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(Condition Scale: F = Fair. G = Good. VG = Very Good. EX = Excellent).

(Updated 13th January, 2012)

(All items in full working order, unless otherwise stated)

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C is for CLEVELAND, & C is for conundrum !!
To us, this pen is a real mystery.
It could be a PARKER - there are similarities
in design, including the cap bands and
what we think is an original'christmas-tree' feed
(and Parker's Australian facility was in Cleveland Street.....)
(click on the images below for slightly larger pictures)

the barrel is simply engraved CLEVELAND ORIGINAL,
and neither the clip, the unusual blind-cap,
nor the USA 14 Kt warranted gold nib give any real clues.

as for the colour, it is very reminiscent of material
used in Waterman's No.92 models.

The mystery deepens.........................

£68 ($115)

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LOOKING FOR A LARGE OVERLAID PEN ?
LOOKING FOR AN UNUSUAL LARGE OVERLAID PEN ?
Well, this could be for you, because it is
certainly LARGE, and VERY UNUSUAL !
(click on the images below for slightly larger pictures)

YES - it's a very RARE HOLY WATER SPRINKLER
c.1930 and in excellent condition, complete with
non-engraved cartouche on the overlay.
(in the photo above we have set it against a Parker Senior BIG-RED, to show the size)

No visible clue as to the maker, but someone out there
may know better, and be able to help us.

A REAL COLLECTOR'S ITEM - DON'T MISS IT !

£205 ($345)

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The clip on this handsome USA manufactured pen
is simply stamped ONWARD, and there is
no maker's name or identification on the barrel
(click on the image below for a slightly larger picture)

The colour was used by Parkers on some of their so-called Depression
& Thrift-time pens, so we're guessing that this pen is frpm the
same period - the early to mid 1930's.
Attractive Grecian-style cap band, and fitted with a
FINE to EXTRA FINE plated nib.

£48 ($80)
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NOT a Parker big-Red, but nearly as LARGE !
Here is a USA manufactured pen, complete with 14 Kt
gold-filled cap band, dating from the 1920's,
(click on the image below for a slightly larger picture)


Although the clip is engraved HOOVER, the vacant slit under
the clip shows that this is a replacement, and not original.
There is no clue either with the nib, since is has a later|
Waterman's No.5 MEDIUM English 14 carat gold nib.

If you're looking for a big pen for daily use - look no further

£45 ($78)

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So, a SHEAFFER pen is unusual ?
Well, it is for us, since we don't actually have a SHEAFFER page !
Here we have a Maroon PFM Mark II
(click on the image below for a slightly larger picture)

complete with box (non-original) and original FINE nib

£135 ($230)
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And here are another two Sheaffer pens -
this time, both from the PRELUDE range of models
(click on the images for slightly larger pictures)

Matte Black with Gold trim - MEDIUM nib
£30 ($50)

Fluted Gold Plate finish

with MEDIUM nib
£43 ($75)
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