The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Large flat-tops were all the rage in 1920s America. Some of the most attractive were made by secondary makers, often under contract for department stores and stationers.
16912: Belmont Non-Breakable: ringtop lever-filler in yellow with transparent green ends and white trim rings, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, warranted #4 nib is remarkably flexible and calligraphic. Excellent appearance but barrel imprint well worn. This pen was made by Kraker's Michael George Company for retail by Rexall.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
16895: Eclipse lever-filler: oversize flat-top in olive drab, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, 1923 patent date on clip, fancy banding on cap top, Eclipse-imprinted nib; excellent appearance, noting small gouge on barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $295
16911: Gold Bond (?) Craftsman: oversize lever-filler in cream-streaked red celluloid with knurled black ends, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style toggled pressure bar and locking lever, clearly C. E. Barrett manufacture in Gold Bond style. Small warranted #8 nib writes a nicely shaded line.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub semiflex • SOLD
16917: Gold Medal Wardrite: oversize yellow lever-filler with black trim bands, gold filled trim, 14 cm long, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar toggled to lever, massive Gold Bond nib is a smooth wet stub; hairline crack in barrel threads has been almost invisibly repaired, barrel mouth now lined with brass and stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: medium stub • SOLD
16894: Good Service stylographic pen: full-size flat-top in unusual and striking red and black mottled celluloid with black ends, 13.7 cm long, gold filled trim, weighted needle, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, most uncommon as a stylo. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
16893: Good Service lever-filler: oversize flat-top in unusual and attractive blue striated celluloid with black ends, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent quality with Wahl-style pressure bar, fancier model with extra cap bands, #8 warranted nib writes a smooth line, name imprinted on cap. Good Service was a Sears and Roebuck house brand; this pen was likely manufactured for them by C. E. Barrett.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $275
16890: National Pen Products Gold Medal: oversize flat-top in red hard rubber, 14.14 cm long, purple casein cap crown, gold filled trim, massive Gold Bond nib writes an elegantly shaded line. Bold imprint with a bit of a mystery, as it is stamped over a much lighter previous imprint that reads "MASTER CRAFTSMAN".
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub • $275
16913: unmarked stylographic pen: black and cream flat-top lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, fine quality Midwestern manufacture, weighted needle fully functional.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $165
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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
16948: Wahl-Eversharp Decoband: oversize black chased pneumatic-filler, 14.9 cm long, ruthenium plated trim, including "Superflex" 14K gold nib; limited run model, now sold out, as new, nib has been smoothed and tuned, no packaging.
DATE: c. 2020 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine flex • $895
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
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