This is a 1939 Montblanc Meisterstück piston filler in Black Celluloid. Rare, long window with close to perfect pinstriping. Features gold-filled trim with outer cap bands in sterling silver. Double-broad, italic, slightly right oblique, wartime, alloy nib (gold, iridium, ruthenium). Many collectors report that the alloy nibs write even smoother than the gold nibs. Flat feed. Turning mechanism pattern information and the knurling is perfect. Near mint. Item #6 in Catalog #85.
This is a 1936 Montblanc L129 Push knob fill in Black. Yes, a 129! One of the rarest “Holy Grails” of Montblanc. Less than a dozen known to exist (perhaps even less than 10). The two outer cap bands are sterling silver, otherwise GFT. 2-tone, medium nib. Near mint+ Item #5 in Catalog #85.
This is a 1914 Montblanc 2F Rouge et Noir Safety eyedropper-fill in Black Hard Rubber. Very early Montblanc, with the red star. Original, signed “Montblanc” accommodation clip. Cap imprint: “Rouge et Noir.” Barrel imprint: “Rouge et Noir” (in a semi circle) [Star Logo] Original Patent Appl.” Nib imprinted: “Simplo 2 14K.” Medium, italic, extra-flexible nib. Some barrel imprint wear, mostly to the star logo, the remainder fully readable. Otherwise near mint. Unrestored. Item #4 in …
This is a 1932 Ford “Patent Pen” Large plunger-fill in Red Mottled Hard Rubber. Extremely rare in Black, many, many times rarer in Red Mottled! A highly unusual pen with a unique filling mechanism! The barrel unscrews and removes to access the ink reservoir (which came both amber and clear) with its cork gasket. The pen fills on the pull stroke and a sliding seal moves out of the way on the push stroke so …
This extraordinary vintage pen is a 1945 Colorado Double-barreled, double nibbed piston filler in Silver Laminated with “scissor” barrel configuration. Features nickel plated trim. Red dot & white dot on gripping sections so you know which side has which color ink is in each barrel. Incredible pen, almost never found in this condition. Shown open. The scissor “swivel” allows the user to fill each of the two reservoirs separately. Medium nibs. Near mint+ (could be …
This extraordinary vintage pen is a 1930 Aurora Duplex Large lever-fill in Jade with Black ends. The “Duplex” was Aurora’s first celluloid pen. A “Duofold” look-a-like, made in the very early years of Aurora, when their design was highly influenced by US pens. In 1927 Aurora introduced the “Duplex” in Red Hard Rubber with black ends. In 1929 the celluloid Duplex was introduced in five versions and five colors. This is one of the rarer …
This is a 1959 Sheaffer PFM IV Snorkel/Touchdown-fill Set in Burgundy. Polished Chrome caps with GFT. Fine nib. Near mint+ with no signs of ink or use. In Sheaffer box (a pre-PFM box made for a Balance set, but still a very nice box). Item #252 in Catalog #84.
This is a 1952 Pelikan 101N “Long Cap” PIF in Tortoise. GFT. Rare model, the same height as other 100N ands 101Ns, but note that the cap tube is longer and the inner cap is shorter! These were special models, made for the Swiss market, designed to thwart pickpocketing. Rare and unusual today, especially in this rare Celluloid! GFT. Broad, oblique nib (shaped like left foot). Green acrylic barrel with red plastic inner-cap and turning knob. …
These are 1975 and 1973 Parker 75s. The first is a C/C-fill in longitudinally Brushed Sterling Silver with gold-filled trim and sterling silver “Flying Duck” applique. Gripping section with indexed chrome-plated ring. Medium “66” nib. “SO #14079.” “14079″ engraved on the gripping section threads. Near mint. The second is a 1973 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in metal covered with cloth with geometric pattern. Material provided by “FRW.” “Shop Order #13821,” which also reads, “Used for 75 …
This is a 1975 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in Smooth Gold-Plate. Smooth Arrow clip (no feathers on the arrow). Dimpled tassies. Parker 75 gripping section with indexed chrome-plated ring. What is extraordinary about this triangular gripping section is that it is a prototype of the section not introduced until the manufacture of the pen was transferred to France in 1988, made for the wide feed (no nib/feed unit included), but has the 1964 chrome-plated, indexed ring, never …
