I recently received a Whal Eversharp Pen and Pencil for a little work (basic resaccing) and as I wasn't very familiar with the pen, looked it up in my recently acquired Erano book. Found it on pp 77. The set I have has a box (poor shape) exactly as illustrated on the lower left of the page and has the writing 'Wahl Products - Eversharp - Wahl Pen' with two check marks between the Eversharp and Wahl names.

The pen itself looks like the Greek Key pattern shown on pp 162, but the nib size is 3 which is not as unusual as the 6 shown there.

The cap of the FP has 'Wahl Pen, Gold Filled - Made in Canada' written in two lines at the top, the nib has - 'Wahl - 3 - 14K' written in 3 lines on it. The nib is in excellent shape, and is M/F and is quite flexible.

There is no writing on the clip or body of the FP. The pen is all metal, except the section, which appears to have a gold layer over some non-metallic material. The gold layer is worn away in places near the end of the section nearest the nib (1 mm all around, one place a 'triangular tear' to 3 mm). Even here, the gold layer is relatively thick, and it is possible to see small sections where the layer is folded back on itself (showing the gold filling has measurable thickness). There is no brassing anywhere else. There are only minor marks and scratches usual for normal wear in a pen of this age everywhere else.

The MP has 'Wahl - Eversharp' and 'Gold Filled - Made in Canada' written in two lines at the top. The mechanism is in very good condition, with no brassing evident anywhere. Interestingly, the inside portion of the mechanism also appears to be gold filled, and has the same Greek Key pattern on it as well. A real class touch, since that part is not usually visible.

Would anyone be able to add a little to the history given by Erano, and perhaps offer a guess as to its value as a set?

Just wondering as I am lusting over the pen.


Gerry

Hi Gerry,

you should take a look at that thread. Some info there might interest you : http://pagesperso.laposte.net/fpnet/1p3p1F...p?showtopic=199

Do you have a picture you can post. I'm astonished by the absence of marking on the clip of the FP.

Not sure about the price, but I would guess around $150-$200 at dealer price (?).

Denis.

Thanks Denis. I hadn't noticed that thread.

No, I don't have a digital camera, and my scanner isn't operational at the moment.

Gerry

If the pen has a black hard rubber "liner" it is an early pen in the metal overlay style (pre-all metal pen) another identifier is the shape of the lever. If it has a raised spine to it it is definitely the metal overllay model from c. 19198 to c. 1921. In the condition you are describing, it might be worth $100-$150 the set. It is not unusual to see these pens with no name on the clip especially on canadian models. Not all clips from that era had the name.

Denis, that URL didn't work for me, but this one did:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...st=0&#entry1090
(maybe it's just my computer...)

EDIT: I just remembered! The reason the top link didn't work is that FPN switched domain names in February :doh: , which was after Denis' post....

Just the section had that construction (Gold Filled over HR/?) Syd. The barrel itself was the 'all-metal' type.

I was impressed with the finish - there were no scratches marks or dings, other than the normal light drawer wear one sees in that vintage.

Gerry