Product Description
Type Vintage pen
Product Name Model 52 1/2 (marked on the end of the pen barrel). 5 indicated lever filler. The 2 is for nib size. 1/2 indicates that it is a slender pen.
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in USA -- 1920s
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System Lever filler pen. A new sac has been installed and tested.
Color Black chased hard rubber (BCHR) cap and barrel. It has 18kt gold filled trim consisting of a clip, lever, and two floral patterned barrel bands just over 1/4" each.
Nib Fine Flexible Waterman's Ideal New York #2 nib. Very strong line variation, almost full flex. The tines spread very easily. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. The black has significantly lightened to a milk chocolate brown, but it is very uniform and actually looks quite nice. The top of the cap has been polished to a nice shiny black that contrasts very well with the rest of the hard rubber. The original black color is present beneath the capped portion of the body. The barrel imprints are a bit hard to make out but are present. The chasing is visibly present but not texturally. The trim has held up very well and has no dents and only minor wear.
