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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
16946: Cross stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.4 cm long, fully marked with Jan. 29, 1878 patent date.
DATE: c. 1879 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $250
16939: Mackinnon stylographic pen: unusual extra-long eyedropper-filler, black chased hard rubber, 16.5 cm long, gold filled trim, good chasing and imprints, moderate even fading, patent dates of 1876, 1879, and 1879 reissue; tapered tube press-fits into back of section to retain weighted and spung needle, all interior parts present and intact, light tool marks on section, tipping worn off tip cone, section imprints light and partially heat-reversed (see details; still complete and functional).
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine • $325
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
16936: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: small black Shadow Wave, 11.75 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprint with 2nd quarter date code, some barrel transparency but much darkened, aluminum Speedline filler.
DATE: 1938 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $165
16885: Parker Duofold pencil: blue and silver pearl with black stripes, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim with triple bands, good barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead; this triple-band configuration is a bit of a mystery, as it appears not to have been advertised and has only been found to date in this color.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine • $125
16935: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: golden pearl laminate, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, imprint mostly good but right side polished, date code illegible; fine barrel transparency.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $
16947: Parker 75 Grain d'Orge: fine barleycorn pattern in silver plate and rhodium, made in France, dimpled ends, uses standard cartridges or included converter, 14K French-hallmarked nib is a smooth writer.
DATE: c. 1990 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $195
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
16940: Sheaffer Stratowriter: gold filled ballpoint, Sheaffer's first, 13.3 cm long, button is pressed and turned to extend and lock in place; can be used with standard modern Sheaffer "K" refills with included adapter setup (brass "widget" plus transferable end plug and spacer).
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $165
16941: Sheaffer Stratowriter Masterpiece: 14K solid gold, Sheaffer's first ballpoint; 13.3 cm long, crisp grouped parallel lines pattern, push and turn end button to extend or retract tip; fully marked, engraved name, one small dent to top button; weight 20.4 grams without refill, can be used with standard modern Sheaffer "K" refills with included adapter setup (brass "widget" plus transferable end plug and spacer).
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: fine* • $1100
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
16938: Waterman Gentleman Godron set in box: sterling silver, 14.1 cm long, gold plated trim, uses standard refills or included converter, 18K gold nib is a smooth writer with nice spring; made in France, matching rollerball is same size but inlaid onyx cap disk is plain whereas the fountain pen has the "W" logo.
DATE: c. 1990 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $450
16943: Wirt eyedropper-filler: early black chased hard rubber straight-cap, 14.4 cm long, strong barrel imprint with 1882 and 1885 patent dates, overfeed with internal paddle-shaped tail, nib has a crack and is missing tipping on one side, but writes surprisingly well with a light hand so is being offered as is.
DATE: c. 1896 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: broad stub • $150
16944: unmarked penner: writing compendium in turned cow horn, 17.5 cm tall, European manufacture; includes early untipped metal nib, wear shows it was used extensively. Pounce pot at bottom has screen that has shrunk, minor cracks to rim of top cap (see details), compartment second from bottom was originally stuffed with absorbent material to hold ink like a sponge.
DATE: c. 1780 • CONDITION: G-VG* • SOLD
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