Waterman 55 Olive Ripple Canadian

[monkeydonot]

Here is some Eye Candy for the day.

 

A Waterman 55 Olive Ripple. Canadian. Elaborate engraving on lever. Shown next to a Waterman 94. I never knew they even made an Olive Ripple in this size. Sorry about the color, but it definitely isn't Red Ripple if that's what you thought. Should have added a red one for comparison. No number stamp on barrel end, but is the same size as the 55 and much larger than the 94.

[kirchh]

That's not Olive Ripple; the color distribution is all wrong. Might be faded/buffed red ripple, or just batch variation. What's the barrel imprint say?

 

--Daniel

[monkeydonot]

Here is a picture next to red and blue.

[monkeydonot]

The body of the pen says it's from the US, but the nib is from Canada. "Ripple" underneath the usual markings. Not faded at all, with the blacks looking black, and imprints nearly perfect. I might be able to believe a very weird batch variation, but I don't think so. The lever also suggests that this isn't an ordinary pen. No stamp on the bottom, though, so we'll never know for sure. Just a tad shorter than my #7 Waterman, but a big pen nonetheless. Just thought I'd share and perhaps create a little mystery. Cheers to all!

[kirchh]

WATERMAN 55 OLIVE-22-2.jpgHere is a picture next to red and blue.

 

Technically, the pen on the left is not a Ripple, though the color tone will be generally similar. Do you have an Olive Ripple you can add to the photo so the effects of lighting can be normalized?

 

Olive Ripple material has multiple shades in it, not just two; here's a picture from Peyton Street Pens showing this:

 

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/waterman/w94_oliveripple_newbox_5.jpg

 

--Daniel

[monkeydonot]

No others on hand to compare, but the pen does have multiple "shades" in it, just like the picture above, although not as extensively. This pen also never had a clip. Maybe it's a faded olive ripple? Will try to take more detailed photos. I'm content to not know though, since it's such a beauty. BUT, if anyone has any more information, that would be wonderful!

[Left FPN]

With my limited knowledge of these older pens I would say, in Post #3 the pen on the left is a Wood Grain.

 

Ref the 'Olive' Ripple, what is the colour of the parts hidden by the cap. That area normally does not fade.

 

I Googled Olive Ripple yesterday and found exactly the same style lever box but on an overlay pen.

 

All this aside, they are great looking pens you have.

[Z-Tab]

Quite an unusual find! Love it!

 

I don't know how Waterman handled special orders back in the day, but it seems that there are some very unique pens floating around that never appeared in any catalog.

[Uncle Red]

It may be a Saturday afternoon special.

[gregamckinney]

It may be a Saturday afternoon special.

I was thinking custom order more than s.a.s., but it sure is a beaut!

 

greg

[monkeydonot]

Thanks all. I was pretty stoked when I found it, since I thought it would be a "regular" 94. When this monster came with the cool lever box, I nearly pee'd myself. Sometimes, it's Christmas on eBay!