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Pen Profile:
Stylographic Pens
13072: B. B. Stylo stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber with unusual "swing-filler" (the lever pivots sideways), apparently invented by Julius Held (read more here); 13.2 cm long, nickel plated trim. New old stock, but a stress marks from the clip hole, heat distortion to the cap, fading to hard rubber with shadow from now-missing original price band on cap.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine • $110
13065: B. B. Stylo stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber with unusual "swing-filler" (the lever pivots sideways), apparently invented by Julius Held (read more here); 11.2 cm long, nickel plated trim. New old stock, but slight heat distortion to cap, fading to hard rubber with shadow from now-missing original price band on cap, nick to surface right below.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $90
13064: B. B. Stylo stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber with unusual "swing-filler" (the lever pivots sideways), apparently invented by Julius Held (read more here); 11.1 cm long, nickel plated trim. New old stock, but heat distortion to cap, end of barrel slightly out of round, fading to hard rubber with shadow from now-missing original price band on cap, stress mark from clip hole.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine • $70
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
12119: Cross stylographic pen: unusual short black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 8.8 cm long, fully marked on section with Jan 20, 1878 patent date; crisp chasing and knurling, no fading, needle is broken and stuck in tip, spring-loaded design.
DATE: c. 1879 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $175
16219: De La Rue Onoto Ink Pencil: black hard rubber stylographic pen, eyedropper-filler, 13 cm long, made in England but retailed in the USA, original price band, spring-loaded needle intact, new old stock, even fading to the hard rubber, crisp knurling and imprints.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $120
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
14539: Mabie Todd No. 20 Cygnet stylographic pen: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 10.3 cm long, made in England, spring-loaded gold needle. New old stock, never filled, ready to use; minor storage wear, several available. This model was manufactured unchanged from c. 1910 through the 1920s with remaining stock sold for decades after; it is only the font of the barrel imprint that indicates a later production date.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $68.5
17102: MacKinnon stylographic pen: unusual extra-long eyedropper-filler, early production with screw cap, no posting peg; smooth black hard rubber, 15.6 cm long, gold filled end cap, sharp imprint "D. MACKINNON, PAT. MAR. 21 '76." but no 1878 patent imprint, weighted and sprung needle all intact; slight even fading to hard rubber, a scarce example of one of the earliest mass-produced fountain pens.
DATE: c. 1876 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • SOLD
17105: MacKinnon stylographic pen: unusual extra-long eyedropper-filler, early production with no posting peg; smooth black hard rubber, 15.9 cm long, gold filled end cap, good imprint "D. MACKINNON, PAT. MAR. 21 '76." but no 1878 patent imprint, weighted and sprung needle all intact; slight even fading to hard rubber, cap is a replacement of excellent quality; a scarce example of one of the earliest mass-produced fountain pens.
DATE: c. 1877 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine • $285
16088: Pick National stylographic pen: black celluloid lever-filler, red ends, 12.15 cm long, nickel plated trim, intact weighted needle, some heat shrinkage to barrel end (does not affect posting or function). Not marked Pick, but we have had several identical examples with full Pick imprints.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG • $80
15983: Pick stylographic pen: black chased celluloid lever-filler with bright red ends, 12.2 cm long, nickel plated trim, weighted needle intact. Unmarked but identical to Pick's Fountpencil.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $125
17108: Stylographic Pen Co. stylographic pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 12.6 cm long, gold filled trim, made in Providence, RI; sharp chasing and imprints including July 15, 1879 patent date on section; two-part screw-apart section, spring-loaded gold needle and tipping intact, cap is a replacement of excellent quality.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine • $265
15581: unmarked novelty stylographic pen: large brown hard rubber eyedropper-filler in the form of an artillery shell, 10.95 cm long, sprung needle is intact, no sign of the pen ever having been filled. Tool marks to section, however, especially to the milled flange (see details). Red-brown color is original, not faded black, likely made in England.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $195
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
