My Wahl, Wahl-Oxford, Wahl-Eversharp, Eversharp Family

[KBeezie]

My Wahl, Wahl-Eversharp, Wahl-Oxford, Eversharp babies back together again (not counting the last two in the tray, which are not Wahl/Eversharp, but rather an American Mabie-Todd Swan, and British Mabie-Todd Swan).

 

The Doric with the #3 Adjustable nib on far left will be going back out, maybe in a few weeks after I finish summer classes due to a cracked barrel just below the threads shown here : http://i.imgur.com/eNZHSqj.jpg (it can be fixed, it'll just take quite some time to cure once fixed).

 

From Left to Right in the tray:

 

http://i.imgur.com/qiLFBEW.jpg

 

Wahl Gold-Filled pen with a pencil-style clip and a Wahl #2 Semi-Flex needlepoint 14K Nib. Lever filler. Possibly 1920s.

 

Wahl-Oxford lever-filler with a Warranted '3' nib, western EF, wet-leaning, VERY smooth with a nice ease of flex in between springy and semi-flex. Self restored and polished. It's a fun one that appeals to my 'art deco' lust. Likely mid-to-late 1930s.

 

Eversharp Skylines x4, x3 with 1/10 14K Gold Filled caps, Green, Burgundy (with brown barrel), and Black. And a Navy Blue one with a red/green stripped celluloid cap. Two flex EF nibs, one semi-flex EF nib, and one firm Fine. 1940s. (two of them will likely be sold, once I decide on black, red, or green to sell/trade).

 

Eversharp Slim Ventura Burp, 1/10 14K Gold-Filled barrel and cap with a burgundy grip, uses an aerometric squeeze filler and a long breather tube, very smooth 14K F~M firm nib with a needlepoint line on the back side. 1953 to 1957, likely the last 'nice' fountain pen eversharp put out before Parker acquired them.

 

Modern Wahl-Eversharp Skyline Classic, Blue with Palladium cap. Cartridge/Converter, Ceramic-Coated, Gold-Plated Steel F~M Semi-Flex nib (semi-flex in this sense is firmer, like that of a Noodler's Flex). ... sort of like the grandkid who fancy'd up grandpa's car.

[Greenie]

That black and silver oxford pattern always appeals to me. Very cool. Will have to keep it on the short list of patterns to look for.

[KBeezie]

That black and silver oxford pattern always appeals to me. Very cool. Will have to keep it on the short list of patterns to look for.

It's a nice pattern, also writes very well, wet but not too wet, very smooth and comfortable, along with a little ease of flex.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Evx2w30.jpg

[j-e-g]

It's a nice pattern, also writes very well, wet but not too wet, very smooth and comfortable, along with a little ease of flex.

 

 

KBeezie - You have a wonderful collection of Wahls - I love seeing peoples collections. and how beautiful they are when restored.

 

I also like to pick people's brains - I think you (or any other Wahl lover on FPN can tell me a little about the small little Wahl Oxford and how they red button fill works ? I picked one up and it is in pretty good shape, I think it would be a beauty restored.

 

I have no idea how it should work. Naturally, I haven't made any attempts to "try out? the red button and risk any damage.

 

I checked out all the sites in the FPN reference section, but their id no description f the design and function of the filling system.

I also have no clue how difficult they are to restore, I don't do any restoration on the pens I find. I would think a button filler may cost more to restore?

 

Any information would be welcome .. In the meantime, I will keep looking for a more detailed description about this little pen

[KBeezie]

"red button fill" ? I don't presently have any button fillers.

 

The Wahl-Oxford I have above is a lever filler. I find it to be rather comfortable, and after I restored it from the state below, it writes beautifully, very smooth nib, tad on the wet side with a small amount of flex (ie: real easy ease-of-flex to around springy 2x)

 

http://i.imgur.com/pLnmNgr.jpg

 

Rest of the pics here : http://imgur.com/a/rsf26

 

Button fillers in *some* cases are easier than lever fillers to restore, as you install the pressure bar or similar from the bottom of the pen where the button pushes to squeeze the sac.

 

What becomes more difficult are actual vac-fillers (not vacumatics, as that's a rubber diaphragm), as they require a strong seal, and may also require cutting and curing the packing material. Pistons are also not exactly the easiest especially if new, and especially if vintage (particularly with cork fillers).

Edited August 2, 2015 by KBeezie

[j-e-g]

"red button fill" ? I don't presently have any button fillers.

