A Mysterious Wearever Pen From The 1950S - Can You Guess Why?

[PenHero]

Hi, folks,

This is the one and only of this model Wearever pen that I have seen. It incorporates design elements from three other 1950s Wearever models, two from one of them.

But this pen is unlike ANY other Wearever.

http://penhero.com/Temp/WeareverSpecial_1280_01.jpg

Can you guess what makes this Wearever different from any other Wearever?

I'll post the reveal tomorrow!

Thanks!

[AL01]

The metal jewel on the cap, and the addition of the metal jewel on the end of the barrel. Looks like chicken a cart pen, and is purple.

 

So the differences are everything except for the pen looking like chicken , a cart pen.

 

I think I am a bit hungry at the moment.

Edited April 24, 2017 by AL01

[PenHero]

You've hit two points: the barrel is very similar to the Wearever cartridge pen and the metal cap jewel is similar to another Wearever pen - can you name it?

 

It is not a cartridge pen...

 

That's almost two of five points about this pen:

 

1. Barrel design borrowed from the Wearever Cartridge Pen

2. Metal cap top jewel borrowed from ... which Wearever pen?

3. Not a cartridge pen

[AL01]

Well, is it a capillary filler? The rest I just don't know. I own a Pennant but that's really it...

[PenHero]

I'll be posting the answer about 7pm EST....

[PenHero]

This Wearever model is a squeeze filler! There is no evidence of a breather tube, so it's not really an aerometric type.

http://penhero.com/Temp/WeareverSpecial_1280_02.jpg

It's also something of a combination of design elements from other Wearever pens:

1. The cap and clip is similar to the 2nd generation Pennant, c1957-1960 with its coin edge plastic cap lip that matches the barrel and the flat faced chrome plated clip, however the navy blue barrel color is from the early 1950s Pennant

2. The barrel is very similar to the Wearever Cartridge Pen c1957-1960

3. The metal cap top is from the last version of the Pacemaker c1957-1960

Interestingly, the cap is heavy chrome plated as is the metal cap top jewel.

I literally have only seen one of these pens. No advertisements or other ephemera. It's as if it popped out of nowhere.

Wonder if anyone else has seen one?

Thanks!

[Zookie]

I spotted the Pennant , Pacemaker , and cartridge type elements, but the filler is too cool!

[PenHero]

FYI - I have just spotted a Wearever Pioneer with the same filler unit. Don't have one yet, but interesting.

[pcravis]

Maybe one of the last fountain pens wearever from Mexico with no model only sell without name // i found one wearever green with this cheap filler unit

[Zookie]

I just remembered, I have a "Golden Bullet" with that kind of filling system.