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16857: Autopoint tab-filler: black and pearl, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim; a truly rare fountain pen and top quality sold for only a relatively brief period (Autopoint was otherwise exclusively a pencil company); filler mechanism similar to that of contemporary Auroras, typical barrel ambering, name on barrel, nib is a period warranted replacement.

DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $350

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16842: Inkograph stylographic pen: tan veined silver pearl lever-filler, 12.6 cm long, chrome plated trim, weighted needle intact, section with ink window, clip engraved with 1942 date; unusual in this material, same used by Waterman in the 1930s, overall excellent noting some roughness to the edges of the lever opening.

DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $120

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16850: Mordan (?) magic pencil: massive and enormous ringtop, 8.7 cm closed, 19.8 cm extended, barleycorn barrel, 74 grams total weight; uses "WW" lead (4.2 mm), fully functional, a few shallow bumps to the front internal sliding sleeve along with some scratches. Unmarked aside from the nozzle, tiny hallmarks on the ring fitting may be French. Normal-sized magic pencil in photos shown for scale, not included.

DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fine • $695

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16851: Parker Lady Duofold: rare short-lived Junior-sized verson, red hard rubber ringtop button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, bold deep giant barrel imprint, excellent end milling, semistub nib tip.

DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $650

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16845: Parker Duofold Senior: black streamlined button-filler, 13.05 cm long, gold filled over silver war-era trim, comb feed marked "A", Duofold nib with serial number, 4th quarter 1944 date code on barrel indicates late assembly of earlier parts, though the black celluloid end pieces and section must have been produced close to the time of assembly, as well as the clip and cap bands if not the entire cap.

DATE: 1935/1944 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $485

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16858: Parker 180 Perlé rollerball: silver-plated, made in France, uncommon pattern; "AI" 4th quarter date code, uses standard Parker refills.

DATE: 1982 • CONDITION: exc • $120

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16848: Pelikan 201 repeater pencil: red-brown with tortoiseshell, 12.35 cm long, gold filled trim, unusual clip form normally only seen as a fountain pen variant; uses 1.1 mm lead, note gouge to front of barrel.

DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: fine* • $175

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16846: Reynolds International ballpoint: aluminum, main barrel finished in dark purple-blue; 13.9 cm long, not working, tip cover absent, a relic of the beginnings of the postwar ballpoint craze; original price was $12.50 -- as much as the top-line fountain pens of the era.

DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine* • $45

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16854: Sheaffer Self-Filling: black hard rubber lever-filler with gold filled filigree overlay, 13.6 cm long, early production with raised barrel threads, narrow feed, narrow #2 Self Filling nib with heart-shaped vent hole. Monogram "A.B" elegantly engraved in barrel cartouche, nib has a short crack in the middle of the imprint that does not extend to either the vent hole or the heel and does not affect usability.

DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $895

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16844: Sheaffer oversize Lifetime Balance: green pearl striated lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, two-tone Lifetime nib with turn-up tip is a precise writer; name on barrel.

DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $295

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16847: Sheaffer Balance II ballpoint: jade green, 14.1 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot; uses standard Sheaffer refills.

DATE: c. 1998 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $165

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16849: Wahl-Eversharp desk set: "Lignum Vitae" brown and tan woodgrain hard rubber lever-filler, gold filled trim, flexible #2 size Signature nib, marble base is 7.35 (2 7/8 inch) cm in diameter, retains original label on bottom, one tiny chip on bottom edge; hard rubber pens in colors other than black and red/orange are uncommon, and for the most part were offered for only a brief period as a last-ditch effort to compete with celluloid.

DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $265

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16852: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised: black and pearl ringtop lever-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, Personal Point screw-in nib assembly, responsive and smooth Gold Seal Signature nib; outstanding color preservation, uncommon model and configuration.

DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $485

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16843: Waterman 72: uncommon late screw-cap eyedropper-filler in black chased hard rubber, 12.9 cm long, New York #2 nib has a few scratches but is a notable true factory italic; even moderate fading, all imprints strong.

DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine italic flex • $295

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16855: Waterman Super: oversize black cartridge-filler, 13.85 cm long, gold filled trim, made in France, large #6 nib is 18K gold. Uses the largest ("Super") size of glass cartridge (one cartridge included, cleaned and modified with O-rings for a more secure seal, along with a pipet for filling).

DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • $265

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