This extraordinary vintage pen is a 1917 Waterman Model (05)42 “Continental Safety” eyedropper-fill in black hard rubber with the famous “Pompeiano” overlay depicting images of 3 different semi-clad Greek Goddesses in Archways. Intricate Floral & Vine cap, cap top and clip design. Looks like “bas relief,” but is really complex guilloche engraving. Cap indicia engraved, “CV.” Double-broad nib. The pen is featured in the Waterman Safety book (the book may be equally rare!). Signs of …
This is a 1905 Waterman “20″ eyedropper-fill in Chased Black Hard Rubber. Early, slip-cap model. During the second and third decade of the 1900s, pen companies competed to offer oversized pens. This is a wonderful example of Waterman’s largest pen! also used in association with Waterman’s “World’s Smallest Pen” to attract attention in stores, store window displays, advertisements and Expositions. USA made pen with Canadian made nib (fine, semi-flexible). Has been filled (probably 100+ years ago), …
This is truly an extraordinary vintage pen! This 1899 Waterman is a Model 222 Taper Cap eyedropper-fill in black hard rubber. Barrel with Sterling Silver “Chased” (Snail) overlay. Cap with 1884 patent dates. Extremely rare and beautiful! Medium, extra-flexible, italic nib. Near mint++. Item #13 in Catalog #85.
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 …
This is a 1933 Pelikan 110 piston filler in White Rolled Gold-filled cap & barrel (very rare). Green celluloid visualated window. Medium/fine nib. Very minor box wear here & there, otherwise new-old-stock, mint in original form fitted box. Item #11 in Catalog #85.
This is a 1947 Parker 51 Vacumatic-fill in Nassau Green with 14K “Scalloped” (Barley) cap. Very rare color and a rare cap! Medium nib. Near mint, with deep and crisp barrel imprint. Item #10 in Catalog #85.
This extraordinary vintage pen is a 1950 Montblanc 244 piston filler set in Grey Striated. Features gold filled trim. Medium nib. New-old-stock. Mint in original silk lined form-fitted box. You’ll never find a nicer set! Includes Item #9 – Button-activated repeater Pix Pencil for the 244. Item #8 in Catalog #85.
This is a 1930 Omas “Extra” button filler in Black with Ivory Veins – absolutely beautiful! Duofold streamlined look-a-like (all the Parker Duofolds being imported into Italy were selling as fast as they could get them, so it’s no surprise that the pens Omas was manufacturing at the time looked like the Duofold). The model was made in three sizes, this being the largest. Features gold filled trim. “Omas 585 Extra” nib. Fine, triple-flexible nib. Fitted with a …
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.
