, factory nib with semi-architect grind, narrow downstrokes, slightly wider cross-strokes.

DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: near mint • $225

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16641: Ripley & Gowan pencil and pocket knife compendium: gold filled, 6.6 cm long, with two knife blades, pencil nozzle extends when end knob is turned, uses 1.4 mm lead; excellent quality, similar to items retailed by Tiffany, Edward Todd, and others.

DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • $120

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16640: Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant set in box: scarce and desirable Periwinkle pneumatic-filler (a vivid purplish blue, not to be confused with the earlier and much more common Pastel Blue), 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone conical nib marked "M5", matching pencil uses .9 mm lead.

DATE: c. 1957 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $295

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16627: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: sterling silver ringtop, "Colonial" patttern, 8.1 cm long; uses 1.1 mm lead.

DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $45

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16635: Waterman 12: early smooth black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 14 cm long, two-line barrel imprint with 1884 patent dates, cap imprint with 1898 patent date, early star-imprint nib is extremely long and narrow, narrow feed; even fading, imprints all clear and legible, cap may be a very old replacement, as nibs of this type are more typically found on the very earliest cone-caps c. 1894-95.

DATE: c. 1898 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $375

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16634: Waterman 402: long slender English-market black hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler with London-hallmarked barleycorn pattern sterling silver overlay; 13.85 cm long, long-tined New York #2 nib with early imprint is an outstanding writer, long narrow spoon feed with patent imprints, slight seam separation on upper part of cap overlay near vent hole (see details). In fancy hardshell box with compartment for filler (modern glass dropper of old style included).

DATE: c. 1904 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $1250

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16643: Waterman pencil: black hard rubber with a most unusual left-handed mechanism; 18K gold filled trim, clip with early larger rivets, 13.2 cm long, simple "WATERMAN'S" imprint. Only slightest fading, trace of a shadow from a price band, externally similar to the earliest Waterman pencils introduced in 1922 but completely different internals, lead can be advanced by turning either the nose cone or the knob at the top of the barrel, which is attached to the interior mechanism. Extremely rare -- we have seen only three other examples to date. Extended discussion here.

DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD

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16647: Waterman 94 pencil: "Mahogany" celluloid, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, propel-only mechanism, uses 1.1 mm lead.

DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $120

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