Information About Waterman Flash

[Ernelid]

Hi everyone.

I recently received an old Waterman Flash pen from my father. He said he bought it a long time ago as a set with a mec pencil and mostly used the pencil (wich got stolen).

The pen is in very good condition, I think he only used up one single cartridge in it.

I would like to know a bit more about it since it's my first Waterman pen, when it was made, for how long they were made, variants of it, etc, etc.

I would be grateful if someone could enlighten me or point me to a source where I could read up on it.

/Mattias

[Ian the Jock]

Got any pics Mattias?

 

Ian

[Ernelid]

Hi.

I'm not able to take a picture of it so I've found a picture of an identical pen that I've borrowed.

[carlos.q]

Looks a bit like the Waterman "Unknown cartridge pen" shown on this page:

http://captainchang.com/pens/waterman.html

Edited August 4, 2015 by carlos.q

[Ernelid]

It might look a bit like that one but it isn't that one. It's not an open nib. I know the model is called Flash, it has "Flash" engraved on the barrel. It was made in France. What I would like to know is a bit more about it, when was it made, did it come in any variants, who designed it etc etc.

I normally collect Parker pens and I really like investigating every new pen I get hold of but this is my first Waterman so I need help where to start looking for info about it. I've spent a few hours online but scored nothing about the flash model.

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

[Tweel]

Would these bits help? (Use CTRL-F where necessary to find the "flash"es:)

 

http://vintagewatermanpens.com/product/waterman-flash-pen-with-18k-gold-nib-mint-and-a-rare-blotter-ephemera-book/

(note the book reference in the description)

 

http://users.telenet.be/aboxofpens/Waterman.html

 

http://penboard.de/shop/hlist/WA/MBVI/0

 

The pen has a very 1960's look to me; perhaps made into the early 70's?

Edited August 11, 2015 by Tweel

[Ernst Bitterman]

It looks like a contemporary of the X-Pen (perhaps even a cartridge version of it), which was late 1950s. Looking at the first of Tweel's links, I may fall down in fits; is that yet another sort of cartridge for this thing? It doesn't look like the 23, and it's definitely not the C/F nor the International pattern.

Edited August 11, 2015 by Ernst Bitterman

[enchiridion]

1968 or about

Flash was competitor for Parker 45