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PCA Pen Auction Catalog PCA Pen Auction Catalog August 23th, 2019 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 1 2019 SAN FRANCISCO PCA AUCTION LOT # MAKER DESCRIPTION SOLD FOR 1 Sheaffer Lot of 5 Ring Top Pencils, 3 Sheaffer, 2 Unmarked 2 Sheaffer Lot of 3 Black & Pearl Balance Pencils 3 Sheaffer Lot of 4 Sheaffer Balance Pencils 4 Sheaffer Lot of 4 Sheaffer Metal pencils, one Sterling Silver 5 Sheaffer Lot of 5 Sheaffer Flat Top Pencils, 4 Black, 1 Jade 6 Sheaffer Lot of 2 Sheaffer Red Radite Balance Pencils 7 Sheaffer Lot of 3 Sheaffer Mother of Pearl Balance Pencils 8 Sheaffer Lot of 5 Sheaffer Pencils, Balance, Snorkel & WASP 9 Misc. Lot of 6 Pencils, Waterman, Conklin, Parker 10 Wahl Skyline Set, Maroon w/ GF caps Medium Nib Eversharp 11 Parker Lot of 2, 1 Parkette, 1 Challenger 12 Parker Vacumatic Pen and Pencil, Blue Pearl Pen – Canada, Black Pencil - US 13 Waterman Stalwart Set in Brown Pearl 14 Waterman 0552 ½ V Gold Filled Ring Top Set 15 Waterman Stalwart Set in Grey Pearl 16 Waterman Teal Stripe Plastic, Made in England 17 Moore & Lot of 3 Ring top pens, LeBoeuf, & 2, Moore LeBoeuf 18 So Pen Co Lot of 3, Southern Co Pens, Combo-No Nib, Piston Fill, & Lever fill 19 Conklin Lot of 2 Ring Top Pens, Conklin, ENDURA 20 Eclipse Lot of 5 Eclipse Lever Fill Pens 21 Ingersoll Lot of 3 Ingersoll Pens, 2 Ring top, 1 Full Size- Stickered 22 Gold Bond Lot of 4, 1 Combo, 1 Ring top, 2 Lever fill 23 Parker Lot of 3 Duofolds, 2 Juniors 1 w/ Stub Nib, 1 Pencil 24 Parker Lot of 2 Vacumatic, 1 Emerald Pearl 1946, 1 Silver Pearl 1947 25 Parker Lot of 4, 1 VS 2 51 Vac Fill, 1 51 Ball Point 2019 SAN FRANCISCO PCA AUCTION LOT # MAKER DESCRIPTION SOLD FOR 26 Carters Lot of 2 Ring Top Pens w/ cases No Pencils 27 E.S. Retractable Point Dip Pen, No. 5 Nib Johnson 28 Cross Lot of 2 GF Ring Top Pencils w/ Box 29 Parker BHR Lucky Curve Slip Taper Cap Eyedropper Fill, 2 GF Bands 30 Misc. Lot of Fountain & Ball Point pens 31 Mabie Lot of 3, 1 Swallow Fountain pen and pencil set Todd Black and Pearl + Extra pencil 32 Mabie Lot of 3, 2 Swan Self Filler Pens, Todd 1 Swan Lever Less Pen w/ Stub Nib 33 Mabie Lot of 2, 1 Swan Self Filler Pen, Stub Nib Todd 1 Swan Lever Less Pen w/ Stub Nib 34 Mabie Lot of 4, 2 Swan Self Filler Pens, 1 w/stub nib, Todd 1 Swallow, 1 Ring Top 35 Mabie Lot of 3, 1 Swan Self Filler Pen, Todd 1 Swan Lever Less Pen, 1 Swallow 36 Mabie Lot of 3, 1 Swan Self Filler Pen, Todd 1 Blackbird, 1 Not marked 37 Mabie Lot of 3 BHR Swan Self Filler Pens, 1 stub nib, 1 SF Todd 230 38 Mabie Lot of 2 Swan ETERNAL Pens, 1 BHR and 1 Jade w/ Todd No 6 Flexible Nib 39 Mabie Lot of 3, 2 Swan Self Filler Pens, 1 stub nib Todd 1 Swan Lever Less Pen 40 Mabie Lot of 2 Metal Pens, 1 Sterling Ring Top, 1 GF Eye Todd dropper fill 41 Salz & Lot of 2 BHR Eye Drop fillers, 1 LARKIN, 1SALZ Larkin 42 Parker Lot of 3, Sonnets, 1 FP, 1RB, & 1 Pencil 43 Ingersoll Lot of 2 Ingersoll metal twist fill, one has barrel & cap cracks 44 British Lot of 4 pens and 1 set, 2 GF no name