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Extraordinary Vintage Pens - Current Catalog (#61 - December 2011) |
| Waterman |
1900 |
20 eyedropper-fill in Black Chased Hard Rubber. Waterman's largest pen! Unusual to find with a wide gold-filled barrel band! Huge #10 nib (medium, flexible). Near mint. |
| Parker |
1905 |
"Ribbon Pen" eyedropper-fill straight holder in Gold-filled. Not in any Parker catalog, we believe these were designed by Parker for brides and grooms to use to sign their marriage documents, and were made by custom order only. There is one in the Parker archives. High relief pattern of bows, ribbons and flowers. An exquisite pen! #3 Parker Lucky Curve nib. Curved "Lucky Curve" feed. Indicia engraved in "HZ, in overlapping shadow typeface. Near mint++. Close-up image. |
| Parker |
1911-1916 |
Model 60 Awanyu "Aztec" eyedropper-fill straight holder pen in Gold-filled. Designed by George Parker after a visit to a collection of Aztec relics in New Mexico. The three legged triskele design is thought to have been an Aztec good luck symbol. Perhaps half a dozen are known to exist, and it is one of the "holy grails" of pens for collectors, and far, far rarer than the Parker Model #38 "Snake" pen, for example. Look for the Indian Chief's head, the good luck symbol, and the cup or chalice, all within the detailed background. No noticeable wear or brassing. The barrel indicia has one minute ding and one file mark, about 1/8" long, where someone must have tested to see if the pen were gold. Excellent+. Close-up image. |
| Conklin |
1920 |
#4 Crescent-fill in Red Hard Rubber (extremely rare). GFT. "Rocker" clip. Deep, clear barrel imprints. Correct red mottled hard rubber gripping section. Fine, flexible nib. A few minor surface scratches where the cap posts onto the barrel, otherwise near mint. |
| Waterman |
1930 |
494 LF in sterling silver "Bayleaf" overlay. One of Waterman's most beautiful patterns. Rare. Fine, stiff nib. Near mint. |
| Parker |
1952 |
51 Presidential Aerometric-fill in smooth solid 14K gold. Extra-smooth, medium/fine nib. Plyglass bladder has a very light blue tinge which tells us that the pen was filled at one time. No other signs of use. Near mint in original box. Photo of item with box. |
| A.A. Waterman |
1920 |
#5 twist-fill in black hard rubber with long, smooth, pearl slab barrel overlay and heavy Repousse gold-filled cap overlay. Bottom of gripping section (where cap mounts) is knurled, as is the area at the bottom of the barrel where the cap posts. Correct #5 "Modern New York No.5" nib (extra-fine, extra-flexible). Near mint+. Unrestored. |
| Parker |
1910 |
15 eyedropper-fill in black hard rubber with alternating corrugated pearl and abalone slab overlay on barrel, and gold-filled "filigree" overlay on cap. Strikingly beautiful! Cap indicia engraved in script, "Fred to Mae." Broad, flexible nib. Near mint |
| Waterman |
1925 |
58 LF in Woodgrain Hard Rubber. GFT. Large and beautiful pen with beautiful color, crisp imprints, and no signs of use whatsoever. Extra-fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint |
| Parker |
2009 |
Jotter Ball Pen in Dark Blue. Stainless steel trim. New-old-stock. Mint in original box. Can only be bought in conjunction with any other item in the Catalog. [Two available, the second in black]. Photo of item with box. |
| Pelikan |
1992 |
"Go" cartridge/converter-fill in Black Plastic with Pink clip & trim. Medium, steel nib. New-old-stock. Mint with original label, in original box. Cartridge included. Photo of item with box. |
Fine Vintage Pens - Previous Catalog (#60 September 2011)
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| Pelikan |
1931 |
T111 Toledo PIF in 24K gold-plated sleeve with etched pelikans surrounded by fine tooling. [Martin Lehman (author of the Pelikan book) describes the process of making the binde: the motifs of the body were carved into a relief by using a corrosive method, deep parts were then burnished, distinguished motifs were gold-plated and parts of the line drawings were then re-engraved by hand.] Black hard rubber cap with etched clip (used only on this model) and knurled cap bands (also unique to this model). Amber celluloid barrel. Medium nib (other nibs available). New-old-stock. Near mint+. |
