Waterman 14 With Sterling Grip

September 18, 2016

Does anyone know if the center sterling section of this pen is original or something added later? It's not like any I have seen before. Thanks

Jeremy

September 18, 2016

Hi - pity about the oxidation ......... of course, if you could see under the overlay, and it appeared jet black, then that might answer your question - but doubtless you can't.

Am sure I know less than you, but just out of interest some thoughts arising from a peep into Davis & Lehrer's book might be of interest.....

from what I can see there are examples of eyedropper 14s with filigree work, although it appears rare to have the silver on the barrel only ... but don't see any Cone Cap 14s with overlay.

Again there are Wat. pens with overlay on barrel only, but they look to be as rare as hen's teeth.

But life's like that as the Reader's Digest folk used to say, and am sure there's an exception to every rule - just because it's not in the book doesn't mean it didn't exist. If you don't have the book, it's worth having for the pix, although text is rather lean.

Presumably you can tell from the hallmarks the date the silver was made, which should in theory put you either spot on, or very close to the date the pen was made.............. c. 1910 - 1912 ish possibly.

Ref. 'Waterman Past and Present The First Six Decades' - Max Davis and Gary Lehrer - 2008.