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JRG

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Not long ago, I came across a little Waterman lever filler that has proved to be a 51V (the imprint is very clear). That's sort of unusual, but this guy is red ripple and it has a nickel plated lever and lever box. I've never before seen anything but gold hardware on red ripple and woodgrain Waterman HR pens.

 

Now, I'd suspect that the lever is a replacement, except that it must have been a long time ago (the lever was covered in the same crud as the rest of the pen). Not only that but, while the clip is missing, the rivets remain and they are both silver in color, not gold. A replacement cap, too? Maybe, but the cap is an exact match for the pen, in terms of fading, ripple pattern, and also of surface crud when the pen was found.

 

The question: Did Waterman make red ripple (or, woodgrain) pens with NP trim, rather than the gold trim that is far more common?

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Hi jrg

 

I have large 58 ripple Waterman, with silver plated lever, and i think it is original.

 

Nevertheless, my pen lacks the cap so I can not check the clip finish, but As I said I think the silver lever is original.

 

Well, any new ideas ?

 

And, does anybody have a spare cap for my ripple 58 ? :rolleyes:

 

thanks

 

rusty

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I got some replies to this over on Pentrace. David Nishimura pointed out that the 51V was not produced for the US market (even though mine was made in the US). Most 51V's were sold on the Continent, and were usually made with silver colored trim; gold trim would be unusual in a 51V.

 

Dunno about your 58. Aside from the 51V, I've never seen a Waterman ripple pen in anything other than gold trim (could just be my naivete, of course!).

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