The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
Eversharp pencils from the 1920s are elegant and robust, functional jewelry built to last lifetimes. A perfect gift for those whom an old fountain pen might be a little too much work. Video info and instructions here.
16093: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: smooth gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $55
16094: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: smooth gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc • $50
15815: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1921 • CONDITION: exc • $80
15812: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $75
16091: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: slender gold filled ringtop, 10.2 cm long, "Grecian Border" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • SOLD
15818: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: short slender gold filled ringtop, 8.5 cm long, "Colonial" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; some shallow dings, would have matched Wahl's smallest "all-metal" fountain pen.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • SOLD
15814: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.4 cm long, gold filled in "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; initials "L.H.K." on barrel.
DATE: c. 1923 • CONDITION: exc • $75
16095: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: gold filled ringtop, 10.5 cm long, "Check" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead; later improved mechanism.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc • $60
16092: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: less common short model with top mounted clip, gold filled in "Check" pattern, 10 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine-exc • SOLD
15813: Wahl-Eversharp pencil: full-size with clip, 13.3 cm long, gold filled in "Grecian Border" pattern, uses 1.1 mm lead, later improved mechanism, uncommon variation with gold filled internal shaft also engine turned to match.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine • $95
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16744: Aikin Lambert Mercantile in box: black hard rubber taper cap eyedropper-filler with full gold filled filigree overlay, 15.4 cm long, "Pearl" engraved on barrel cartouche, long, narrow #1 nib with vent hole behind slit has an extremely fine tip and is extraordinarily flexible, early plain narrow feed.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine superflex • $1295
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
16757: Conklin Senior Endura: oversize "Rosewood" red and black hard rubber lever-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, excellent appearance but notably large personalization on barrel overlapping imprint, also near-invisible sealed hairlines under clip and on one side of lever pivot (see details) which do not affect function.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine • $325
16756: James Fenton dip pen: sterling silver, 17.4 cm long excluding nib, square barrel with elegant hand-engraved decoration, full Birmingham hallmarks; clean condition, only smallest marks to ends; plated "J" nib included.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $95
16758: Parker Duofold Senior: classic oversize orange button-filler, 13.75 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, intact Lucky Curve feed, earlier (c. 1926) Lucky Curve nib is massive, semistub tip.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $450
16753: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, triple cap band; largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics. Strong imprint, 1st quarter date code; excellent barrel transparency and overall condition, but plating wear to cap trim (a good candidate for replating).
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $225
16755: Parker Duofold Senior: blue and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.7 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; good imprint with 4th quarter date code, distinctive wartime "V"-for-Victory nib.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $275
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
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
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
16730: Sheaffer oversize Lifetime Balance: jade green lever-filler, 14.45 cm long, early extra-long model w short section, pointed barrel end, "PATENTED" imprint, large White Dot; cap and barrel color slightly mismatched, overall color preservation fine, much better than usual. Excellent writer with semistub tip for an elegantly shaded line.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $325
16750: Tabo (?) safety: oversize smooth black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 16 cm long, chrome plated trim, made in Italy, no maker's mark but closely resembling similar giant Tabo safeties; barrel imprint appears to be for a company, with only a large diamond and "METALRADIO" legible, nib is an English replacement of fine quality, a smooth and flexible writer.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine flex • $350
16745: Waterman 554 Filigree: black hard rubber lever-filler, 14K solid gold overlay, earlier production with wide clip and large rivets, overlay is unusually clean, one slightly flattened spot on cap crown, not easily noticeable, otherwise near perfect; #4 New York nib is responsive and very flexible, effortlessly elegant writing.
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $1500
16759: Waterman pencil: black hard rubber ringtop with sterling silver "Filigree" overlay, 10.4 cm long, matches 452½V or 442½V pen, uses 1.1 mm lead, later mechanism both propels and retracts lead; initials on barrel.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine • $75
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