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Crocker.Three early pens with “Ink-Tite” imprint on barrel: #25S red mottled hard rubber
blow-filler * #L-25S black chased hard rubber hatchet-filler with wide gold-filled band at cap
bottom and with “Ink-Tite” imprint also on cap * black chased hard rubber hatchet-filler with
“Crocker” clip. Each with 14K Boston “Crocker” #2 nib. The first, excellent, unrestored, perfect
color, nib requires re-tipping.The second, very good, restored, nib requires straightening.The third,
very good, restored, marked brassing to clip, crisp imprint.
[400/600]
The first, 3
1
/
2
inches.The second, 4
7
/
8
inches.The third, 5
5
/
8
inches.
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Crocker.Three black celluloid pens with two bands at cap bottom, one a vest size with “Seth
Crocker” imprint on clip and “Full Filling” imprint on barrel. Each excellent, unrestored.The first,
price sticker traces on cap top, department store imprint on cap and patent imprint on barrel, flexible
14K “Warranted” nib.The second, grooves at cap bottom lacking[?] gold-filled bands, department
store imprint on cap and patent imprint on barrel, flexible 14K “Warranted” nib.The third, brassing
to clip, crisp imprint, 14K Boston “Seth Crocker” nib.
[500/750]
The first two, 5
1
/
8
inches.The third, 4
1
/
4
inches.
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Crocker white swirl against green celluloid, with two gold-filled bands at cap bottom.
Excellent, restored, department store imprint on cap and patent imprint on barrel, excellent color.
Excellent 14K “Warranted” nib.
[350/500]
UNCOMMON PATTERN
.
5
1
/
4
inches.
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Crocker red and white swirl against black celluloid. Good, restored, lacking both cap bands,
department store imprint on cap and patent imprint on barrel, excellent color. 14K “Warranted”
nib, requires straightening.
[350/500]
5
1
/
8
inches.
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1920s oversize Boston black hard rubber. Excellent, fully restored, weak imprint. Excellent
14K Boston nib.
[1,000/2,000]
UNCOMMONLY LARGE
:
5
1
/
2
inches.
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