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Eversharp pencils from the 1920s are elegant and robust, functional jewelry built to last lifetimes. A perfect gift for those whom an old fountain pen might be a little too much work. Video info and instructions here.
16093: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: smooth gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $55
16094: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: smooth gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $50
15815: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: exc • $80
15812: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $75
16091: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: slender gold filled ringtop, 10.2 cm long, "Grecian Border" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • SOLD
15818: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: short slender gold filled ringtop, 8.5 cm long, "Colonial" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; some shallow dings, would have matched Wahl's smallest "all-metal" fountain pen.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • SOLD
15814: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.4 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; initials "L.H.K." on barrel.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc • $75
16095: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; later improved mechanism.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • $60
16092: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: less common short model with top mounted clip, gold filled in "Check" pattern, 10 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc • SOLD
15813: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Grecian Border" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead, later improved mechanism, uncommon variation with gold filled internal shaft also engine turned to match.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine • $95
16775: Conklin S3: mottled hard rubber slip-cap crescent-filler, 13.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, bold patterning, clean imprints, early narrow feed, very flexible #3 nib.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium italic flex • $650
16778: Esterbrook Relief No. 2-L: green pearl and black marble celluloid lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, made in England, good imprints, 14K gold Relief nib is a bold writer; some irregularity to the cap band and adjoining area, probably from glue retightening.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-broad oblique • $250
16777: John Holland eyedropper-filler: early black hard rubber taper-cap, cable twist barrel, 15.3 cm long, ventless nib, split feed as shown in US patent 471175 of 1892; cap crack has been professionally sealed and sleeved, short stable cracks at front edges of section where shaped to fit nib (see details).
DATE: c. 1892 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine superflex • SOLD
16776: Mabie Todd Swan: rare full-length extra-slender lever-filler with ring pattern solid 14K gold overlay, 11.4 cm long, #1 New York nib, USA production, excellent quality and heft, only example we have yet seen.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine stub flex • $1200
16764: Parker 21 set: black Aerometric filler, chrome cap, trough-style clip, sac transparency like new, smooth Octanium nib; matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, has 4th quarter date code. Set is like new, both pieces with imprinted name on barrels.
DATE: 1952 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $80
16771: Parker 75: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, early model with solid vermeil ends, short-feathered arrow clip; made in USA, section with nib angle indicator marks, no "0" at center, 14K US-made "65" nib; cap marked "STERLING/SILVER", early metal squeeze-filling convertor included; typical slight pitting to angle indicator, otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1969 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $275
16773: Parker 75 rollerball: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, dimpled tassies, made in USA, marked "STERLING CAP & BARREL"; silver excellent, some wear to trim. Uses standard Parker refills.
DATE: c. 1977 • CONDITION: fine • $145
16769: Parker 75 Flighter rollerball: stainless steel cap and barrel, chrome plated trim, made in USA, originally marketed as a felt tip but accepts standard Parker rollerball refills.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $125
16770: Parker 75 Filette ballpoint: sterling silver, bold fluting with black cabochon on top, full French hallmarks, uses standard Parker refills; a scarce model from the Place Vendome series, scattered shallow nicks, mechanically perfect.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $250
16779: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal: rare and uncatalogued, a miniature version of the standard flat top Personal Point model; 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal, manifold Gold Seal nib has nice paper feel. Excellent color, barrel mouth appears to have been shortened slightly (see detail), threads still engage tightly.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra fine firm • $695
16772: Wahl-Eversharp desk set: "Coral" lever-filler, gold filled trim, black taper, "FLEXIBLE" imprinted #2 nib; stylish two-tone geometric Art Deco base is 12.7 cm (5 inches) long.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $265
16492: Waterman 14S: mottled hard rubber safety pen, 13.9 cm long, early production with helical interior grooves in barrel, nib spirals in and out; outstanding color and crispness, feed with patent date, #4 New York is smooth and springy, a responsive writer; excellent appearance, noting repaired cracks in cap and turning knob (does not affect function, latter nearly invisible; see details).
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $350
16780: Waterman pencil: red and black Ripple hard rubber, solid 14K trim with fancy engraving, 14.35 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; scattered light marks to the crown, otherwise excellent, oversize to match a 55 Ripple. This is a known configuration but very rare and to our knowledge uncatalogued.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine • SOLD
11621: Waterman 41 Ripple: rare red and black hard rubber slender clipless safety, 11.4 cm long, crisp and glossy, slightest fading, almost no signs of use, nib is later postwar Waterman production.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: near mint* • NIB: fine firm • $450
16783: Waterman 0503: uncommon late production streamline overlay, gold filled "Filigree" pattern over black hard rubber, distinctive feed with red hard rubber inlaid central stripe, #2 nib writes a finely shaded line. No number of end of barrel as is typical with this model, initials engraved on barrel, moderate fading to hard rubber. Most of these late Waterman overlays are in silver -- gold filled examples are several times scarcer.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $650
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