Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen
Product Name Wahl Pen, number 656A, according to the tag on the cap. There's a very detailed breakdown of these Wahl Engine Turned designs, and which catalogs they appeared in on this Pen Hero page.
Manufacturer and Year Wahl, USA -- 1922-24, according to the page linked above.
Length 4-15/16"
Filling System The fountain pen is a lever filler. A new sac has been installed and it is working well.
Color Gold filled "Grecian Border" (sometimes called "Greek Key") pattern. The pattern is a continuous wide line with square turns set in a lined background. The overlay is yellow gold-filled over black hard rubber.
Nib MEDIUM FLEXIBLE 14k Wahl #5 nib. It is a large nib and offers good line variation. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent + condition. There is a paper band on the cap, indicating the model number, which matches information from the page linked above. The section has some plating wear around the front edge. Both ends of the barrel have marks from the cap lip. The patterned portion of the cap and barrel looks good, with primarily just microscratching, and some scattered spots of pitting. The lever has plating wear along the sides. No dents or dings on the cap and barrel. The cap lip has some touches of plating wear. The clip has some dots of plating wear around the edges. The cap imprint is clear.
