Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling fountain pen.
Product Name This is the small "Starlet" version of the Stalwart pen.... it has a red band at the top, indicating a nurse's model. According to the excellent nursespens.com website, "If you worked the day shift, 7am to 3pm, you’d write in BLACK ink. Working 3 to 11? Then GREEN was the color. If you worked overnight, 11pm to 7am, you wrote on the charts in RED ink."
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in USA -- circa late 1940s.
Length Starlet size, 4-9/16"
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well.
Color Ivory marbled with a small painted red band around the very top of the cap. Gold plated trim with a single thin cap band. The color has yellowed slightly, but still looks great.
Nib EXTRA FINE FLEXIBLE Waterman's Ideal 14k nib is smooth with great tipping material. It's nicely flexible but not full flex, with easy line variation from extra fine to a medium. See our writing sample below.
Condition Excellent + condition. There's some minor scratching on the black section and a light scratching on the barrel. The red band at the top of the cap is slightly faded or worn, but still clearly visible. The clip has plating wear and brassing on the sides. The clip rivet is completely brassed and has some pitting. Cap band has brassing and tiny dots of pitting. The color on the barrel and the lower half of the cap is slightly yellowed. The lever bar has plating wear along the sides. The imprint is clear. The pen is fully restored and working well.
