Help me identify this Waterman please

[Gdr2004]

I won this pen in an auction the other day, and it writes great, but I have no idea what kind of pen it is

 

Can anyone help?

 

First a picture of the nib

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And the body of the pen

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The back of the nib

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The cap (is there a good hosting web-site for images?)

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The pen works fine but I have no idea how to use this lever mechanism

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Here is a sample of my horrendous writing. You'll have to pardon the imformal language as I was showing a friend of mine.

Edited August 30, 2006 by Gdr2004

[Richard]

Your pen is a Waterman Taperite, a relatively late one from the early 1950s, as indicatred by the feed design. It almost certainly started out life as two pens, because the gripping section should match the color of the barrel. If you're interested in learning more about your pen, you can read my Taperite profile. For info on how to fill it, try my fillers page.

 

This is one of my prettier Taperites, a Corinth:

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/collection/zoomed/corinth.jpg

[Oxonian]

Hi Gdr,

 

The pen looks to be a version of the Taperite, which is sometimes described as Waterman's answer to the Parker 51. They have the reputation of writing nicely and both of the Taperites I have live up to their reputation.

 

The filler works along these lines, place the nib into the ink until it is covered, operate the lever several times, close it and leave the nib in the ink for perhaps 10 seconds after you close the lever, then lift the pen out of the ink and wipe the nib, if everything has happened as it should and the filler is working the pen should be ready to write.

 

If you want to check how much ink it has taken in operate the lever again, keeping the pen over the ink bottle as you do so, there should be perhaps 8 or 10 drops in it although this may very with the type of ink but if you get a few drops out then the filler is working.

 

Hope it all works, it can be a problem separating the section from the barrel if it needs a new sac, as some of them were sealed with something like shellac and need the careful use of heat to get them apart. Cheers John

[Gdr2004]

Your pen is a Waterman Taperite, a relatively late one from the early 1950s, as indicatred by the feed design. It almost certainly started out life as two pens, because the gripping section should match the color of the barrel. If you're interested in learning more about your pen, you can read my Taperite profile. For info on how to fill it, try my fillers page.

 

This is one of my prettier Taperites, a Corinth:

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/collection/zoomed/corinth.jpg

it is true that many of these pens are so tightly assembled that they are virtually impossible to disassemble for sac replacement.

Thank you for the swift response!

 

Whew and to think I was about to take a wrench and WD-40 and goto work on disassembling this pen!

 

I paid $15 for it (including shipping) plus it came with a pencil and a case, so I'm pretty happy with the deal I got

 

Thank you for the quick information!

[Gdr2004]

Hi Gdr,

 

The pen looks to be a version of the Taperite, which is sometimes described as Waterman's answer to the Parker 51. They have the reputation of writing nicely and both of the Taperites I have live up to their reputation.

 

The filler works along these lines, place the nib into the ink until it is covered, operate the lever several times, close it and leave the nib in the ink for perhaps 10 seconds after you close the lever, then lift the pen out of the ink and wipe the nib, if everything has happened as it should and the filler is working the pen should be ready to write.

 

If you want to check how much ink it has taken in operate the lever again, keeping the pen over the ink bottle as you do so, there should be perhaps 8 or 10 drops in it although this may very with the type of ink but if you get a few drops out then the filler is working.

 

Hope it all works, it can be a problem separating the section from the barrel if it needs a new sac, as some of them were sealed with something like shellac and need the careful use of heat to get them apart. Cheers John

Thank you! I filled the pen and it works perfectly so I'm guessing the sac does not need replacement. This is the pen I'm going to use for school tommorow (yay for organic chemistry and anatomy and phsiology) so I can't wait!

 

I also got a Sheaffer School Pen I ordered for 99 cents but that pen is severely lacking in what I need and it's very very very scratchy and likes to tear up paper, plus the cap feels flimsy and I'm worried it'll pop off and spill ink everywhere.

 

On the way is a Sheaffer Javelin and Hero 100 I ordered, and after that, I hope to save up enough money to buy an Esterbrook J from spinwards.

 

Life is good

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After writing with it, I noticed that the nib is worn down, almost to the point of non-existance, so I have resorted to writing with it by flipping it over.

 

I noticed that the pen has a sort of italic feel to it, and I like it very much because i think it makes my handwriting appear more legible.

 

Are there any budget pens which have an italic nib?

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I really love how this pen writes! Just wanted to thank the community for helping me with this!

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On the way is a Sheaffer Javelin and Hero 100 I ordered, and after that, I hope to save up enough money to buy an Esterbrook J from spinwards.

Eh?

 

I wish I had an Estie J, although if I did, I woudn't sell it