Not so common Jade Wahl OS Signature

[roberto v]

I was lucky enough to add this pen to my collection:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/americane/Eversharp/greensignature.jpg

 

This pen is the first example of plastic pen in the Wahl line, AFAIS. If I'm not wrong this pen should be have been manufactured around 1927.

 

Here my collection of OS Signatures:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b181/rvetrugno/americane/Eversharp/signatures.jpg

[Mauricio]

What a nice collection you have there ... and no color variation in your Jade. Do you like (or have) the Wahl Eversharp Tulip full size, either in Jade or Blue? They are very hard to find, especially in the nice condition your OS Signatures are. Thanks for sharing those beauties with us

[Pepin]

Can you spin the ball on the clip manually? I read somewhere that it is not fixed on. Very nice pens.

[roberto v]

Yes Pepin, in all of them

[Wahlnut]

Can you spin the ball on the clip manually? I read somewhere that it is not fixed on. Very nice pens.

 

All the Wahl-Eversharp roller clips from the ball styleon the "flat tops" and the Equi-poised pens to the wheel style on the Dorics are designed to spin freely. It was marketed as an important feature of the pens and was touted as the answer to shirt and jacket pocket wear since the clip rolls over the fabric. Wahl did not invent this. It was invented by Messers Greenbaum and Klein, but was licensed to Wahl. Here's a copy of their patent.

 

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/wahlnut/01098719_1KleinandGreenbaumRollercl.jpg

 

Syd

Edited November 15, 2009 by Wahlnut

[jszh]

I got this pen in smaller ring-top version. I guess it should be made around 1927-1928 because of the signature nib? What is the difference between "Wahl Signature Pen 14K" nib and "Wahl Eversharp Signature #" nib?

 

Can't wait to compare its flexibility with the all metal vest pocket pen (#2). Guessing it is less flexible. I heard it could be firm or semi-flexible. Hopefully it is flexible!

Edited July 12, 2010 by jszh