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This group of Juniors and Majors is a good representative sample of WW2 era Parker Vacumatic production. We have also listed a number of smaller versions recently, Debutantes and Sub-Debutantes.
16930: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, good barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on nib, Speedline filler with aluminum plunger, initials on back of cap.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $175
16933: Parker Vacumatic Major: blue pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, uncommon "jeweler's" band with fine parallel lines pattern, imprint is worn at end, date code illegible, nib is a 1948-dated replacement, filler unit is wartime with opaque grey plunger.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $225
16937: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, sharp imprint with 1st quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, nib has 1946 date code.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $195
16932: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, unusual wartime production with longitudinal seams on both cap and barrel, extra-narrow laminations on cap and slightly wider than standard laminations on barrel; strong imprint with 2nd quarter date code, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end, initials on barrel below imprint.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $225
16928: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, sharp imprint with 1st quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $195
16929: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated over silver trim, excellent barrel transparency, sharp barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, 2nd quarter date code on nib.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $195
16927: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip; clean barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, matching date code on nib, fine barrel transparency.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • SOLD
16961: American Fountain Pen Co. Improved Moore's Non-Leakable: rare black chased hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 13.6 cm long, can be used as either a slip-cap with the nib extended, or a conventional screw-cap with the nib retracted (when the nib is extended the cap seats on the front part of the sliding sleeve; cutouts in the sleeve allow the barrel to be gripped and kept from turning when the nib is retracted and the cap is being screwed on or off). Patent dates of 1906 and 1911, end marked "75" and "3.00", #2 nib goes from extra-fine to extra-broad with excellent snapback.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $650
16966: Eversharp pencil: rare sterling silver model with trowel clip, first Wahl production, but predating Wahl's takeover; 13.3 cm long, marked "PATENTED", "STERLING", and "EVER SHARP"; typical bumps and marks, fine overall appearance, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: VG • $225
16956: Mabie Todd Swan: black chased hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.6 cm long, crisp and glossy, marked "PROPERTY OF/A.T. & T. CO." with company inventory number; New York production, #2 nib is extremely flexible, slip-on Mabie Todd "Clipper" clip.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
16951: Moore Midget: black hard rubber ringtop safety, gold filled overlay in grouped parallel lines pattern, 9.8 cm long, #2 nib is lively with great line contrast, semistub tip; some corrosion roughness to the front edge of the barrel overlay (see details), condition otherwise fine to excellent.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $385
16955: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold Deluxe: scarce miniature ringtop button-filler in Mandarin Yellow, 8.9 cm long, gold filled trim; later production with comb feed, nb has 2nd quarter 1936 date code; usual moderate discoloration, no cracks, imprint worn but legible.
DATE: 1936 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $365
16962: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate double-jewel, 12.9 cm long, bright chrome plated trim, aluminum Speedline filler, "bullseye" blind cap jewel, outstanding barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code; name on barrel, notable factory italic was likely a special request, an earlier nib with a 1936 date code, properly fitted with a "W" marked feed.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: broad italic • $295
16957: Parker button-filler: unusual French-made Duofold-like model in reddish brown grained Bakelite, 13.95 cm long, original gold plating of trim very thin and mostly worn away excepting the clip, which appears to be a UK-made replacement of near-identical form but slightly smaller than the original. 18K nib has tipping that is somewhat porous, writes well but with paper feel. Imprint barely legible.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $175
16960: Parker 180 Laque: scarce "Midnight Blue" lacquer finish, an uncatalogued color; gold plated trim, uses cartridge or convertor (slender metal squeeze-fill model included), made in France, "QE" date code; triangular 14K gold nib, feed marked "F/B", original clip tag, no other packaging.
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad/fine • $395
16959: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in gold plate, made in France, 14K gold nib, feed marked "F/B", "UC" date code, uses cartridge or convertor (slender metal squeeze-fill model included).
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: broad/fine • $495
16949: Wahl-Eversharp Doric: oversize "Cathay" pneumatic-filler, 15.7 cm long, gold plated trim, 14K gold nib; limited edition model, now sold out, as new, nib has been smoothed and tuned, no packaging.
DATE: 2021 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $1100
16950: Wahl-Eversharp Signature Classic: lapis blue piston-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold plated trim, modeled on soldier-clip models of the late 1920s, 18K gold nib is a smooth wet writer; a handsome pen in like new condition, out of production, no original packaging.
DATE: c. 2021 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium broad • $650
16952: Waterman 452 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, checkerboard pattern, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is flexible and responsive; hairline in barrel threads sleeved internally with metal, stronger than new, an invisible repair. Initials engraved in barrel cartouche, light bumps and toothmarks to cap crown (see details) but overall fine appearance.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $475
16965: Waterman 452 Filigree: black hard rubber lever-filler, sterling silver overlay, 13.7 cm long, #2 nib is tightly sprung and writes a nicely shaded line; no barrel end number imprint, moderate fading to hard rubber, light bumps and marks next to lever (see detail).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $475
16954: Waterman 7 Ripple: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler with scarce and desirable long-tined "Pink" nib and matching original color band, 14.3 cm long, gold filled trim; excellent color, imprints all legible, only minor brassing to top of clip ball and raised edge of cap band, small scratch to lever.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $2000
16963: unmarked dip pen: silver with extensively hand-worked twist pattern, 13.5 cm long excluding non-gold nib.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $150
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