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Pen 4124: Mabie Todd $230 SOLD
Gold-filled, long-slender, high-flex nib |
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| Overall Grade: VG |
Metal: VG |
Color: NA |
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| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA |
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| Point: FLEX Fine-to-Broad+ | Imprint: NA | Size: |
PRICE: $230 SOLD |
| COMMENTS:
1920s Mabie in gold-filled with high-flex nib. Sample was done without
the "ebay abuse" we often see for writing samples. Obvious brassing
showing, as per the photos. Terrific writer. |
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Pen 4098 M: Mabie Todd Blackbird. $225
English. Mottled Pearlescent Gray and Blackn(BB2/45 imprint) : Flex nib |
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| Overall: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | .CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA |
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| Point: Fine Full Flex | Imprint: Extra Fine |
Size: 4 7/8", 12.3 cm |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS:
Mabie Todd had branches in the USA and in England. English pens gave us
some amazing colors and of course interesting nibs, going well into the
40s, perhaps the 1950s. This one is clean. Great color and trim.
Model/Series code in butt of pen BB2/45. Lovely flexible
"blackbird"-marked 14k nib that offers flex from fine to broad+.
You just don't see these every day |
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Pen 4081 K:Pen Mabie Todd (English Division) Swan $185
Black Chased Celluloid (not Rubber). Flex Nib |
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| Overall Grade: Nearmint |
Metal: Superb | Color: NA |
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| Nib condition: Nearmint |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine-Med Stub/Flex | Imprint: Superb |
Size: 4.75" 12.5 cm |
PRICE: $185 |
| COMMENTS:
English Swan by Mabie Todd. Most pen makers gave up on chased
finishes when hard rubber yielded to plastic for pen manufacture, but
chased plastic pens do turn up. This one is a bit of a monster. Dating
likely to the 1930s, though I can't exclude 1940s. It riffs on
the flat-top style, but with slightly beveled ends. Condition is
just superb, with clean chromr trim, unworn chasing and sharp imprints
everywhere. It has the black lever I've seen with some colorful Mabies
also from this era Terrific nib. Fine-med with bit of stub quality,
with light touch it writes a razor thin corss stroke and fine-medium
downstroke. Additionally some flex is present. With gentler pressure
when pen held at modest angle to paper, the dowstroke can hit double
broad. I probably should keep this one, as I've not had another
Mabie of its sort, but I don't aggressively collect this brand, so I'll
let it go to someone who can appreciate it. Another one that looks even cleaner in hand than in photo. |
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Pen 4045, Mabie Todd (USA) Swan Eternal 44
Black Celluloid.Late 1920s $250 |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc* | Color: NA | .CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA |
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| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.6 cm |
PRICE: $250 |
| COMMENTS: Mabie
Todd's USA division Swan Eternal line was a top quality pen, with large
heavy nib and impressive gold-filled trim. Eternal 44 was the standard
diameter and full length pen. This one rocks, with sharp
manufacturer's imprints everywhere, clean plastic, clip and cap-ring.
Lever had high point brrassing typical to this series. Nice fine point.
Far more scarce than similar period Parker/Sheaffer. A example that
looks better in person than the (diffused light) photo suggests. |
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Pen 4043 JB: Early 1940s Moore 94-A. Jet Black Celluloid $125 SOLD
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Superb |
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| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA |
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| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5" 12.8 cm | PRICE: $125 SOLD |
| COMMENTS: The
"A"-line Moores from the early 1940s have become a bit of a focus for
me. I'm working on an article for Fontain Pen Journal to appear during
the next couple years, I hope. These were good quality pens, with nibs
of appropriate size, nicely imprinted barrels, and gold-filled trim.
This one is quite clean, with its elegant "Life Maniflex" Moore nib and
its unbrassed trim. |
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Pen 3788 : Carter Fountain
Pen ~ Early 1930s $875 SOLD
Scarce and Off-Catalogue Olive "Snakeskin" Celluloid. Nice nib. |
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| Overall Grade:
Excellent+ |
Trim: Superb | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc+ |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine-Med Semi Flex Stubbish | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13cm |
PRICE: $875 |
 My personal collection |
COMMENTS: Carter was a well known maker of fountain pen ink, but made fountain pens only for a few years, around 1930. It offered very high quality pens, highly sought today by those who want top-tier pens by small makers. Pendom has a couple of Carter's period catalogues, which show some conventional Celluloid models along with the Pearltex Celluloid line. None of the known paper shows the "snakeskin" pens. The pattern of mottled brickwork is more subtle than that found on Parker's Golden Web. These are lovely and elegant fountain pens, quite scarce too. I have four in my personal collection-- two colors each in two styles-- and offer this one only because it is a duplicate. This one is freshly home from an excellent Mike Kennedy restoration and is at least as nice as the example in my own collection. A great writer, this has a fine-medium point with a bit of the stub (thinner cross strokes) and a bit of flex. |
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Tray 1000: The Last of the
Rotrings
