The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Every pen collection should have at least one example of Parker's classic Vacumatic -- the apogee of the celluloid era.
16560: Parker Vacumatic: early full-sized Deluxe in red pearl laminate, 12.95 cm long, gold filled trim, striped section and end jewels, strong imprint with two-digit date code, lockdown filler, excellent barrel transparency; early Vacuum-Filler style two-tone nib with arrow imprint with single central line, excellent plating.
DATE: 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $475
16557: Parker Vacumatic Junior: grey pearl and black marbled, 12.1 cm long, chrome plated trim, good barrel transparency, strong imprint with "17" date code, nib has a semistub profile.
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium semiflex • $285
16558: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate double-jewel, 12.85 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, uncommon wide "jeweler's" band with fine parallel lines pattern, aluminum Speedline filler, strong imprint with 1st quarter date code, single-tone nib is a responsive writer; clean condition, cap band plating rough.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • SOLD
16555: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, good barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, notable nib, smooth and responsive, one tiny dig to upper surface next to slit (see detail).
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • SOLD
16554: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 12.75 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, deep imprint with 1st quarter date code, new old stock with stickers on cap, diaphragm has been replaced.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $265
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16582: Eversharp Doric: full-sized facetted blue pearl web lever-filler, 12.8 cm long, white gold filled trim, Gold Seal, correct late production Skyline-style nib and feed.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium firm • $495
16626: Parker 51: early production Aerometric filler in Plum, frosty two-tone Lustraloy cap, good barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, early filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, transparent acrylic connector, new sac has been installed.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $295
16592: Parker 45 Nixon Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile presidential signature on barrel along with "THE WHITE HOUSE"; originally intended as a fiber-tip but also takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with presidential seal and signature, usual slight age shrinkage to gripping section, a few shallow bumps to box top metal trim on right side.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $105
16606: Parker 45 Gerald Ford Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile signature on barrel; originally intended as a fiber-tip but also takes standard Parker rollerball refill. Perhaps due to the circumstances of Ford's brief presidency, the box bears the presidential seal whereas the pen has the vice-presidential seal.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $150
16590: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in silver plate, two-way nib, date code "UL", made in France, uses cartridges or converter (included); barrel end brassed (see detail).
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium/extra-fine • $350
16591: Parker Systemark Reagan Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile presidential signature on barrel along with "THE WHITE HOUSE"; made to accept both fiber-tip (included) and standard Parker rollerball refills. In box with presidential seal and signature, mint but for slight bump to bottom of box top frame.
DATE: c. 1981 • CONDITION: near mint • $165
16605: Parker 45 George Bush Vice Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile signature on barrel; takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with vice-presidential seal and signature.
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: mint • $95
16586: Parker Premier Chinese Laque: speckled lacquer finish, gold plated trim, 13.5 cm long, onyx disks inset into ends; made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included).
DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $275
16607: Parker 45 George Bush Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile presidential signature on barrel; takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with presidential seal and signature, as new but a few shallow bumps to box top metal trim on top side.
DATE: c. 1989 • CONDITION: near mint • $120
16608: Sheaffer Lifetime desk set: elegant Deco-era clear glass base, 13.3 x 8.25 cm (5.25 x 3.25 inches), black lever-filler pen with gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone Lifetime nib with turned-up tip is a smooth writer, perfect for left-handers or those who write at a steep angle; unusually clean base, only a couple of small and unobtrusive chips.
DATE: c. 1931 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $165
16614: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: sterling silver ringtop, "Ripple" patttern, 10.4 cm long; uses 1.1 mm lead, engine turning clean, some slight shadowing from bands.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: fine • $50
16618: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: sterling silver, uncommon version with matching engine turned internal mechanism, 13.25 cm long, "Ripple" pattern, clip with raised rib, uses 1.1 mm lead,.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $105
16622: unmarked penner: wooden writing compendium, two-part dip pen with glass nib (functional, though worn on the side of the tip), some losses to metal of tinplate housing for glass ink bottle (see details).
DATE: c. 1870 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $150
16597: unmarked figural traveling inkwell: 8.35 cm tall, base 3 cm in diameter, in the form of a bottle; brass with glass insert, original spring-loaded seal in lid (not ink-tight, but a disk cut from sheet rubber can easily be inserted); marked only "Importé", likely Austrian manufacture for the French market.
DATE: c. 1875 • CONDITION: fine • $165
16621: unmarked traveling inkwell and matchsafe set: high quality English manufacture, red leather covered. Inkwell is missing its pivoting safety hook, a feature not always present on these (the main latch is the push button on the front). Original rubber top seal has been replaced, is spring-loaded.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine* • $120
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