| Montblanc |
1920 |
12 Safety Eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. The largest safety pen made by Montblanc! One of the "Holy Grails" for Montblanc collectors. Outstanding condition with crisp knurling, fully legible cap and barrel imprints. Double-broad nib. Cap also has the "Stoffhaus" (Montblanc boutique at the time) imprint. Shown open. The barrel has an owner's imprint "Walter Ramm." Excellent+ |
| Pullman |
1932 |
Meteor BF in BCHR. GFT. Three rows of "checkerboard" chasing, 2 on the cap and one on the barrel. Blind cap is knurled. Correct "D & D Paris" nib (Demley & Degan were the founders of the Meteor, the French company which licensed the Pulman technology). GFT. Medium nib. Barrel factory imprinted "Brevete en tous pays" (patented in all countries). Unusual design, with a BHR plug attached to the underside of the gold-filled hinged top door. A tad of cap band and cap-top brassing, otherwise near mint. |
| Montblanc |
1935 |
236 PL PIF in Platinum (perhaps Montblanc's most beautiful celluloid!). GFT. Medium, flexible nib. Near mint. |
| Montblanc |
1955 |
149 in Black Celluloid (not "Precious Resin"). GFT, with outer cap bands in Sterling Silver. This is not the early "long window" version, but the window is about twice the length normally found, an interesting manufacturing variance. The vertical lines in the window are perfect. The black barrel does show a minor cap posting line and one very small mar (otherwise this vintage pen is near mint). But the bonus is the wonderful medium fine, flexible, "18C" nib (the "18C" nib was produced by Montblanc for pens being exported to France and Italy only). |
| Parker |
1916 |
#28 eyedropper-fill in Red Bakelite with a Black Hard Rubber cap. NPT. The largest size (and rarest) pen in this series. Wonderful condition, with crisp cap and barrel imprints, and a huge #8 nib (broad). Just the word "Janesville" is a little weak in the barrel imprint, otherwise near mint. |
| Zerollo/
Dunhill |
1935 |
Twopen Safety Matchstick-fill in Silver Pearl with Blue Veins (gorgeous celluloid!). The matchstick is built into the inner cap. GFT. The pen contains two ink sacs, pressure bars, nibs and feeds. Turning the bottom knob propels one nib while retracting the other. The design was to allow two different color inks in one pen. The vintage pen is mint, and has matching (broad, oblique) nibs marked "MONDIAL 14kt 5." Mondial nibs were made by the LUS pen company, founded near Milan, Italy, probably in 1929, and registered in 1931. Nib making began quite early, and was followed in 1934 by manufacturing fountain pens. Celluloid pens were marketed under the Mondial name. I can't tell you with 100% assurance exactly why a matched set of period LUS/Mondial nibs are mounted in the Dunhill pen. Was Dunhill buying nibs from LUS, a nearby maker of high quality nibs? Was there a marketing agreement between Dunhill and LUS/Mondial? At this point, there are no definitive answers. By the way, the Mondial LUS company still prospers today. |
| Soennecken |
1935 |
Prasident BF in Black. GFT. The very rare, first year Prasident with the bulbous cap lip. Visualated barrel. To access the filler button, the sleeve on the bottom of the barrel retracts by turning anticlockwise. The pen uses a filler tube (like a Parker Vacumatic) so several pushes of the white casein button are applied to completely fill the pen. Large medium/broad nib. New-old-stock. Mint. [Two available. The second with a fine, flexible nib]. |
| Soennecken |
1933 |
Rheingold No. 915 BF in Lapis (very rare). GFT. Black hard rubber inner cap with the "S" logo in white casein surrounded by the black "sunburst." To access the filler button, the sleeve on the bottom of the barrel retracts by turning anticlockwise. One push on the BHR button fills the pen. Medium, italic nib. Barrel imprint is highlighted in white (I'll remove this on request). New-old-stock. Mint. |
| Torelli |
2010 |
