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Large flat-tops were all the rage in 1920s America. Some of the most attractive were made by secondary makers, often under contract for department stores and stationers.
16912: Belmont Non-Breakable: ringtop lever-filler in yellow with transparent green ends and white trim rings, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, warranted #4 nib is remarkably flexible and calligraphic. Excellent appearance but barrel imprint well worn. This pen was made by Kraker's Michael George Company for retail by Rexall.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
16895: Eclipse lever-filler: oversize flat-top in olive drab, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, 1923 patent date on clip, fancy banding on cap top, Eclipse-imprinted nib; excellent appearance, noting small gouge on barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $295
16911: Gold Bond (?) Craftsman: oversize lever-filler in cream-streaked red celluloid with knurled black ends, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, clearly C. E. Barrett manufacture in Gold Bond style. Small warranted #8 nib writes a nicely shaded line.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub semiflex • SOLD
16917: Gold Medal Wardrite: oversize yellow lever-filler with black trim bands, gold filled trim, 14 cm long, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar toggled to lever, massive Gold Bond nib is a smooth wet stub; hairline crack in barrel threads has been almost invisibly repaired, barrel mouth now lined with brass and stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: medium stub • SOLD
16894: Good Service stylographic pen: full-size flat-top in unusual and striking red and black mottled celluloid with black ends, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, weighted needle, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, most uncommon as a stylo. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
16893: Good Service lever-filler: oversize flat-top in unusual and attractive blue striated celluloid with black ends, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, fancier model with extra cap bands, #8 warranted nib writes a smooth line, name imprinted on cap. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $275
16890: National Pen Products Gold Medal: oversize flat-top in red hard rubber, 14.14 cm long, purple casein cap crown, gold filled trim, massive Gold Bond nib writes an elegantly shaded line. Bold imprint with a bit of a mystery, as it is stamped over a much lighter previous imprint that reads "MASTER CRAFTSMAN".
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub • $275
16913: unmarked stylographic pen: black and cream flat-top lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, fine quality Midwestern manufacture, weighted needle fully functional.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $165
16925: Parker Jade Pen: jade green ringtop button-filler, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, identical to a Lady Duofold Deluxe but for imprints. Intact Lucky Curve feed, Lucky Curve semistub nib, silicone sac has been installed to preserve outstanding color. When Parker shifted Duofold production to celluloid in 1926, jade green was the first new color added to the original hard rubber colors of orange-red and black. Parker hedged its bets and released these first green pens as "Jade Pens" rather than Duofolds, but by the end of 1927 changed their imprints to bring them officially into the Duofold lineup.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $225
16922: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: golden pearl laminate double-jewel, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, plastic filler unit is a slightly later replacement.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $165
16919: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, good barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, matching date code on nib, early wartime all metal filler unit; nib has semistub tip, a good writer.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $175
16921: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: green pearl laminate, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 2nd quarter date code, plating spotty on cap band.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $165
16918: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.85 cm long, chrome over silver trim, barrel date code unreadable, nib dated 1943; good transparency, diamond imprint on filler plunger.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $175
16923: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 12.75 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, strong barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $225
16920: Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante: golden pearl laminate, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, made in Canada, excellent barrel transparency, good imprint with "7" date code, nib date code is "6".
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $165
16916: Parker 75 Insignia: fine crosshatch pattern, early USA model with flat ends, marked "14K G.F," (gold filled, not gold plated as were later 75s), section with angle indicator, 14K nib with "66" on feed. Uses standard Parker cartridges or converter (metal squeeze converter included).
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $225
16926: Sheaffer Self-Filling: black hard rubber pocket-size lever-filler with gold filled filigree overlay, 11.15 cm long, early production with narrow feed, notable #2 Self Filling nib is a factory italic that is easy to write with even though extremely sharp-edged. Mechanically sound and of fine appearance, noting brassing at end and loss of plating from removal of monogram from the barrel cartouche.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: broad italic • $350
16915: Sheaffer Nostalgia set in box: retro cartridge-filler, black plastic with sterling silver filigree overlay, 13.35 cm long, White Dot, two-tone 18K gold nib is a smooth writer, comes with squeeze-style converter; matching rollerball is externally identical, uses standard Sheaffer refills.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $695
16924: Waterman 452½V Filigree: black hard rubber vest pocket lever-filler, 9.5 cm long, sterling silver overlay in short-lived proto-basketweave pattern; flexible New York #2 nib, globe logo on plate under lever end.
DATE: c. 1919 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $325
16908: Waterman 52½V Ripple: red and black hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, 11.35 cm long, gold filled trim, good color, deep imprints including "Ripple" mark, only trace brassing to trim; #2 nib flexes nicely with moderate pressure.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
16907: Waterman Ripple pencil: large and thick, 14.2 cm long, red and black hard rubber, matches 55 or 56 pen; gold filled trim, good color, "Ripple" imprint with 1924 patent date, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $120
16931: Waterman C/F cartridges: box of 8, USA production, new old stock; dried out but can be refilled with a syringe and reused repeatedly.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: mint • $20
16934: Waterman Super X-Pen demonstrator in box: transparent capillary-filler, 13.2 cm long, chrome cap; stainless steel hooded nib, made in France, mint with instructions. Cannot be returned if filled.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $265
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