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Waterman 554 Lec Overlay Identification


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Just picked up this one at an estate sale. I'm not a Waterman guy, so I need a little help figuring out just what I have. I know its a 14K 554 LEC with a Red keyhole nib. I'm not sure what the overlay pattern is. It looks a lot like a pansy panel but it has a matching engraved clip and engraved lever, which supposedly only come on hand engraved vine. Its a little beat up at either end, and of course it needs a new sac. I haven't been able to find a good match online to ballpark its value. Not sure about a date either. Capped length is 5 3/8"

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Nice one !

The nib is not the proper one, as keyhole nibs were not installed on those models (it should have a #4 nib).

Here is a picture taken from a 1925 Waterman catalog, showing a hand engraved vine model (not in LEC, but the pattern seems the same if I can see properly your pictures).

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/Sanstitre_zps010dcdc9.jpg

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