The master penmaker's version of the iconic 1946 MB 139. This one in Grey Pearl Acrylic with white 14K trim. The inner cap is topped with two inlaid concentric circles, in red and blue, with a white dot at the center peak. Torelli also manufactures the hard rubber feed and the plunger-fill mechanism. His pens are guaranteed for his lifetime. Fitted with a tri-color MB 149 18K broad nib. New-old-stock. Mint. [See item #s 157 & 158 for two Torelli Parker 51's]. |
| Pelikan |
1935 |
100N Magnum Emege PIF in Tortoise with Red Hard Rubber cap, inner cap and turning knob. Pelikan's only oversize vintage pen, explaining its high demand among Pelikan collectors. GFT. The cap imprinted "Emege," representing Pelikan's licensed Portugese distributor, who so signed all the Pelikans he sold, so he didn't need to repair under warrantee any pens he did not sell. Fine, flexible nib. Visualated barrel. Near mint. |
Spectacular Vintage Pens - Previous Catalog (#59 June 2010)
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| Dunhill |
1935 |
Twopen Matchstick-fill in Black Smooth hard Rubber. Made for Alfred Dunhill by Zerollo. This vintage pen was produced in two sizes, which are equally rare – this is the larger of the two. GFT. The cap top unscrews to reveal the matchstick filler. Sports two separate reservoirs, one for each of the fine nibs. Turn the bottom knob to propel one nib, turn in the other direction to propel the other. Extremely rare vintage pen! Near mint+ |
| Montblanc |
1935 |
30 Masterpiece Push-knob fill in Coral (very rare). GFT. Fine, extra-flexible nib. Near mint (could be new-old-stock). |
| Montblanc |
1959 |
149 in Black Celluloid (not "Precious Resin"). GFT, with outer cap bands in Sterling Silver. Visualated barrel. Three-tone 18C Medium, extra-flexible nib. Near mint+ |
| Montblanc |
1945 |
138 Meisterstuck PIF in Black. GFT. A rare model vintage pen, and in mint condition (hard to find a nicer example!). Visualated barrel. Two-toned medium/fine platinum/iridium/palladium alloy nib (due to the war, the 138 was never produced with a solid gold nib). |
| Montblanc |
1946 |
139 Masterpiece PIF in Black. GFT with outer cap bands in Sterling Silver. Two-toned, 14C, medium, extra-flexible, italic nib. No lines in the barrel window (may never have had any) otherwise near mint+ (could be new-old-stock). |
| Parker |
1970 |
75 Presidential cartridge/converter-fill in 14K. Alternating 5 pinstripes and plain panels. Medium nib. Converter included. New-old-stock. Mint. |
| Waterman |
1900 |
20 eyedropper-fill in smooth black hard rubber. Waterman's largest pen and a wonderful addition to any collection! Extra-fine nib. Just the slightest imprint wear (still fully and easily readable), otherwise near mint. |
| Waterman |
1925 |
58 LF in Red Ripple. GFT. Looks small next to the Waterman 20! Wonderful color! Medium/fine nib. Near mint+. |
| Waterman |
1917 |
42 Continental Safety eyedropper-fill in 18K Rolled-gold (gold-filled). Three alternating panels of filigree, the outer two in yellow G/F and the middle panel in white G/F. Repousse rose on crown. Fine, flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original box from Mappin & Webb jewelers, still in business today. Close-up photo of vintage pen in box. |
| Waterman |
1917 |
42 Continental Safety eyedropper-fill in 18K Rolled-gold (gold-filled). High Relief Floral and Vine pattern on "Arts & Crafts" hammered background (very unusual). Matching cap, with relief leaf on crown and relief clip. Medium, extra-flexible nib. Unrestored. New-old-stock. Mint in original box from Bafico & Hijo jewelers. Close-up photo of vintage pen in box. |
| Pullman |
1932 |
35 Meteore BF in Red Mottled Hard Rubber. Incredible vintage pen, where the nib propels and retracts by pushing and pulling the barrel of the pen into and out of the cap. Not many survived, as they broke when folks tried to screw off the cap. Pullman (UK) licenced the technology to the La Plume D'Or company in France, who called their version "Meteor." Correct "D & D Paris" medium/fine nib (Demley & Degan were the founders of the French company). GFT. Mear mint+. |
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