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| COMMENTS:
These are the very last of about 50 Rotrings that Paul
Erano and I purchased together in 2009, found in the
Great Long Island Pen Hoard. LEFT to RIGHT: |
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Item # | Model/Finish |
Details |
Nib: | Price: |
| 1 |
3624 | 600 Rollerball | Silver-tone metal. Will need fresh RB refill. | $115 Sold |
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| 2 | 3625 | 600 Rollerball | Black metal finish. Will need fresh RB refill | $130 |
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| 3 | 3626 | 600 Multipen |
Black Tri Pen |
$190 Sold |
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| 4 | 3627 | 600 Fountain Pen | Earlier style with knurled top | Fine |
$150 Sold |
| 5 | 3628 | Pencil |
Desirable
Lava finish |
$125 |
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| 6 | 3629 | Black Tri-Pen (round contour) | Marked for Red BP, Blue BP, 0.5mm Pencil. BP likely will need fresh refills. | $55 |
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| 7 | 3630 | Black Pencil (? 600? Not marked) |
Octagonal
Pencil. Not marked "600". |
$40 Sold |
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| 8 | 3631 | Silver Tone Tri-Pen (round contour) |
Marked for Red BP, Blue BP, 0.5mm Pencil. BP likely will need fresh refills. | $40 |
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| 9 | 3632 | Silver Tone Ballpoint and ?pencil? |
Black
BP cartridge loaded. Has marking "0.5" suggestive
of pencil function, but I cannot get that one to
appear. |
$20 |
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| 10 | 3633 | Chrome Finish Ballpoint. Porthole Gripping
Section. Uncertain Model |
$20 Sold |
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items 7, 8, 9, and 10 for $100. |
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International Pen Spread:
Japan, England, USA, France, Italy |
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| COMMENTS:
Parker's Duofold Greenwich is long out of
production and tough to find. Present are a couple
vintage Parkers made in France, with at least one
"Monster Nib". Pens also from England, Italy, and Japan. LEFT to RIGHT: |
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Item # | Model and Condition |
Details: |
Nib: | Price:
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3407 | Sailor 1911 Collection Black: Condition: Nearmint |
21k nib. Clean example of this venerable Japanese make. Converter included | XF-F | $225 SOLD |
| 2 | 3408 | Sailor 1911 Jade
(Medium Size Pen: Condition: Nearmint-Mint |
14k nib. Converter included | XF-F | $225 SOLD |
| 3 | 3409 | Parker Duofold Greenwich Special
Edition: Condition: Nearmint |
The only chased
finish in a modern Duofold. Long out of
production. Converted included. Classic two tone
"arrow" 18k Duofold nib |
Med | $575 SOLD |
| 4 | 3410 | Conway
Stewart Chruchill Condition: Nearmint |
The big boy from the modern incarnation of Conway. The color is, i believe, "LAVA". Converter included. Retail on these reportedly is $700 or so. | Broad | $475 SOLD |
| 5 | 3411 | Caran
D'Ache: Condition: Nearmint |
Elegant slender pen from this Swiss make, featuring a most interesting locking posting mechanism. I suspect this version, with beveled nib, is long out of production. Converter included | Med | $245 |
| 6 | 3412 | Parker
Sonnet (French Production): Condition: Excellent |
French production
Sonnet. Possibly silver plated finish (no
"sterling" hallmarks). Monster nib, broad
stub. Converter included. Couple light
marks at bottom of pen |
STUB | $150 SOLD |
| 7 | 3413 | Parker 75
Thuya pattern. (French Production): Condition: Nearmint |
French lacquered model.Monster nib, an "extreme" double-broad oblique, catalogue described as "broad oblique italic 30-degrees". French nib not shown in USA listings. | sharp double broad oblique |
$240 SOLD |
| 8 | 3414 | Parker 75
(French Production): Condition: Nearmint |
Gold-plated finish with vertical lines pattern. | Medium | $245 SOLD |
| 9 | 3415 | Krone
Transition "Salmon": Condition: Mint |
I picked this up several years ago at a close-out a pen show. The squat pen in Salmon color struck me as a modern more "deco" version of Esterbrook's pastel pens. Mint condition, accompanied by a large display box. I like the original patina on the silver trim, but I can polish this for you if you prefer. Broad point 18k two-tone nib. | Broad | $225 |
| 10 | 3416 | Visconti
Ashford: Condition: Excellent |
Sound basic pen from the Italian maker made for Ashford.com back in 2002. Big pen in gray pearl with 14karat gold white (?white gold or rhodium plated gold) nib. | Med | $100s SOLD |
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Pen
3179 -NB Moore Streamlined $ 175
Green Mottled Celluloid (Wahl's Kashmir). Fine Semi-Flex Nib |
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| Overall Grade: Ex |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Fine | Size: 4 1/2" 11.4 cm |
PRICE: $ 175 |
| COMMENTS: Probably an early-mid 1930's vintage, this charming Moore has no model name of which I'm aware. The color appears to be Wahl's Kashmir and this one has excellent pearlescence with no sign of evil fluorescence. Trim is quite clean. Top line of the maker's imprint is sharp'; bottom line not sharp. Nice Fine flexy (moderate not noodle) point that can squeek up to Medium + with pressure. | |||
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$475 (Pen on Right, in photo below) |
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| Overall Grade: Exc | Trim: Exc |
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| Nib condition: Exc | Threads: Perfect | Transparency: NA | Cartouche nicely personalized |
| Point:
Fine flex |
Imprint: Perfect | Size: 5 1/4" | PRICE: $475 |
| COMMENTS: Mabie-todd is another high quality make that during the golden age was not quite as big as the Big-5. With strong branches in the USA and in England, many verrrrry pretty Mabies lurk out there. This one is a large clip pen, well less common than the little ring-tops, in sterling silver overlay alternation engine turned pattern with smooth columns. The zig-zags are reminiscent of Sheaffer chasing. | |||
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