| Highlights |
6319: Aikin Lambert Pet display card: very rare original display, 15.2 cm high, with 6 out of 12 pens still present; pens are miniature ringtop eyedropper-fillers in black hard rubber, with red or light green casein ends and 14K gold nibs, averaging 6.4 cm long; unused and of excellent quality, they are rather evenly sun-faded, and one of the red tops has two chips on the side facing the card; from a long-closed New York area pen shop, the only example of its kind we have seen.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: VG-fine* •
$650 
7058: De La Rue Onoto demonstrator: classic British plunger-filler, 13.9 cm long, transparent celluloid barrel with cutaways to show filler piston and ink shutoff; gold plated dummy nib; acquired from an old Australian pen shop.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: mint • $850
7865: Dunhill-Namiki lever-filler: small clipless Balance-style lever-filler, 9.65 cm long, gold filled trim, decorated with flowers and a bird in hiramakie, fully signed by artist Okoshi Kosai (b. 1900); extremely flexible #1 Dunhill-Namiki "FINE"-imprinted nib; moderate wear, minor chipping to urushi at cap lip (see detail).
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • $2250
6168: Laughlin doctor's pen: black chased hard rubber eyedropper-filler, thermometer in compartment at end of barrel; 16.3 cm long, crisp and glossy, new old stock, never filled; came to us without a nib -- we have fitted it with a Laughlin nib of the correct size and era, which does however have an axial hairline crack from the vent hole; an outstanding example of a very rare design.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: mint*
• NIB: fine stub flex • $1650
5972: Parker 23H: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, hexagonal body, 14.4 cm long, fully marked with 1891 and 1894 patent dates; unusual & desirable, good legible imprints, even fading, with the shadow of a now-removed add-on clip towards the top of the cap, keyhole-vent #3 Lucky Curve nib.
DATE: c. 1906 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $1200
7728: Parker 38 in box: legendary black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with overlay of gold filled snakes with green rhinestone eyes; 13.45 cm long, #3 Lucky Curve nib, VV clip with 1907 patent date, no Parker imprints on overlay or hard rubber -- very similar to a Heath-marked snake sold by us some ten years ago (Heath made high-end overlays for Parker, Waterman, Conklin, Moore, and others; many Parker overlay pen designs are seen from time to time in unmarked versions bearing Heath nibs).
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • Full details on request
7792: Parker 58 Awanyu Aztec: legendary hard rubber eyedropper-filler with gold filled half-overlay with American Indian motifs; 13.7 cm long, cap restored, imprint weak but legible.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • Full details on request
7106: Parker 25 Jack-Knife Safety: smooth black hard rubber turban-top, 11.3 cm long, very hard to find in larger sizes; clean and somewhat toothy Lucky Curve #5 nib, intact feed, no imprints visible on side of barrel, "PAT. PENDING" cap imprint worn and partially heat-reversed, pen has been dye-reblackened.
DATE: c. 1910 •
CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: fine flex • $950
6218: Parker Jack-Knife Safety: rare baby Bakelite-barreled ringtop eyedropper-filler, black hard rubber, 7.75 cm long, gold filled trim; good barrel transparency, cap imprint light but legible, tight stable hairline in cap lip (see detail), Lucky Curve feed intact, #2 Lucky Curve nib has longitudinal hairline from base up to "C" in imprint.
DATE: c. 1913 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium fine flex •
$625
7998: Parker 62: full overlay hand-engraved slip-cap button-filler, 14.3 cm long, fully marked, intact Lucky Curve feed, noteworthily smooth and paintbrushlike nib is slightly later; the 62 is usually seen as an eyedropper-filler, and is seldom found as a button-filler.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB:
fine stub superflex • $2500
6184: Parker Black Giant: iconic smooth black hard rubber oversize screw-cap eyedropper-filler, 15.5 cm long, nickel plated clip, intact Lucky Curve feed, giant #12 nib; moderate, even fading, barrel imprint mostly legible, some toothmarks to crown; longitudinal crack in nib barely visible as hairline running from under section to "1" in imprint.
