Product Description
Type Rare and hard to find fountain pen
Product Name Coronet
Manufacturer and Year Wahl Eversharp, USA - circa 1936
Length 5"
Filling System Lever filler. We have installed a new sac, and tested the filling system and it's working very well. We guarantee the filling system for a year from the date of purchase.
Color Gold filled barrel and cap with black pyralin inserts in three places.
Nib Fine Manifold nib, firm and smooth.
Condition Excellent condition. There are slivers of brassing on the top and bottom edges of the cap. The clip has microscratching and polishing marks. The main part of the cap does have some tiny dots of pitting visible under magnification, and small touches of plating wear. The barrel also looks quite good. There are some spots of brassing on the triangle border near the section, where the cap lip rubs. The rest of the barrel has some small, scattered touches of plating wear. The lever bar looks great. The pen is not personalized, which is unusual because these gold Coronets often seem to have the owner's name proudly displayed.
This pen has been repaired (not by us) and the part with the barrel threads has been replaced. We've seen this before, the original barrel threads seemed to have been prone to cracking during sac replacement. The black plastic piece may have been taken from another pen, or perhaps re-made. A small portion of the barrel that included the broken threads and a short length than was covered by the gold overlay was removed and replaced. It was very stable during our replacing of the sac, so the work was well-done. However .... do not attempt to pull the section unless you are a very experienced repair person. You will want to stick to "safe" inks that are not harmful to latex sacs.
