Product Description
Type Lever filler fountain pen
Product Name Taperite "Citation" .... you'll find these Citations with both the semi-hooded Taperite nib and the full open nib.
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, late 1940s
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Lever filler
Color Black with a 1" wide gold cap band.
Nib Medium gold "Taperite" semi-hooded nib has a little give to it, but we wouldn't call it flexible in terms of producing line variation.
Condition Excellent condition. The trim is quite lovely and in beautiful condition except for a dent on the wide cap ring toward the bottom. The barrel has light to moderate scratching including long thin scratch lines mostly toward the end of the barrel caused by posting. The cap above the wide cap band has some fine scartches to the left of the clip. The section has some scratches. There are no cracks, chips, dings, or plating wear. The imprints are clear.