Joe Cali's New Pens

April 2009: Here are 18 new pens from Joe Cali. Click on any image to see a larger picture, and if you are interested in purchasing any of the pens please contact Joe directly. These pens make use of the fabulous Mazzucchelli material of which Joe has written:
"I suppose I should explain to you at the start that, some years ago, I managed to buy a quantity of vintage pen making stock that was left with a plastics distributor in Connecticut during the late 40s, or possibly the '50s. At that time, the Italian firm of Mazzucchelli had shipped the material here in the form of rods, slabs, sheets and planks presumably to be given as samples to the major pen manufacturers. Many of the pens you'll see here, and hopefully in the future, will have come from this vintage Mazzucchelli source. The material is of a very high quality."

1. A black and white "Holstein" vintage Mazzucchelli, probably 1950's, cellulose acetate (k12009). A crowned cap. The back cap is the same material. The section is of a black hard rubber. The nib is a "flexi" broad Waterman 18kt. A button Filler. The cap and back cap accents include white/black cracked ice, white, and a small dot of creamy striated celluloid. The barrel and back cap have accent bands of white , and, dark marblized grey. Silver clip. Overall size is 5 15/16" x almost 3/4" D. at the lower part of the barrel. SOLD 2. Another black and white "Holstein". Same material as the first. Also a crowned cap. Same nib. Button filler. Cap accents include white/black cracked ice, a white circle, and a black hard rubber dot. The back cap has accent bands Of white and dark marbleized grey. Bottom of the back cap has a large black hard rubber dot. Silver clip. Overall size is the same. SOLD 3. A beautiful Mazz. vintage cellulose acetate (S 10030) consisting of a black matrix with an ample addition of mostly amber pieces ... there are also some blue and violet included. The section is black delrin. The nib is a very "flexi" two toned Medium Waterman 18kt. (It could be a fine, but looks like a medium to me). A button filler. Accents on the cap and back cap are blue acrylic. The cap has a very dark blue ring at the lip. Silver clip. Overall size 5 7/8" x 5/8" D. $400.

4. A very understated, simply shaped, Mazz. Vintage cellulose acetate (PC 006956). It could be a celluloid but I think it is a C.A. It is basically dark grey with paler grey chips which suggest some color. The section is black delrin. The nib is an elegant Visconti 14kt. Two toned. A button filler. Accents on the cap and back cap are the same: translucent amber with a small red dot. The cap has a narrow amber, rounded, band on the lip. Silver clip. Overall size is 6 3/16" x 5/8" D. $400. 5. A vintage violet cracked ice (S 10005) cellulose acetate by Mazz. With a red violet hard rubber back cap. The section is black hard rubber. The nib is a 14kt. Omas extra fine. (Could be changed with a Waterman 18kt.). A button filler. The cap accent is a full violet dot. The back cap dot is acrylic. Silver clip. Overall size is 6 3/16" x 5/8"D. SOLD 6. A combination of vintage Mazz. cellulose acetates. Green/white (like Radite); Dark Blue with green pearl pieces; and a bit of Green/White cracked ice accent on the back cap. The nib is a two toned Parker Duofold 18kt, probably medium. Abutton filler. Green dots on the cap and back cap. Silver clip. Overall size is6 1/4" long x 5/8" D. $400.

7. The cap is a vintage Mazz. cracked ice (S 10016) ... white, some grey, and black lines. There is a raised rounded black band at the lip of the cap. The barrel is black hard rubber with a thin red band adjacent to the threading. The black section holds a two toned Parker Duofold 18kt. nib. A button filler. The cap has accents of black/grey pearl and a small red dot. The back cap has a large red h.r. dot. Cap is postable. Silver clip. Overall size is 5 1/2" long x 5/8" D. $400. 8. A beautiful Mazz. Violet pearl vintage celluloid (PC 02013). The lighter chips have a good deal of translucency. The cap is crowned and flat and is of a slightly darker Mazz. pearl resin. The nib/section is converter unit which screws into the barrel. It could also hold Waterman ink cartridges. The nib is a somewhat flexible Waterman 18kt. medium high end Ideal type. This is a classy pen. It is the only caratridge/converter pen in the group. Cap accents include a hairline violet circle and a translucent blue acrylic dot. The barrel has a narrow band of darker violet and a wide band of reddish violet with a translucent blue acrylic dot. Silver clip. Overall size is 5 3/4" x 5/8" D. The crown is 3/4" D. $500. 9. A stately black delrin pen. The top of the cap is slightly crowned and rounded with translucent amber resin. The back cap is also of translucent amber resin. The nib is a two toned Parker Duofold 18kt. I would say a medium. A button filler. Top and bottom accents are large dots of vintage Mazz. striated cream celluloid. The cap is postable. Silver clip. The overall size is 5 3/4" x 3/4" D. at the widest point. $400.

