The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
One of my first interests when I began collecting pens was demonstrators. Those featured here were examples bought decades ago for my personal collection, with most being uncommon to the point that I've seen only a handful of others in all the years since.
16455: Eversharp Symphony demonstrator: rare transparent lever-filler, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, not made for public sale; name on barrel, crack in back of cap does not affect function; even feed is transparent. Sac has been removed, a new one can be installed upon request.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $465
16457: Parker Vacumatic demonstrator: factory cutaway, 12.4 cm long, silver pearl laminate, barrel has 4th quarter 1935 imprint, lockdown filler, bandless cap with early-style skewed pattern; this is a known configuration, correct without nib or end jewels. Original hardened sac has not been replaced.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: near mint • SOLD
16460: Parker 51 demonstrator: rare first-year in Cordovan with transparent shell and blind cap, gold filled trim, "wedding band" cap in stainless steel with inlaid band, Blue Diamond clip, long internal clutch, pearl jewel; blind cap has mostly legible imprint at bottom edge, aluminum jewel. Aluminum Speedline filler, two-tone clutch ring. One shallow pinhead ding to side of cap, clip mark (see details), a good clean example.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
16456: Sheaffer Balance demonstrator: black plunger-filler with transparent barrel, circular windows cut into cap; 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim; no nib, as is typical with demonstrators of the era.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD
16454: Sheaffer Touchdown Sentinel Deluxe: black pneumatic-filler, 13.4 cm long, stainless steel cap with gold filled trim, White Dot, rare salesman's sample version with beautifully preserved "SHEAFFER'S RULE OF FOUR" transfer print on barrel explaining the special features of the pen. New old stock, original nib label intact, sac and seals have not been replaced.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: mint* • NIB: medium • SOLD
16458: Waterman demonstrator: transparent acrylic lever-filler, 13.25 cm long, gold filled trim, #5 nib; sac has been removed but a new one can be installed upon request.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium • SOLD
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16499: Conklin Ensemble: pen-pencil lever-filler combination, striking lapis blue and yellow marble is correct and catalogued, 14.7 cm long, gold filled trim, pencil end uses 1.1 mm lead; outstanding color and condition.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $650
16410: De La Rue Onoto Magna: oversize silver web plunger-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim with solid 9K gold cap band with London hallmarks for 1946/7. Fine barrel transparency, two-tone #7 nib is a smooth wet writer, all seals replaced.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium oblique stub • $1200
16476: Merkurit (?) Hanseat: black chased hard rubber safety, 10,45 cm long, white casein cap dome, German manufacture; English-made replacement nib is an excellent writer.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $250
16469: Parker 20 New Style: an extremely rare slip-cap eyedropper-filler design, offered for only a very brief time (mentioned sporadically in Parker's Side Talks between July 1897 and September 1899); smooth black hard rubber, 15.6 cm long, #2 teardrop vent Lucky Curve nib, intact early narrow Lucky Curve feed, strong barrel imprint.
DATE: c. 1898 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $1200
16518: Parker 20 Jack-Knife Safety: smooth black hard rubber button-filler, 13.3 cm long, unusual trim configuration with two wide cap bands, early production with narrow knurled band on blind cap, slightly domed cap crown, filler button attached to pressure bar; intact Lucky Curve feed, #2 Lucky Curve has a short hairline at the bottom of the imprint but only superficial (does not extend through to underside of nib), cap lip invisibly replaced using original material.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $225
16498: Parker 75: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, scarce and desirable first model with metal section threads, flat end buttons, top button with cutout for clip (only first four to six months of production); section with nib angle indicator marks, "0" at center, cap marked "STERLING SILVER"; includes old-style convertor; USA 14K #63 nib is early but not of the very earliest type, as the number imprint is on the flat rather than the curved part of the feed.
DATE: c. 1964 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $525
16512: Parker 75: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, early model with solid vermeil ends, short-feathered arrow clip; made in USA, section with nib angle indicator marks, "0" at center, 14K US-made "65" nib; cap marked "STERLING/SILVER", early metal squeeze-filling convertor included. Clean example, some light scratches on side of cap (see detail).
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $265
16504: Parker 51 Mark III: late production red Aerometric filler, 13.4 cm long, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, pearl jewel, "halo" emblem on back of cap, fine sac transparency, slight barrel swelling next to clutch ring, overall appearance excellent.
DATE: c. 1972 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $175
16511: Parker 75 Godron: early production in heavy silver plate, dished ends, 30 micron mark, USA-made 14K "XF" nib unit, section with angle indicator, no center mark; slender metal squeeze converter.
DATE: c. 1973 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $225
16515: Parker 75 Godron: gold plated, French production, 14K nib, smooth section trim ring with some pitting (see detail), otherwise excellent; later Parker piston converter.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $275
16517: Viala Lilliput: miniature black hard rubber ringtop safety, engine-turned 18K solid gold overlay, 8.4 cm long, French made with full hallmarks, 18K Viala-marked nib; tiny, but fully functional.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $365
16506: Wahl Signature: chased red hard rubber ringtop lever-filler, 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, Signature nib; cap lip has been replaced using original material (repair invisible from exterior).
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium stub flex • $200
16520: Wahl-Eversharp desk set: scarce and desirable glass pelican base in high Art Deco style by Pierre D'Avesn, made in France; base measures 10.7 x 8.9 cm, with slender lever-filler desk pen in Coral, gold filled trim, Wahl Signature nib has an extremely fine tip with lively flexibility though limited line width variation. Base has a small flake on one bottom corner and larger losses to the pelican's wings, overall appearance excellent.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $300
16500: Waterman pencil: smooth black hard rubber, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprint with "PAT. APL'D FOR", uses 1.1 mm lead, moderate even fading; matches larger pens, 55 or 56 size.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $95
16501: Waterman 3V pencil: tan veined grey pearl, 10.8 cm long, nickel plated trim, good imprints, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine • $60
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