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Hi all,

 

I won this pen in an ebay "sold as spare/repair" bid and resac-ed it, but the seller knows just as much as I do about the pen, which is next to nothing.

 

http://i.imgur.com/EiJDE7Y.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/TiDKnJ2.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/T3KZ5eN.png

 

Could anyone help me identify it? Thanks in advance!

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Oh, no. You just got one of those wretched press-bar creatures that none of us have sorted out a name for. :rolleyes:

 

I notice yours at least has the threads holding the barrel on in a sensible place; mine, and a couple of other's, has a little threaded stud that grabs onto the very end of the sac protector. Mine also has an earlier style of clip, the sort found on Crusaders; that and the enclosed-W on the clip, suggest yours is something a little deeper into the 1950s. Is there any sign where it was made on the barrel or cap?

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Oh, no. You just got one of those wretched press-bar creatures that none of us have sorted out a name for. :rolleyes:

 

I notice yours at least has the threads holding the barrel on in a sensible place; mine, and a couple of other's, has a little threaded stud that grabs onto the very end of the sac protector. Mine also has an earlier style of clip, the sort found on Crusaders; that and the enclosed-W on the clip, suggest yours is something a little deeper into the 1950s. Is there any sign where it was made on the barrel or cap?

 

Thanks for the reply! The cap is stamped "Made in England" and it's a nice fit so I think it's the original cap. Could you give me a little more background on this pen? It's a nice writer (though a little scratchy and a bold, more of a M person) and I won't mine getting my paws on a 1 or 2 more.

 

Oh and please share photos of yours :D

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The section and filler on that pen look almost like my Conway Stewart 87. I wonder if there is a connection.

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Asking gets:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Waterman-0240.jpg

 

Canadian made (and the conservatism of the Canadian makers may also explain the clip difference), "ladies" sized, and some genius had a piece of tape wrapped around it for ages.

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The section and filler on that pen look almost like my Conway Stewart 87. I wonder if there is a connection.

 

I don't have a Conway Stewart 87 to compare it with unfortunately, but if you'll send me one... ;)

 

Asking gets:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Waterman-0240.jpg

 

Canadian made (and the conservatism of the Canadian makers may also explain the clip difference), "ladies" sized, and some genius had a piece of tape wrapped around it for ages.

 

Nice, it bothers me that I have no history on a nice pen though, makes it hard for me to hunt down its friends :D

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