10. A translucent "stubby" of industrial stock, with some striated black hard rubber on the cap. The cap is crowned and rounded. The section is of black delrin. The nib is a vintage Parker Vacumatic medium. The back cap is detailed with a red orange band and a large black dot. The cap top has a green/black ring, red/orange ring and a small yellow dot. A button filler. The cap is postable. Silver clip. Overall size is 5" long x 1 1/16" D. at the cap top. SOLD. 11. An exceptional Mazz. vintage tortoise celluloid. A silver banded crowned cap which is rounded at the top. The section and back cap are a vintage Mazz. Dark red cellulose acetate. The nib is a strikingly beautiful vintage two toned Parker Vacumatic medium. A button filler. Accents include a dark red ring and a bright red dot in the top of the cap, and a red ring with a cream dot in the back cap. Silver clip. Overall size is 6" x 11/16" D. $500. 12. This is a different look. The cap is a streaky blue resin which has a blue/white mineralite top and a rounded mineralite band at the lip. The barrel is a beautiful vintage Mazz. celluloid (PC 006455) mostly a group of highly translucent browns with blue chips in an overall pearl effect. The section is black hard rubber. The nib is a vintage Parker Senior Vacumatic which is still a bit two toned. A button filler. The cap is postable with a push and a slight twist. Really not meant to be posted as the barrel material is too rare and valuable to be scratched. Accents include a striated cream dot in the cap top, and a large mineralite dot in the back cap. Silver clip. Overall size is 5 7/8" x 5/8" D. $500.

13.Mandarin Yellow resin with green/white (similar to Radite) section and accents including a thin band. A vintage Senior Parker Duofold medium nib. A button filler. The cap can be posted. Silver clip. Overall size is 6" long x 13/16" D. $600. 14. Mandarin Yellow resin with amber and striated cream accents, including a thin band. Black hard rubber section holds a vintage Senior Parker Duofold medium nib. A button filler. The cap can be posted. Silver clip. Overall size is 6 1/16" x 5/8" D. Not for sale. 15. Mandarin Yellow resin with striated cream celluloid details and a solid cream dot in the cap. The section is black hard rubber. A vintage very large (similar to a #8) Senior Parker Duofold broad nib. A button filler. The cap can be posted. Silver clip. Overall size is 6 1/16" x 11/16" D. $700.

16. A vintage Mazz, celluloid cap and a vintage cream and brown hard rubber barrel. Vintage dark brown Mazz. Cellulose acetate section and accent details. The back cap and barrel band are of a beige hard rubber. The nib is a comfortable Sailor 14kt. Medium. It is flexible. If you write with a Sailor you know what I mean by comfortable. A button filler. The cap is postable on the stepped back cap. SOLD 17. One of the mystical Mazz. Vintage resins (PR 09008). A celluloid of remarkable beauty. To me it canotes Asian art characteristics. It is essentially black with translucent pieces of pale bluish, pinkish elements. The back cap is a red violet hard rubber. The section is black delrin. The nib is a "flexi" stub Waterman 18kt. A button filler. Accents on the cap top include a pale bluish circle and a red violet dot. The back cap has a black dot. The cap is postable. Silver clip. Overall size is 5 15/16" x 5/8" D. at the top of the cap. $500 18. A bottom weighted translucent industrial plastic barrel, section and back cap. The cap is Black delrin. New 18kt Parker Duofold two-toned medium/fine nib. A button filler. Red hard rubber dots in the cap and back cap. Postable cap. Silver clip. Overall size: 7/8" diameter x 6 1/4" long. SOLD.

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