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: extra-fine flex •
$2000
7498: Parker Duofold Senior: red hard rubber bandless button-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, an iconic model in outstanding condition, with crisp end milling, bold deep imprints, and but one spot of brassing atop the clip ball; note tiny scratch on cap rim (see detail); original hardened sac has not been replaced.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $2500
7005: Parker Duofold Senior: streamline button-filler in prototype color, copper pearl; 13 cm long, gold filled trim, full USA imprint; plating wear apparent only on lower cap band and on clip, excellent color and extremely rare.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $2850
7322: Parker Vacuum Filler set: rare uncatalogued full-size model in red pearl laminate with extra-wide stripes in translucent blue; pen is 12.8 cm long, matching cone-actuated pencil (even harder to find), 12.55 cm; both bear good strong imprints, along with pantographed names -- commonly found on these pens, for some reason, along with flaking plating on the clips. The two-way turnup nib is two-tone and bears the early arrow with a single-line central rib; the pen barrel is transparent (this model is also found with the barrel opaque). Pencil slightly bent, material on both pieces sound, with no sign of the deterioration typically found on the pen cap. Too rare to have been a production item, this model -- sometimes dubbed the "Ripley" Vacumatic, after the only known contemporary illustration in print in a "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon -- appears to have been made as a market test, and is also known with Vacumatic imprints..
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine/extra-fine •
$1650
7872: Parker Imperial Ensign Vacumatic: extremely rare, only a handful known, black with solid 14K trim and two-tone "Empire" 14K cap; 13.3 cm long, fine barrel transparency, cap like new, Canadian production (cap marked "MADE IN U.S.A.", as it appears Empire caps were only made in Parker's US factory), initials "G.W.C." professionally and discreetly engraved at top back of cap.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: exc-near mint
• NIB: extra-fine • $8000
8119: Pelikan piston-filler in box: rare first model, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, with bandless hard rubber cap, one-piece Bakelite barrel, and black celluloid binde; crisp and glossy, bold imprints, no brassing, milling and arrow imprint on filler knob sharp, noting tool marks (see detail) -- condition otherwise like new; correct Montblanc-made Pelikan "F" nib with heart-shaped vent hole; piston mechanism in perfect working order, but original cork seal no longer ink-tight and has not been replaced; box worn but sound.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc-near mint* • NIB: fine semiflex • $2000
6523: Unger Brothers dip pen: sterling silver Art Nouveau sea serpent design in high relief, 16.7 cm long, excluding nib; highly desirable model from a premier American maker, well marked and with only the usual minor dings and marks on the ferrule; listed as #7743 in Unger Brothers' catalog of 1904.
DATE: c. 1905
• CONDITION: VG • $1800
6520: Waterman Remex Self-Filler No. 101: one of Waterman's earliest self-fillers, and so rare that most advanced collectors have never seen a complete example; construction is all-aluminum, with a hard rubber press-fit section assembly, sleeve rotates rather than slides to expose filler bar; this example is new old stock, and the hardened sac is preserved with the pressure bar laced in place exactly according to the William Ferris patent 799,897 of 1905 (Ferris' patent 950,817 of 1910 is the one covering the usual Waterman sleeve-filler design); 14 cm long, superficial shop wear, "PAT. APPL'D FOR" imprint.
DATE: c. 1905 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine flex • $1650
6130: Waterman 14: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with fluted gold filled overlay and bloodstone cap top seal; 13.3 cm long, a scarce but fully catalogued factory model for the northern European market; French hallmarks, no dings, but one small test mark on the seal bezel, imprints on posting end worn but mostly legible; toothy #4 New York nib, spoon feed with patent date imprints.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: VG-fine
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $1650
8193: Waterman 502: black hard rubber taper-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.5 cm long, with full, crisp, 9K solid gold London-hallmarked overlay with presentation inscription; New York #2 nib, narrow spoon feed with patent imprints, posting end unmarked as is normal for British-market Watermans of this era; aside from a couple of tiny marks to the section flange, condition is like new.
DATE: 1913 • CONDITION: near mint •
NIB: fine superflex • $2500
3159: Waterman combination: rare uncatalogued model, black and pearl lever-filler, 14.6 cm long, chrome plated trim; some tool or tooth marks on end of barrel, plating rough on pencil cone, trim otherwise bright and clean; strong imprint (not always present on Waterman combos), threads on pencil end another unusual feature, as is the #4 nib (nearly all Waterman combos are #2 size).
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: VG-fine •
NIB: fine semiflex • $975
5970: Waterman 220: giant black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 16.3 cm long, sterling silver "Filigree" half-overlay; only such pen known, clearly correct and factory-made, though quite late production.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • Full details on request
4696: Waterman 52 combination: rare hard rubber lever-filler with 9K solid gold factory overlay incorporating a retracting propelling pencil in the end of the barrel; 13.7 cm long, barrel end twists to extend Mordan-mechanism pencil (uses VS lead); full London hallmarks, crisp fine barleycorn finish, only minor marks to metal, initials "S.J.M." on indicia, #2 Canada nib, cap thread engagement short but solid.
DATE: c. 1939
• CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium flex • $2950
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