Shangas
Apr 6 2008, 01:24 AM
Bought my latest restoration-success at the local flea-market today for $10.
It's an English-made Waterman. Markings are as follows:
Cap:
W
A
T
E
R
M
A
N
'
S
Nib:
Waterman's
14CT
ENGLAND
2A
Barrel:
Lever (boxless).
Waterman's
Made in England
502
The pen is plastic, lever filler, fine/medium nib, gold. Barrel & cap are a sort of...purpley blue-blackish marbled stripy pattern. Cap has one thin gold cap-band near the lip.
Pen measures, when closed: Just under 13cm.
What is this pen?
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Photo, w/writing sample:
Oxonian
Apr 7 2008, 08:21 AM
Hi,
The pen is what it says on the tin, or baqrrel in this case, a Waterman 502, one of the 5xx series pens, 501, 502, 503, etc, the colour is one of the less common ones, most of these are seen in plain solid colours, the 502s were towards the bottom end of the range.
John
Shangas
Apr 7 2008, 08:52 AM
How old might this pen be?
Oxonian
Apr 7 2008, 01:54 PM
Hi,
Sometime just post WW2 say 46-48ish, Made at Falcon Pen Works, Neasden, North London taken over by Watermans a couple of years earlier. Pens for several other brands were made there including Unique and Pitmans.
John