Product Description
Type Small ring-top fountain pen
Product Name Model 0552 1/2 V (gold filled cap and barrel, lever filler, slender, ladies ring top)
Manufacturer and Year Waterman USA - circa 1920s
Length 3-7/16", not including ring top hardware. Very small pen.
Filling System Lever filler (We have restored the bladder and it works very well.). Guaranteed for one year from date of purchase.
Color All engraved gold fill, over hard rubber (the hard rubber is only seen on the section and barrel lip). The barrel and cap are covered with slender panels that are smooth and shiny, alternating with engraved panels with the floral (leaf and stem) design.
Nib The nib is marked Waterman #2. The range is F to double broad. It has a good amount of flex, but not super flex or a not a wet noodle. This is one we consider almost full flex. Please see writing sample.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, dents or chips. This is a very small, gold, ring-top fountain pen with a pretty floral design. The barrel has pitting where it meets the section. It has microscratching and some micro-dots of pitting here and there. There is plating wear around the end of the barrel and a few small nicks along the edge of the end. The lever has some small dots and streaks of pitting. The cap has light microscratching. The top edge of the cap has plating wear and some pitting. The ring top is excellent. The imprints are all clear.
