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12/20-Tray3

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White numbers on red backgrounds indicate pens that have been sold.

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Pen	Description
01	Bexley Monarch, Choice of Nib
SOLD Condition: N1. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. Non production color that is quite a lovely pen. Designed based on the magnificent Moore L-96. New Bexley steel nib of the buyer's choice will be installed and tuned before shipping (XF, F, M, B). Converter included. Cartridge/converter filler. Length: 5¹¹/₁₆" (145 mm) capped, 7¹¹/₃₂" (187 mm) posted. Price: $200.00
02	Bexley Owners Club 2014, Choice of Nib
SOLD Condition: N1. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. An absolutely stunning pen that is made from Flexigran resin. One of the most durable pens we know. Numbered 20 of 100, these are almost never available. New Bexley steel nib of the buyer's choice will be installed and tuned before shipping (XF, F, M, B). Converter included. Cartridge/converter filler. Length: 5¹/₄" (133 mm) capped, 6¹/₂" (165 mm) posted. Price: $225.00
03	Bexley Owners Club 2015 Replica, Choice of Nib
Condition: A2. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches.. A striking pen from our personal collection. These OCs were so well received that we commissioned several to be made that were not numbered. This is the last one in black. New Bexley steel nib of the buyer's choice will be installed and tuned before shipping (XF, F, M, B). Converter included. Cartridge/converter filler. Length: 5¹/₁₆" (129 mm) capped, 6³/₁₆" (157 mm) posted. Price: $175.00
04	Eversharp Marine Green Skyline, Medium Nib
SOLD Condition: B-. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Marine green body and derby with grooved gold filled cap makes for a stunning pen. The marine green is not one of the more common colors and is getting increasingly difficult to find. 14K nib produces a 0.6 mm line width. Lever filler. Length: 5¹⁄₄" (133 mm) capped, 5¹⁄₂" (140 mm) posted. Price: $145.00
05	Onoto Burgundy Marble, XF Nib
SOLD Condition: B-. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. Fully restored plunger filler with new cup and cork. Beautiful celluloid looks as nice today as it did when new. The original De La Rue 14K extra fine nib produces a 0.4 mm line. The nib has a very slight left foot oblique feel to it. Quite the lovely writer. Plunger filler. Length: 5⁵/₁₆" (135 mm) capped, 6¹³/₁₆" (173 mm) posted. Price: $210.00
06	Gate City Readyfill, Choice of Nib
SOLD Condition: A2. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. A beautiful fleck blue pen designed by Richard Binder when he was designing pens with interesting filling systems. Rotate the black piece on the body to expose the pressure bar. Used your thumb to depress and your pen will fill. Rotate the black piece back and it is protected from accidently dispelling the ink. New JoWo steel nib of the buyer's choice will be installed and tuned before shipping (XF, F, M, B). Thumb Filler. 5" (127 mm) capped, 67/₁₆" (164 mm) posted. Price: $165.00
07	Parker Burgundy Pearl DJ Vacumatic, XF Nib
SOLD Condition: B-. No chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Some brassing on cap and blind cap tassies. A very early Vacumatic from 3Q1934. A pen not often seen. 14K extra fine nib is a smooth writer providing a 0.4 mm line width. Vacumatic filler. Length: 5⁹/₁₆" (141 mm) capped, 6¹³/₃₂" (163 mm) posted. Price: $180.00
08	Parker Azure Demi Vacumatic, Fine Nib
SOLD Condition: B. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. An absolute charming pen with good barrel clarity. 1Q1942 production with faint imprint. 14K fine nib delivers a 0.5 mm stroke. Vacumatic filler. Length: 4⁵⁄₈" (118 mm) capped, 5⁵⁄₁₆" (135 mm) posted. Price: $140.00
09	Parker 51 First Year Cordovan DJ Vacumatic, XF Nib
Condition: B. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. 2Q1941 production mark still visible on blind cap. No other marking on barrel. First year pen with aluminum jewel in blind cap. The parallel-line cap on this one had a damaged jewel which has been replaced with a reproduction aluminum jewel appropriate for a 1st year pen. Correct speedline filler. Extra fine 14K nib provides a 0.4 mm line. This one is a gem for the Parker 51 admirer. Vacumatic filler. Length: 5³/₈" (136 mm) capped, 6⁷⁄8" (175 mm) posted. Price: $395.00
10	Parker 51 Fantasy Cocoa Aerometric, Fine Nib
SOLD Condition: B. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. This double jeweled Aerometric 51 was never a production pen. The body and hood for this pen was produced years later by Ariel Kullock in Argentina which is why we label this a fantasy pen. Fine 14K nib provides a 0.4 mm line on high quality paper such as Tomoe River or Rhodia, almost a 0.5 mm on slightly above average paper. Length: 5³/₈" (136 mm) capped, 6⁷⁄8" (175 mm) posted. Price: $195.00
11	Parker 75 Thuya, Medium Nib
SOLD Condition: B. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Shows signs of light wear. This is a French-made pen with a 14K nib meant for the US market. Piston Converter. Length: 5¹⁄₁₆" (138 mm) capped, 5¹⁷/₃₂" (141 mm) posted $175.00>
12	Parker Challenger, XF Nib
SOLD Condition: C. No brassing, dings or significant scratches. Two small cap lip cracks that have been repaired. Slightly uneven cap lip. Offering here before being put in the Crypt section of the website. It really is a nice pen and imperfections aren't seen without a loupe. 14K extra fine nib offers a 0.4 mm line width. Visualated section. Button Filler. Pen Length: 4⁷⁄₈" (126 mm) capped, 5¹/₂" (148 mm) posted. Price: $95.00
13	Pelikan 400 Green, Fine Flex Nib
SOLD Condition: B+.No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Nice example of one of the most famous pens. Piston is slightly stiff the last turn when retracting. 14K nib lays down a smooth 0.5 mm line without pressure and with slight finger pressure will flex to 1.2 mm. Piston filler. Length: 5" (127 mm) capped, 5⁷/₈" (149 mm) posted. Price: $215.00
14	Pelikan 400NN Green, XF Flex Nib
SOLD Condition: B-. No chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Minimal brassing beginning on cap clip. Quite a lovely and desirable pen. 14K extra fine flex nib produces a 0.4 mm line without pressure and with slight finger pressure offers a 1.0 mm line. Piston filler. Length: 5¹/₈" (130 mm) capped, 5⁷/₈" (149 mm) posted. Price: $215.00
15	Sheaffer Black Sentinel Snorkel, Fine Nib
SOLD Condition: B+. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Very clean and beautiful black Sentinel model. This fine two-tone Triumph 14K nib offers a 0.5 mm line width. Snorkel filler. Length: 5⁵⁄₈" (143 mm) capped, 6⁷⁄₁₆" (164 mm) posted. Price: $145.00
16	Sheaffer Aqua Statesman Snorkel, Fine Nib
Condition: B+. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. An all-around sharp looking pen and one of the classics. Sporting a Palladium Silver Triumph nib that produces a 0.5 mm line width. Snorkel filler. Length: 5⁵⁄₈" (143 mm) capped, 6⁷⁄₁₆" (164 mm) posted. Price: $110.00
17	Sheaffer Balance Craftsman Carmine, XF Nib
SOLD Condition: B. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Recently restored by Richard Binder and featured in his Sheaffer Plunger Filler article. Beautiful carmine body makes for quite a stunning pen. 14K No. 3 nib offers a 0.4 line width. Plunger Filler. Fountain Pen Length: 5¹/₄" (133 mm) capped, 6¹/₈" (156 mm). Price: $155.00
18	Sheaffer Legacy in Cobalt Blue Lacquer Rollerball Pen
Condition: B+. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. This one is so stunning it pops. Brand new medium gel rollerball refill install. Pen Length: 5¹/₂" (140 mm) capped, 6" (152 mm) posted. Price: $175.00
19	Sheaffer Tuxedo Trendsetter Legacy II Heritage, Rollerball
SOLD Condition: B+. No brassing, chips, cracks, dings or significant scratches. Black matte cap with sandblasted platinum barrel. Another example of the gorgeous pens produced by Sheaffer in the 90s. New rollerball refill. Length: 5⁷⁄₁₆" (138 mm) capped, 5³⁄₄" (146 mm) posted. Price: $135.00
20	Sheaffer Targa 1005 Set, Medium Nib
SOLD Condition: B-. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. Nice smooth medium nib and functioning squeeze converter. Fully functioning pencil with nice smooth action. Hard to find squeeze converter included. Pen Length: 5⁵/₁₆" (135 mm) capped, 6" (152 mm) posted, Pencil Length: 5¹/₈" (130 mm). Price: $195.00
21	Waterman Hemisphere Black and Chrome, Fine Nib
Condition: B-. No brassing, chips, cracks, or significant scratches. Nice smooth fine nib gives a 0.5 mm line width. No converter included. Cartridge/converter filler. Pen Length: 5³/₈" (137 mm) capped, 5³/₄" (146 mm) posted. Price: $65.00

