Wahl Eversharp Skyline Demonstrator

[BartH]

I own a Skyline clear demonstrator with golden clip and M pen. I received is as a "thank you" gift from a pipe smoking pen shop keeper, whom I handed over my two Falcon pipes after I had quit smoking ;-)

 

I had never contemplated getting one before, but I am very pleased with it. It writes very smooth and looks beautiful. My only comment on it is that I wished it had been larger - I like my pens slightly thicker and it is quite slim. Nevertheless I'm very fond of this pen!

 

http://www.nedcom.nl/pens/WahlEversharpSkylineDemo01-500.jpg

http://www.nedcom.nl/pens/WahlEversharpSkylineDemo02-500.jpg

http://www.nedcom.nl/pens/WahlEversharpSkylineDemo03-500.jpg

http://www.nedcom.nl/pens/WahlEversharpSkylineDemo04-500.jpg

http://www.nedcom.nl/pens/WahlEversharpSkylineDemo05-500.jpg

 

Could somebody date this pen and/or answer this question: "would it be possible to fit a vintage flex pen to this model without further modification?"?

Edited August 11, 2009 by BartH

[kernando]

I was hoping that someone who got more catalogs at the time would answer you. I think those are all from the nineties. I don't think they ever said Wahl. Whoever made them probably used only the Eversharp name.

 

I haven't held one of those, but I'd probably count it as medium thick, and reserve slim for slimmer than that. If you want fat, you should look into real Eversharp Skylines in the executive ( Executive ?) size. Then you should also look into ones with flexible nibs.

[Robert Hughes]

That doesn't look anything like a Skyline, other than the derby and generic body shape. Converter filler, unknown nib & feed... certainly not an original production Eversharp.

[jmkeuning]

Not much to add other than - a skyline demo sold on eBay; maybe a year ago. There was discussion here about it.

[Wahlnut]

The pen is a "retro" pen made in the early 1990's when a French company licensed the name from Parker in order to make a run of these pens. They turn up on eaby from time to time. This "demonstrator" is of the retro pen configuration and those usually sell for about $150 today more as a "current" pen than a commemorative one from what I observe.

 

Syd

[BartH]

The pen is a "retro" pen made in the early 1990's when a French company licensed the name from Parker in order to make a run of these pens. They turn up on eaby from time to time. This "demonstrator" is of the retro pen configuration and those usually sell for about $150 today more as a "current" pen than a commemorative one from what I observe.

 

Syd

 

Thanks Syd.