Restored An Old (Pat. 1904) Eversharp Ring Top.

[KBeezie]

Love bringing some life back into an old pen.

 

This is an old fountain pen I got as a pair (it came with a gold filled pencil branded "Wahl Ever Sharp" with the space in between Ever and Sharp), both marked 1/8 14K Gold Filled. The patent date on both cap and body is marked 1904 (July 5th on the cap, January 25th on the body).

 

The fountain pen needed to be cleaned, old rubber sac removed and cleaned up inside, and soaked the nib and feed of any old ink and crud, polished up the gold a little that was still on the pen. Then I ordered and installed a new #14 sized sac, and a little rosin sealant around the grip to keep it firm in the barrel.

 

Tuned the nib for alignment and flow. It's a 14K "Eversharp 2 Signature" nib that's got a little semi-flex to it (pretty easy flex from EF to about medium/broad).

 

Got it inked up with some Montblanc Irish Green.

 

http://i.imgur.com/xInWE2f.jpg

 

Capped next to my mid-1920s Wahl #2.

 

http://i.imgur.com/7CQNz6W.jpg

 

Inked with Montblanc Irish green on a Rhodia No.12 Pad.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IQ1GlMP.jpg

 

After cleaning and disassembly, shown with the previous dried/hardened sac, before the #14 sac arrived in the mail.

 

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

 

The other pens I got on the same day as the gold filled ones. Also showing the pencil it came with.

 

http://i.imgur.com/q7GLI9M.jpg

[Greenie]

Might have to bump this to the Waterman forum -

 

Your Black and red Waterman looks like it has gold furniture. Is that correct? I have a #3 in that Black with gray and red pattern that looks identical, but has chrome/NPT.

 

 

I started the same question on the Waterman forum. Please consider posting your Waterman there for comparison....

Edited September 8, 2015 by Greenie

[KBeezie]

Might have to bump this to the Waterman forum -

 

Your Black and red Waterman looks like it has gold furniture. Is that correct? I have a #3 in that Black with gray and red pattern that looks identical, but has chrome/NPT.

 

 

I started the same question on the Waterman forum. Please consider posting your Waterman there for comparison....

Not sure if it makes any difference, but mine is a 92, and yes gold plated trimming. I'll find your thread later once I get a moment to take some pictures of just the waterman.

Edited September 8, 2015 by KBeezie

[Greenie]

That explains it! I (mistakenly) thought that the 92s has a slightly wider band with some detail in it. Since I looked at some other images and corrected my misconception, the gold would be the higher end trim of the 92.