Wahl Eversharp Coronet C1936-1941

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

The Wahl Eversharp Coronet in my opinion is the most art deco pen ever made. Announced in 1936 in an ad with the headline "Gold is back!" the Coronet was the finest pen in the Eversharp lineup, selling in 1936 for $10.00, with a $1.00 premium for an adjustable point (which has a large slider). A presumably later catalog page shows the pen, model 16730, for $12.50 and the matching pencil, model 13430, for $6.00.

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The pen featured Eversharp's Safety Ink Shut-Off system and this pen is complete with the tab under the nib section. The full gold filled engine turned cap and barrel pen came in two versions, one with black or red pyralin showing in the triangular shaped cutouts in four places: the cap top, cap lip, barrel top and barrel end. If you look carefully, you can see that the red pyralin is marbled.

There was also a version of the Coronet with a metal cap in rhodium plate or or gold filled with either a black or green shell pyralin barrel.

Thanks!

[ArchiMark]

Great example of a gorgeous Deco design pen, Jim.

 

Thanks for sharing it!

 

Unfortunately, many of these pens have been damaged by bad repair jobs by people who don't understand how they went together.

 

Mark