This is a 1931 Pelikan T111 Toledo piston filler in 24K gold-plated sleeve with etched pelikans surrounded by fine tooling. This is the original – not one of the modern reproductions! [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. Fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original form-fitted box. This pen is thought of as the “holy grail” of vintage Pelikans.
Pelikan T111 Toledo Vintage Pen
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Hi Gary
I wonder if you might advise me?
I have a Pelikan T111 early model 1934
– it is in v good condition overall, just a tad of plating loss on some of the binde key motif and braising on nib. When I received it it had a replacement cap without gold rubbed rings.
I contacted Pelikan Germany and they sent me an original Pelikan cap top and a replacement cap made for the T100 in the “originals in their time series” so an exact replica. They had to re-thread it to marry to the threads on my pen.
I am thinking of selling this as it’s been in the drawer for 10 years and briefly looked at once a year – I mainly collect English conways) – and would appreciate advise of how best: on eBay? Private? Through a web site??
Thanks for reading this and do disregard and delete if I presume on your wisdom
Sincerely
Hi Simon,
If you know any private collectors that may work well, as might eBay. The condition of your barrel and the modern cap tube, as you know, do have an effect on the value of the pen, so you need to value it accordingly. Gary