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Welcome to the Conklin sales page. Please note that this website has no sales cart. Most pens shown are singletons, and I sometimes lag with updates noting completed sales. Please contact me to confirm availability. Payment typically is by Paypal, though Postal Money Order can be done too. Shipping starts at about $9 insured in USA and ranges up with price of pen. International shipping tends to run $25-$50

1930s Conklin "sub-Endura" pens
Flex nibs

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COMMENTS: Conklins 1920s flat-tops gave way to round-end pens around 1930. The high line Endura became the Endura-Symmetrik, eventually yielding to the Nozac. During this era Conklin offered pens priced below the high line Endura and Nozac, pens which had the same general contour, often more bold colors, and often more flexible nibs. These are well appreciated by Conklin aficianados. The group above is done in the Endura Symmetrik style, but are slender non-Enduras. Three pens are in Dawn Pearl Celluloid, while the stunning center pen has a red/gray mix for which I've never seen a formal name. All pens save second from left are standard length, while that one is stubby, a less common variant. All of these are part of a 20+ pen Conklin collection I bought several months ago at the LA Pen Show. These date to early 1930s

Long pens are 5" (12.8cm) long. Short pens are 4 5/8" long (11.6cm). All are ~ 1.1cm wide (cap lip, across cap opening)

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Item #

Details

Condition

Nib:

Price

3943 K

Dawn Pearl. Full length. Gold-filled trim. Very clean with superb trim (no brassing on clip or cap-bands). Flexible fine+ point, akin to a more flexible Waterman Red nib though not a wet noodle Pink nib. Clean plastic with excellent original Conklin imprints. Just a hint of ambering of gray color as shown in photo. A collector grade pen with nice eye appeal for not much more than flexy beaten-up black Waterman 52s seem to pull these days.

Excellent

Fine Flex

$225

3944 K

Dawn Pearl. Short. Chrome-tone trim. Excellent+ condition with clean trim, color and plastic. Excellent original manufacturer's imprint. High Flex extra fine (extra fine flexes to broad+) nib, at least as flexible as Waterman Pink nib. The short Dawn Pearl pens are a bit more uncommon than the long. On delay for trip to restorer for extra nib smoothening. If you email me within couple days of this listing and want to have the nib work done by one of your own connections, $40 discount but then without return option for scritchy nib.

Excellent+

Extra Fine with High Flex

$225
SOLD

3945

Pearlescent Red/Gray mottled. Full length. Gold-filled trim. Excellent condition. Superb color preservaton and clean trim. Really nice fine-med point at least semi-flex smoothly giving line control up to medium-broad. A better color. Clean trim. Great Conklin barrel imprint.

Excellent

Fine+, semi-flex

$325
SOLD

3946

Dawn Pearl pen. Full length. Chrome tone trim. Superb condition. Color, imprint and trim all are great. High flex nib goes at least from XF to BB, with a hint of tooth.

Near Mint

Extra Fine High Flex

$275
SOLD

3947

Dawn Pearl pencil. Full length. Chrome tone trim.

Near Mint

SOLD

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Pen 1986 Conklin Lapis Blue "Sub Endura" Ringtop Nearmint. Price Stickered. Stellar Color $205

Overall Grade: NM	Metal: NM	Color: NM	CLICK FOR LARGER PIC
Nib condition: NM	Threads: perfect	clarity: NA
Point: F-M with some Flex	Imprint: NM	Size: 4 1/4" with ring	PRICE: $205
COMMENTS: It's near mint (mint save for having met ink). Color is perfect. Prie sticker still on bottom of pen. A gorgeous Lapis Conklin "sub endura" a flat top in the style of Endura but without Endura markings (think non-white dot version of Sheaffer white dot pen).