All Pens and Ephemera

Pelikan makes some of our favorite luxury pens on the market today. Our Pelikan Souverän K800 looks to be in near mint condition. We love its iconic green stripes on the tail cap. Twist it to advance or retract the working blue Parker-style ballpoint refill. This larger model is a little easier to grip and is nicely weighted. The golden logo on the top of the pen has a black mama pelican and two chicks. 13.8cm.

Matching its pencil lines to its TouchDown-filling fountain pens, this vintage pencil was released as the Sheaffer Sentinel pencil. A two-tone chrome and gold cap contrasts beautifully against a dark green barrel. Minimal wear mars the surfaces of this classic pencil. A twist of the tail cap smoothly advances and retracts the .9mm lead. Cooler still is that this pencil is loaded with a red lead! Remove the cap to reveal a hardened original blue Sheaffer eraser. 12.9cm.

Parker Vacumatic pencils sold far less than their fountain pen counterparts, which Parker chalked up to the Great Depression. Nevertheless, Parker didn't stop innovating the Parker Vacumatic line. In 1939 it released the Parker Non-Stop pencil to pair with Vacumatic fountain pens. Unique to the Non-Stop was that it was a cap-activated click pencil! This was not a common feature in that era. Plus, the .9mm leads now fed directly from the spare lead reservoir. As such, these pencils held much more lead and required way less effort to keep writing. Our vintage pencil has a couple of deep scratches, which you can see in the tail cap in the photo. Especially unique is the wide stacked-coins cap band, which has a blank initials' plate. A hardened eraser and spare red leads are included. 13.1mm.

Imagine if Claude Monet were a pen designer today. We're pretty sure he would have come up with this Pelikan K600 Vibrant Green design! Look at how light moves through the waves in the green translucence like water. Stunning! It helps that the pen is in mint or near mint condition. Twist the tail cap to extend and retract the working GREEN Parker-style refill! The logo is a frosted gold with a mama pelican and single chick. 12.7cm.

Long and slender, our Sheaffer Balance 300 pencil is a beauty in striated grey pearl. Except for a nick on the cap band, the nickel plating is nearly perfect. Smoothly twist the tail cap to extend or retract the .9mm lead. There's a nice, clean imprint on the tail cap. Under the tail cap you will discover a semi-functional eraser and a couple spare leads. 13.4cm.

Striated Carmine is one of the rarest colors of this era in Sheaffer production. Our Sheaffer Balance 250 is a great vintage pencil still in good working order. The 250 imprinted on the barrel meant that it cost $2.50 when it was brand new. Its celluloid is worn from use, but there are no cracks. Its gold plated trim only shows a hint of brassing on the ball of the pocket clip. You fill this pencil with .9mm leads, and it comes with a few spares. The eraser is long gone. Advance and retract the lead with a twist of the tail cap. 12.2cm.

One of the most iconic art deco writing instruments of the 1930s is the Wahl-Eversharp Doric. Sadly, the gorgeous celluloid used by Eversharp has an unfortunate tendency to kraze (crackle into hundreds of little pieces). Luckily, this Eversharp Doric is in incredibly good condition. NO KRAZING! Its "Kashmir" green marble design is stunning. Its gold-plated trim is about 95% perfect, only hints of brassing on corners and edges. The double-checked gold seal under the clip means this vintage pencil came with a lifetime warranty for the life of its original owner. At writing distance, you can't see any wear, but a close inspection shows little marks and micro blemishes. Twist the tail cap to extend and retract the 1.1mm lead. Under the tail cap is a hardened eraser and spare leads. 13.1cm.

Sure, the Omas Paragon Bronze Arco is among the most sought after fountain pens on the market today, but the pencil is the rarest of the Arco writing instruments. Or is this a Milord? It is skinnier than the matching Arcos on the site. Either way, Arco pencils are still really rare. Our's is in excellent working order and features of only light wear from use. It uses .7mm leads. There is a working eraser under the tail cap. Plus there are spare leads in the barrel. You will get both of its original boxes, but the beige leather clamshell box features some missing leather on the top and bottom corners. 14cm.