Waterman Man 100, The True Original. Yes But!?

[Nath]

I bought another Man 100 there a few weeks ago on sale with a nib F of first generation and with "very little use since its purchase in 1983”, I jumped at the chance given the reasonable price offered, it is not my first Man 100 but the 39th or even the 40th.

 

The FP comes quickly and without surprise I discovered this beautiful nib F 1G and the small section oxidized. The rest is perfect as on pictures of ad.

 

So without hesitation my objective is to replace this small section oxidized by a new small section that I have in stock. Yes but at first I shall to remove the nib, the feed and the small section of the section!!!! Several days of soaking, I finally get to unscrew the section of the small section. Several days later, the nib still does not move a hundredth of a millimetre.

What do I do?

I attack the small section with a cutter and a jigsaw blade but in hand...

 

And I discovered a feed, previously unknown to me

I know this man 100 is a man 100 in black resin of 1983, the original, the Le Man; it has been used very little and spent over thirty years in a drawer without being properly cleaned.

 

I collect Man 100, so I know the feeds ... Finally I thought. There, I discovered a different feed. Those of 1983?? !!

Well, I wanted to share this surprise which is perhaps not for you. For me is a discovered.

 

It is my first true Le Man 100 of 1983 J

 

Have you ever seen a feed of Man 100 of this form/design?

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/615148Man10019831.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/878672Man10019832.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/379452Man10019833.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/603300Man10019834.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/372103Man10019835.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/339368Man10019836.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/440252Man10019837.jpg

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/226192Man10019838.jpg

 

The design of the feed (3) of Man 100 previously known to me!

 

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/526073Projet456.jpg

 

[londonbooks]

I find your post very interesting. I love it when someone makes a surprise discovery like that especially in an older vintage pen. I'm still learning about Waterman's and really enjoy it.

I wanted to ask you about the rectangular tool in the first photo at the top. What is that used for?

[GardenWeasel]

Great info...love that Waterman pen sleeve too! Very nice!!

[pajaro]

These were the first Watermans I saw, back in 1983. The ones available were all black, every one, so I never bought one, preferring any other color. I probably missed something there. Waterman makes a number of other great pens, though.

[esteroids]

I've seen that feed, often with the slender tail half broken and barely hanging on. But it may be a newer section. I've had a few of the original 1983 models and they've all had black plastic threads on the section. Brass threads seem to be a later improvement.

[Nath]

Thanks all

 

It is certain pajaro, Waterman makes a number of other great pens but the Man 100 remains the Man 100 and here this feed is for me a discovery despites my collection of this Waterman model pen.

 

It seems that it's the original feed on the firsts Man 100 in 1983. The feeds have been then improved.

 

londonbooks, as I don't know what rectangular tool on the first photo interest you, I have named all elements on this photo:

 

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/211036Man100198311.jpg

[georges zaslavsky]

I have the same feed than this on all my mans

[dboulonnais]

Georges, you can have the same feed than on Nath pics, because this feed was only on first MAn 100 1883-1983 and same feed was too on Waterman Strong an Gentleman 44 who was previous Man 100

Feed and small section with gold plated ring (who twist in the black resin section) change with the 2nd generation of nib on Man 100, Ideal Paris nib

[Nath]

A well of science this dear Damien Thanks for these information.

 

To see the difference

The feed which I speak (1983) and the more common feed of Man 100 after the firsts

 

1. The feed 1983 for a Man 100 (Strong and Gentleman 44) http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/852983ConduitMan1001983.jpg
   
2. Feeds for the Man 100 successives http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/584721ConduitMan100commun.jpg

Cheers