 

The Wahl-Oxford I have above is a lever filler. I find it to be rather comfortable, and after I restored it from the state below, it writes beautifully, very smooth nib, tad on the wet side with a small amount of flex (ie: real easy ease-of-flex to around springy 2x)

 

http://i.imgur.com/pLnmNgr.jpg

 

Rest of the pics here : http://imgur.com/a/rsf26

 

Button fillers in *some* cases are easier than lever fillers to restore, as you install the pressure bar or similar from the bottom of the pen where the button pushes to squeeze the sac.

 

What becomes more difficult are actual vac-fillers (not vacumatics, as that's a rubber diaphragm), as they require a strong seal, and may also require cutting and curing the packing material. Pistons are also not exactly the easiest especially if new, and especially if vintage (particularly with cork fillers).

Yes.. a red button fill... it's brown with a double gold band and gold lines.. best I can describe.. it reminds me of VanGogh styled pattern. The nib is Warranted 14K in great shape. A little inky, but like I said, I do't want to monkey with something I don't know about. I wonder what a restore would cost.. if it would be worth it to have to have it restored ? Would I get my $$ back for the pen and restoration cost ??

[j-e-g]

OK.. so I just went to look at the red btton again... As I unscrewed the blind cap, the button section turned

( and nearly broke my heart) I thought "oh dear the button section is loose... then common sense told me it is more likely that the button unscrews so the pen can be serviced... Indeed it does

 

The old sac is in the barrel.. so I screwed the section back in place

 

I thought that the "button fill" would have some crazy, complicated internal fill deal. Now, I don't think it would need much more than a good cleaning and polishing outside and a new sac and cleaning inside. Someone took really good care of it.

 

I wish I had the skills to tackle the project...

[Jaco10017]

OK KBeezie - here's a mystery. Just picked this up at the Phila show and I'm having trouble identifying it. Looks just like yours EXCEPT my clip says EVERSHARP and the nib reads "EVERSHARP 14k flexible made in USA" and I have no barrel imprints. A good authority tells me it's unlikely my clip was replaced so were these pens were made simultaneously but with different branding for different markets? I'll email Syd with this mystery to see if he's ever seen such a thing. Sorry for the dust!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Greenie]

Wahl Eversharp also did this with Skylines. There are uncommon skylines with Wahl clips, nibs, and Wahl imprints on the ring near the clip.

 

Jaco - those nibs are usually wonderful. Enjoy!

[Jaco10017]

Thanks for the speedy reply - saved me an email. And indeed, the nib is dreamy!

[Ted F]

Wahl Eversharp also did this with Skylines. There are uncommon skylines with Wahl clips, nibs, and Wahl imprints on the ring near the clip.

 

Jaco - those nibs are usually wonderful. Enjoy!

 

You have a Skyline with the name Wahl on it? Wahl-Eversharp changed their corporate name to Eversharp, Inc. in 1940 or '41 and I believe that's when the Skyline was introduced. They must have had some loose parts left over to use.

[Greenie]

What I have read is that they made some Wahl branded Skylines to keep their claim on the Wahl name. A cool touch is that the double check from the Eversharp Skyline is a "W" on the clip, and it looks quite similar to the double check.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/296838-wahl-or-eversharp-on-clip/?hl=%2Bwahl+%2Bskyline

 

[Ted F]

Maybe these are early test pens in the production process before they got geared up to make a 100% Eversharp Skylines.

[ArchiMark]

Nice pens and pics, KBeezie....

 

 

 

Like Jaco, I had one that said Eversharp on the clip......liked that Art Deco look....

 

Mark

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/59b0048b-82f8-4f31-8b7f-43b8429df06f_zps1fd1e2ce.jpg

 

http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr100/ArchiMark/IMG_0016_zpsa7fd5fd3.jpg

[gweimer1]

What I have read is that they made some Wahl branded Skylines to keep their claim on the Wahl name. A cool touch is that the double check from the Eversharp Skyline is a "W" on the clip, and it looks quite similar to the double check.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/296838-wahl-or-eversharp-on-clip/?hl=%2Bwahl+%2Bskyline

 

 

I just got a Wahl Skyline. One thing I noticed, on mine anyway, is that the cap posts a little deeper and more comfortably than the Eversharp. My black Eversharp will be for sale soon.

 

I was actually surprised on the Wahl. It was pictured and described correctly, but I guess nobody wanted it other than me.