All of our tray pens are fully restored to good writing condition unless otherwise noted. By “good writing condition” is meant, in addition to proper function, that nibs are aligned, set for reasonable flow, and not scratchy. Particularly nice writers are so noted in their descriptions.

Except for pens that are described as being in “mint” or NOS condition, these are used pens. We guarantee all of our restoration work (resacking, nib adjustments, etc.), and we ship the pens in good working order. However, they are still used pens, and we cannot make the same guarantees against defects or for length of life that their manufacturers made (such as Sheaffer's Lifetime guarantee).

CAUTION
Empirical evidence collected over several years has made it clear that some Noodler’s inks can and will destroy pens. Many vintage pens, because of the materials of which they are made, are especially susceptible to destruction by these inks. For this reason, our guarantee is void if a pen you purchase from us fails after you have used any Noodler’s ink in it. For more information, read our article on inks

We grade pens according to the following condition scale. Within a grade, we use + or – to indicate shades of variation; for example, a pen that is B+ falls into the B grade and shows so little use that it is only marginally not A2.

Condition		Description
A1		“Mint” (uninked). Shows no signs of use.
A2		“Mint” (inked). As for A1 but may have been dipped or inked.
N1		New Old Stock (NOS). Unsold dealer or manufacturer stock. Not dipped or inked but may show shop wear.
N2		New Old Stock (NOS). Same as N1 but may have been dipped.
B		Excellent. All parts original and showing only very slight signs of use. Very slight surface scratching; very minor discoloration or brassing; crisp imprints; no significant dings.
C		Fine. All parts original. Some discoloration and brassing; light or worn imprints; small dings to metal or scratching on plastic.
D		Fair. Some parts possibly not original; significant brassing or discoloration; very worn imprints; dings and scratches. Maybe a good writing pen or usable for parts.