Vintage Pen – Crocker Pneumatic Filler This 1910 Crocker has an unusual filling system! It is a #3 pneumatic-filler in smooth BHR. The filling mechanism was designed for the user to put the bottom of the barrel into their mouth and blow so the air pressure collapsed the bladder. In later years they provided a rubber syringe to use instead of your mouth. Founded 1902 in Boston, made blow-fillers and a locking lever-filled located at the …
Vintage Pen William F Unger This 1905 William F Unger fountain pen is a #2 size eyedropper-fill in Black Chased Hard Rubber. Located in NYC, their trademark was registered on or before 1903 as “Wm. F.N.Y. Utter.” Fine, triple-flexible nib, marked only “14K.” New-old-stock. Mint in very threadbare box. Imprint on box cover is “William F. Utter Fountain Pen Manufacturer. Guaranteed 14K Pen Point. New York, N.Y. U.S.A.” Item #60 in Catalog 84.
Vintage Pen Montblanc 149 Celluloid This vintage pen is a 1955 Meisterstück 149 piston-filler in Celluloid. This was an early production model, while Montblanc pens were still being hand made by master machinists (prior to the introduction of injection molded ‘Precious Resin’). Outer two cap bands are sterling silver, otherwise gold-filled trim. Visualated barrel window with perfect vertical lines. Three-tone 18C nib, rarer than 14C. Even rarer is that this one is medium, FLEXIBLE. Near …
Vintage Pen Waterman 12 Chatelaine Ring Top This extraordinary vintage pen is a 1901 Waterman 12 eyedropper-fill Chatelaine ring-top in Black Hard Rubber. Very rare, early and short lived model with a long barrel, designed to be comfortable to hold while the cap is still hanging from the watch chain or chatelaine. Also with the very rare extremely thin barrel threads and extra-long gripping section. GFT, including the wide repousse barrel and cap-top bands. The …
Vintage Pen Zerollo Dunhill Two Pen These extraordinary vintage pens are “Two Pen” models – they are matchstick-fillers in black smooth hard rubber. Item #17 in Catalog #84 is a 1932 Zerollo/Dunhill “Two Pen”. Dunhill had a marketing agreement with Zerollo for the English speaking market (there was also a marketing agreement in France with the “Unic” Company). Clip and both nibs each signed “Dunhill.” This pen was produced in two sizes, both of which are …
Vintage Pen Pelikan 100NN Magnum Emege This vintage pen is a 1935 Pelikan 100N Magnum Emege piston-filler in Tortoise with Red Hard Rubber cap, inner cap, and turning knob. The traim is gold-filled. This was Pelikan’s only oversize vintage pen, explaining its high demand among Pelikan collectors. The cap imprinted “Emege,” representing Pelikan’s licensed Portugese distributor, who had the Pelikan factory engrave all the Pelikans they shipped to him so he didn’t need to repair …
This modern fountain pen is a 2004 Omas T-2 557/F Paragon – a limited edition numbered at 682/750 PIF in Titanium 12-sided faceted. Features gold filled trim. The T-2 was manufactured to commemorate Omas’s 75th anniversary. The fountain pen was made in three different sizes, this one being the largest and the numbered edition. This model has gold plated details while the other, smaller models, use rhodium. 18K, medium nib. Near mint+. These are almost …
This special fountain pen is a 2003 Marlen Academia Matchstick-filler. This is a limited edition number #110/430 in Blue Pearl with a Sterling Silver cap. The mouth of the sterling silver lion’s head on the barrel houses the hole for the match stick which is inserted to fill the pen. The pen comes with an inlaid enamel crest laden filler key on a yellow tassel. New-old-stock. Mint with felt pouch. List $5040! Visit the Catalog …
This fountain pen is a 2002 Aurora Leonardo daVinci Limited Edition – numbered #0470/1919. The pen is a lever-filler in Bordeaux resin with a gold-plated cap, featuring lacquer filled engravings drawn from the Maestro’s codex on the flight of birds. The filling lever is accessed by unscrewing and removing the barrel. Tapered, 18K, fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with paper weight and outer sleeve. Item #61 in Catalog #83
This vintage pen is a 1946 Parker VS “Vacumatic Successor” Mark I button filler in Dark Blue. Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap. An excellent pen, but it failed in the marketplace as the public now preferred a hooded nib like the Parker 51, to an open nib, like the VS. During the first year of production, a transparent feed was used, made from a then very modern “Lucite.” (It stained easily). The Mark I had …
