The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
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
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16820: Chilton pneumatic-filler: mottled hard rubber ringtop, 11.2 cm long, gold filled trim, long-tined nib is a responsive writer, does require a little pressure to open up; an attractive user, mechanically sound but only traces of barrel imprint visible, stable hairline in cap lip (unaffected by posting), chips to barrel end (see details).
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: medium fine flex • $120
16817: Diamond Medal Diplomat: oversize white pearl lever-filler, 14.25 cm long, gold filled trim, rare color and outstanding preservation, remarkably flexible nib is truly brushlike, opens with lightest pressure.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: broad italic superflex • $850
16715: Hicks figural pencil: gold filled ringtop, 5 cm long retracted, in the form of a cannon; back end turns to extend pencil, mechanism good, scattered shallow marks and dings, plating wear; uses 1.1 mm lead. A scarce fully marked American-made novelty pencil.
DATE: c. 1885 • CONDITION: G • $225
16814: Parker Vacumatic Junior: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, strong barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on nib; excellent barrel transparency.
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $165
16819: Parker La Plume: unusual French-made screw-cap Aerometric filler in blue, 11.55 cm long, solid 18K gold and clip with full hallmarks, 18K French-hallmarked nib with 1959 date code. Cap weight is 9.2 g excluding jewel and clip screw but including plastic liner and inner cap.
DATE: 1959 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine flex • $695
16816: Tiffany dip pen: low-relief gold-plated bronze, 16.4 cm long excluding steel nib. From Tiffany's Zodiac pattern of desk accessories; decoration includes an image of the sign of Libra. While other Tiffany desk accessories are easy to find, the dip pens are quite rare. Finely detailed handwork, slight bend to end, nib holding insert has been replaced.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine* • $685
16821: Wahl lever-filler: early production green gold filled "all metal barrel" ringtop, 9.6 cm long, "Grecian Border" pattern; made not long after Wahl's takeover of Boston Safety, side of the lever is imprinted with the patent date for the double-bar lever used for a short time under licence from Sheaffer; "WAHL/PEN"-imprinted #2 nib is notably fine with flex, engraved initials on barrel, some chips to barrel threads (see details).
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $175
16822: Waterman 52: black hard rubber clipless lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, nickel plated trim, well worn but mechanically sound, a good user with a smooth and remarkably flexible long-tined #2 nib,.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: G • NIB: medium flex • $220
16828: Waterman 55: large black chased hard rubber lever-filler, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, unusual wide factory custom band at top with colored enamel, special presentation for Equitable Life Insurance Company for salesmanship. Excellent overall appearance, hard rubber has been skilfully reblackened, cap band replated.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine flex • $650
16808: Waterman 55 Cardinal: large red hard rubber lever-filler, 14.1 cm long, gold filled trim, made in Canada, cap is like new, barrel has some staining and toothmarks and end, chipping around lever box (see details); Canadian #5 nib has unusually long tines and a stub tip, very flexible and smooth noting slight waviness to top surface from restraightening.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub flex • $785
16805: Waterman Patrician: black celluloid oversize lever-filler, 13.8 cm long, gold filled trim, strong imprints, Tip-Fill feed, big Patrician nib is an elegant writer.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine flex • $1500
16809: Waterman 7: black lever-filler, gold filled trim, inset yellow barrel end disk, matching Yellow-imprinted keyhole-vent nib; an uncommon model, this example is a true rarity -- made in hard rubber rather than the normal celluloid. Canadian production, fully marked (Yellow denoted a nib with a turned-up tip, suitable for left-handers), 1932 patent "Tip-Fill" feed.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $800
16818: Waterman Taperite: unusual and uncatalogued fully gold filled variant, 14 cm long, lever-filler with semi-hooded nib; no markings of origin, but was found in Canada. Scattered pinprick marks to the barrel, notable smooth italic nib.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad italic • $395
16707: unmarked extending pencil: gold-plated silver, of distinctively French design, 9.35 cm long closed, 12.2 cm extended, brocade chased barrel, perpetual calendar, flat rectangular seal end with reverse-engraved monogram; tiny Paris hallmarks, inset steel nozzle tip, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1850 • CONDITION: G-VG • $165
16700: unmarked magic pencil: ringtop with alternating figured pearl and rose gold filled flutes, 4.9 cm long closed, 8.5 cm extended; works smoothly, tip of nozzle slightly squashed, uses 1.0 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1880 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $165
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