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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
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
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
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
16664: Parker 100 Millionth Jotter in box: commemorative limited edition ballpoint, pen is unused but box shows wear and tear, especially on bottom.
DATE: 1974 • CONDITION: fine • $60
16656: Parker 75 Insignia: fine crosshatch pattern, dished ends, marked "14K G.F. CAP & BARREL U.S.A." (gold filled, not gold plated like later 75s), section with gold plated trim ring, 14K French-made "F" nib, recent slide converter.
DATE: c. 1977 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $250
16668: Parker 75 Milleraies: fine parallel lines pattern in silver plate, made in France, "IES" date code, gold plated trim, French-hallmarked 14K nib, "X" on feed; includes convertor, like new.
DATE: 1988 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $265
16671: Wahl lever-filler in box: large sterling silver "all metal barrel" pen, 12.5 cm long, "Dart" pattern, crisp with earlier raised lever, big "WAHL/PEN" imprint, #5-size pen but fitted with a long-tined flexible #4 nib (Wahl nib sizes were not consistent over the years; this #4 is the same size as a #5 of the era). Second-largest size offered -- metal Wahls larger than #4-size are hard to find.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • SOLD
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
16675: Waterman desk set: sterling silver, base measures 8.5 x 7.5 cm, marked Gorham and Black, Starr & Frost, engraved with initials; lever-filler desk pen has smooth sterling overlay, a few areas of surface roughness but no deep dings, responsive fine-tipped #2 nib.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
16660: Waterman Commando: black lever-filler, 12.95 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, #5 nib is a springy and responsive medium flex with semistub tip; strong barrel imprint.
DATE: c. 1944 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $175
16662: Waterman Cleric: black lever-filler, 12.85 cm long, chrome trim, cross imprinted on cap between clip and bands; an uncommon version of the Commando marketed to Catholic clergy, fine-tipped #5 nib is an elegant writer.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $250
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
16677: unmarked figural dip pen and pencil combination: novelty item in the shape of an umbrella, 21 cm long, real fabric covering, nickel plated trim, tip reverses to reveal clutch-type lead holder, uses standard 2 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD
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