ring tops 1 Misc. w/ Parker duofold nib, 1BHR Summit w/ Parker Duofold nib, 1 Burnam No.59, & 1 UNIVER pen & pencil set 45 Sheaffer Lot of 2 Crests, 1 Early Lever Fill, 1 Postwar Vac Fill 46 Morison’s Lot of 4 Morrison’s, 3 lever fill, 1 “Patriot” syringe fill 2019 SAN FRANCISCO PCA AUCTION LOT # MAKER DESCRIPTION SOLD FOR 47 Parker Lot of 4, 1 Deluxe Parkette, 1 Challenger, 2 Vac Pencils 48 Parker Striped Duofold Pen, Pencil Set, Vac Fill 49 Parker Lot of 4 Duofold Pencils 50 Sheaffer Black & Pearl Balance Combo 51 Weidlich Lot of 5, Lever Fill Pens, 2 ring Tops, 1 big red, 2 celluloid 52 Sheaffer Lot of 2 Large Flat Top Lever Fill, 1 Black, 1 Jade 53 Sheaffer Sentinel Set, Green Stripe Radite w/ SS Caps, Vac Fill 54 Wahl Lot of 3 Rosewood Ring tops, 2 Pens, 1 Pencil 55 Parker Parker 61 Pen & Pencil Set, Grey Lustraloy Caps 56 Wahl Rosewood Pen and Pencil…not a set Eversharp 57 Parker Lot of 3 Duofold Lapis Pencils 58 Sheaffer Misc. Lot of 4, 2 Ring tops, 1 Balance Triumph, 1 WASP Clipper 59 Sheaffer Lot of 3 Pencils, Early Crest, Imperial, Rose Glow Radite Balance 60 Eversharp Skyline Pen & Pencil Set, Burgundy 61 Sheaffer Red Radite Balance Pen & Pencil Set, Vac Fill 62 Parker UK Lot of 3 Parker 17’s, 1 Black Plastic, 1 GF Ladies Insignia, 1 Burgundy Plastic 63 Parker Lot of 3 Duofolds, 1 Full Size BHR Large Imprint, 1 Black Jr, 1 Jade Streamline Jr. 64 Wahl Lot of 5 Doric Pencils, Various Size and Color Eversharp 65 Eversharp Skyline Pen & Pencil…not a set 66 Parker Lot of 3 Duofld Pencils, 1 Large Black, 1 Large Red, 1 Black ring top. 67 Wahl Lot of 5 Doric Pencils, Various Sizes and Color Eversharp 68 Sheaffer New Balance Full Lined Gold Electroplate Pencil 69 Parker UK Lot of 2 Post War Plastic Parkers, 1 Victory, 1 Duofold, 70 Sheaffer Crest Pen & Pencil Set, Early Crest, ding in cap 71 Skyline pen and 2 Skyline Pencils, Pen has Flexible Eversharp Stub nib 72 Eversharp GF Slim Ventura Pen & Pencil Set, bent nib 73 Sheaffer Crest Set Pen & Pencil Vac Filler 2019 SAN FRANCISCO PCA AUCTION LOT # MAKER DESCRIPTION SOLD FOR 74 Parker Vacumatic Pen & Pencil…not a set, Pen is Canadian, Pencil is US 75 Parker Parker 61 Signet Set FP & BP 76 Parker Lot of 2, GF 180, Premier Noir plastic 77 Esterbrook Lot of 10, 7 Pens and 4 pencils, Various colors, sizes and models 78 Parker Lot of 3, Parker 61 GF Signet Set BP & Pencil, + 1 GF Pencil 79 Parker Lot of 3 Duofold pencils, Mandarin Jr. Black, and 1 ring top 80 Parker New Duofold Black with Gold Trim Pencil 81 Parker Lot of 3, Parkette, Parkette Zephyr, & Vacumatic Pencil 82 Eversharp Symphony Pen & Pencil Set, Black metal Caps 83 Parker Lot of 2, Parker 51 FIRST YEAR Pencil, Sterling Cap, Parker 65 Converter fill 84 Diamond Lot of 2, 1 Diamond Point ring top, 1 Diamond Point & Medal ring top. Medal 85 Mont Lot of 3, Classique Size, Black Resin, FP, RB & BP Blanc 86 Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen NEW 87 Sheaffer OS Balance Rose Glow Radite 88 Waterman InkVue Clear Demonstrator .
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