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The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
It has been quite a while since we have been able to offer such a group of Waterman 7 Ripples. These have been consigned by a veteran collector, along with a few other classic Watermans of the same era.
14767: Waterman 52½: slender clipless black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, nickel plated trim, original price band, New York #2 nib is an uncommon factory stub.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad stub flex • $275
14761: Waterman 55: large black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, unusual wide factory custom band at top with colored enamel, special presentation for Equitable Life Insurance Company for salesmanship. Excellent overall appearance, hard rubber has been skilfully reblackened, cap band replated.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $465
14763: Waterman 52V Cardinal: red hard rubber lever-filler, 11.1 cm long, gold filled trim, #2 nib is smooth and calligraphic. Some subtle blotchiness to the hard rubber, a few fleabites to the cap lip under the band, digs on end of barrel (see details).
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
14768: Waterman 52: black chased hard rubber clipless lever-filler, 13.7 cm long, nickel plated trim, clean imprints and chasing, slight fading, #2 nib has good paper feel, strong line width contrast.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • SOLD
14758: Waterman 7 Ripple: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler with "Brown" nib and band, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel imprints clear and legible, reproduction color band, slight fading to hard rubber. Keyhole-vent nib offers excellent line width variation comparable to many Pinks.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $850
14760: Waterman 7 Ripple: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler with "Yellow" nib, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, reproduction color band on cap, Canadian production. Cap band brassed, barrel imprint fully legible but heat-reversed, even fading to hard rubber. Canadian keyhole-vent nib has a rounded tip and considerable flexibility , fine imprints, later narrow clip; keyhole-vent nib has a few light scuff marks towards the tip, requires some pressure to open.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine flex • $385
14759: Waterman 94 Ripple: Olive Ripple hard rubber lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints and color, "MORROWS VANILLA" on barrel; #4 nib is set tight, writes a very thin line but opens nicely with moderate controlled pressure.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $595
14756: Waterman 7 Ripple: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler with scarce and desirable long-tined "Pink" nib, 14.3 cm long, gold filled trim, reproduction color band on cap, fine imprints, later narrow clip; keyhole-vent nib has a few light scuff marks towards the tip, requires some pressure to open.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $1500
14762: Waterman 7 Ripple: large red and black hard rubber lever-filler with "Red" nib and band, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel imprints clear and legible, reproduction color band, later narrow clip, hairline under clip ball is stable and does not affect function (see detail), keyhole-vent nib has paper feel and nice easy flex.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: medium fine flex • $465
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14755: Aurora 88: classic Nizzoli-designed Italian piston-filler, black with chrome plated "Nikargenta" cap, 13.5 cm long, nickel plated barrel trim rings, hard rubber hood and turning knob; responsive nib, semistub tip, lively writer, cap has some very shallow bumps on its back, not obtrusive, hard to photograph.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $265
14741: Conklin Nozac: green pearl striated faceted piston-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, "Penline" series; clean trim, excellent barrel transparency, strong imprints, excellent but for tool marks at barrel end (see details).
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
14740: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: red hard rubber stylographic pen, 10.8 cm long, straight-cap eyedropper-filler with clean gold filled cap crown and ringtop. Unusual two-tone effect, using contrasting shades of red-orange hard rubber. Gold needle is intact though internal spring is somewhat deformed, stable sealed crack in hard rubber at tip (see detail), fully functional.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium fine • $165
14764: Eversharp Doric: black faceted plunger-filler, 12.4 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel transparency as new, medium manifold nib writes a smooth and pressureless line.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium firm • $295
14742: Parker Vacumatic Major: black laminate, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, strong barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code; first Speedline series, uncommon model, fine barrel transparency, two-tone nib plating excellent, nib with matching 2nd quarter date code, pitting hole in filler plunger does not affect function.
DATE: 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $325
14745: Parker 51 injector pencil: early example in Cocoa, frosty Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, chrome plated trim, imprint with 4th quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $80
14744: Parker 51 injector pencil: dark blue, frosty Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, chrome plated trim, imprint with 2nd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: near mint • $75
14757: Pilot Super 150L: black tab-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold plated trim, wide rolled gold cap band, inlaid 14K gold nib is a precise writer, barrel opens with a bayonet-style twist-lock action rather than unscrewing. Interesting Bulgarian imprint, clean condition noting shallow marring to side of spring-loaded rocker clip (see detail). Full date code DO 09, for 9 March 1963.
DATE: 1963 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $95
14753: Sheaffer Lifetime Sentinel Deluxe Tuckaway pencil: burgundy, chrome cap with gold filled trim, White Dot, 10 cm long, uses .9mm lead, one tiny bump to top of cap.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine • $40
14749: Sheaffer Touchdown Valiant: large first-year burgundy pneumatic-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, big two-tone conical Triumph nib. Original price sticker on back of cap, nib sticker on section. Original sac and barrel seal have not been replaced, can be replaced upon request at no additional charge.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium firm • $165
14750: Sheaffer Touchdown Valiant: large first-year green pneumatic-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window; big two-tone conical Triumph nib has medium-sized tip, but is set to write a very fine line.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine firm • $120
14751: Sheaffer Touchdown Sentinel Deluxe: large first-year pneumatic-filler, blue with stainless steel cap, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, large two-tone Triumph nib is firm and smooth; typical slight swelling at end of barrel over seal, some rough patches on cap mostly polished out.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine firm • $95
14754: Sheaffer Lifetime Crest Tuckaway pencil: burgundy, gold filled cap and trim, White Dot, 10.45 cm long, uses .9mm lead.
DATE: c. 1951 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $50
14737: Waterman 0512½ VP Filigree: uncommon vest-pocket screw-cap eyedropper-filler with gold filled overlay, 10.5 cm long, moderate even fading to hard rubber, elegant monogram engraved on barrel, test mark to side of cap top (see detail), long-tined #2 New York nib is very flexible with a semistub tip.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine flex • $285
14736: Waterman 3V: light red pearl vest-pocket lever-filler, 10.75 cm long, chrome plated trim, Tip Dip feed, smooth flexible nib offers considerable line width variation. Plating wear, crisp imprints, no cracks, but patches of increased transparency at ends indicative of ongoing celluloid deterioration.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $80
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