Sale 5541
London, South Kensington
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7 September 2004
Price realised
GBP 335
Estimate
A PARKER OVERSIZE VACUMATIC SET, Canadian, 1936 silver pearl celluloid aluminium lockdown-filler with black section, gold-filled trim, broad gold-filled band and two-colour Parker arrow medium-oblique nib, with matching pencil, excellent, rare with this trim (2)
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