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Long ago we bought regularly in the UK. We still have an extensive inventory of British pens, mostly unlisted. This group of classic Conway Stewarts will be a good start to making them available at last.
16789: Conway Stewart International 356: black chased hard rubber streamlined lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, #1A nib is a notably flexible writer; even fading and wear, plating wear on clip.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine stub flex • $175
16784: Conway Stewart 55: large green pearl and black marbled lever-filler, 12.9 cm long, gold filled trim, 3 cap bands, "Duro" nib is a wide wet writer.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad stub flex • SOLD
16787: Conway Stewart 27: red pearl web celluloid, 12.75 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band, smooth writer.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $265
16791: Conway Stewart 60L: green herringbone lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, #60 Duro nib, scarce and desirable late pattern.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine firm • $375
16788: Conway Stewart 85L: green herringbone lever-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, scarce and desirable late pattern.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium flex • SOLD
16761: B. B. Stylo stylographic pen in box: black chased hard rubber vest pocket model with unusual "swing-filler" (the lever pivots sideways), apparently invented by Julius Held (read more here); earlier production with Bird Bill Pen Co. imprint and box label, gold filled trim, imprints and chasing are deep, bold, and crisp, hard rubber is glossy black; new old stock, has not been filled, sac has been replaced.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $200
16775: Conklin S3: mottled hard rubber slip-cap crescent-filler, 13.9 cm long, nickel plated trim, bold patterning, clean imprints, early narrow feed, very flexible #3 nib.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium italic flex • $650
16790: Eagle Arrow dip pen: unusual drop-action holder, 11.2 cm long retracted, black lacquered brass with nickel plated trim; imprint on nib holder notes Feb. 1, 1887 patent date, end button is pressed with nib down to extend, pressed again with nib upwards to retract; good working order, scattered pinhead bumps, scratches to lacquer.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: VG • $80
16776: Mabie Todd Swan: rare full-length extra-slender lever-filler with ring pattern solid 14K gold overlay, 11.4 cm long, #1 New York nib, USA production, excellent quality and heft, only example we have yet seen.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine stub flex • $1200
16763: Parker 51: late black Vac-filler with 1/10 12K gold filled cap in converging lines pattern, plain arrow clip, two-tone clutch ring, sharp imprint with 4th quarter date code.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $165
16764: Parker 21 set: black Aerometric filler, chrome cap, trough-style clip, sac transparency like new, smooth Octanium nib; matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, has 4th quarter date code. Set is like new, both pieces with imprinted name on barrels.
DATE: 1952 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $80
16773: Parker 75 rollerball: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, dimpled tassies, made in USA, marked "STERLING CAP & BARREL"; silver excellent, some wear to trim. Uses standard Parker refills.
DATE: c. 1977 • CONDITION: fine • $145
16769: Parker 75 Flighter rollerball: stainless steel cap and barrel, chrome plated trim, made in USA, originally marketed as a felt tip but accepts standard Parker rollerball refills.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $125
16770: Parker 75 Filette ballpoint: sterling silver, bold fluting with black cabochon on top, full French hallmarks, uses standard Parker refills; a scarce model from the Place Vendome series, scattered shallow nicks, mechanically perfect.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $250
16792: Sheaffer oversize Lifetime set: black and pearl flat-top lever-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot on cap top, massive Lifetime nib has a very fine tip that writes a pleasantly precise line; late production with seamed tubing construction, matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, both have outstanding color, pencil barrel does have hairlines from age shrinkage that do not affect function or appearance (see details), condition otherwise excellent with no dings to the pencil crown.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc/fine* • NIB: extra-fine firm • $595
16779: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal: rare and uncatalogued, a miniature version of the standard flat top Personal Point model; 11.3 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, Gold Seal, manifold Gold Seal nib has nice paper feel. Excellent color, barrel mouth appears to have been shortened slightly (see detail), threads still engage tightly.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra fine firm • $695
16772: Wahl-Eversharp desk set: "Coral" lever-filler, gold filled trim, black taper, "FLEXIBLE" imprinted #2 nib; stylish two-tone geometric Art Deco base is 12.7 cm (5 inches) long.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $265
16786: Waterman 22: black chased hard rubber taper-cap eyedropper-filler,13.45 cm long, early model with chevron pattern chasing, two-line pre-globe imprint, narrow feed with long tail, star-imprint nib is stamped "2" but is the size of the earlier #1 nibs, has roughened forepart underneath, another early feature; even moderate fading to hard rubber, nib tipping almost all gone but nib still quite usable.
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $450
16492: Waterman 14S: mottled hard rubber safety pen, 13.9 cm long, early production with helical interior grooves in barrel, nib spirals in and out; outstanding color and crispness, feed with patent date, #4 New York is smooth and springy, a responsive writer; excellent appearance, noting repaired cracks in cap and turning knob (does not affect function, latter nearly invisible; see details).
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $350
16783: Waterman 0503: uncommon late production streamline overlay, gold filled "Filigree" pattern over black hard rubber, distinctive feed with red hard rubber inlaid central stripe, #2 nib writes a finely shaded line. No number of end of barrel as is typical with this model, initials engraved on barrel, moderate fading to hard rubber. Most of these late Waterman overlays are in silver -- gold filled examples are several times scarcer.
DATE: c. 1940 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $650