The Rarest Waterman You Own

[Ian the Jock]

 

On the basis that Rare = not often seen and becoming of value,

 

Both of these Edsons,

 

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Now there's a thing of serious beauty.

Even the converter is gorgeous.

 

One can but dream. (sigh)

 

Ian

[eharriett]

 

Oooh lovely, a medical set. Does it still have the original thermometer?

 

 

 

D.ick

Yes. The thermometer is in it, in all its mercury-filled glory

 

And after two very careful inspections with a loupe, I have found zero cracking on any of the parts.

 

Although the neurotic person in me wonders if the thermometer is oral.

[ReadyFireAim]

Although the neurotic person in me wonders if the thermometer is oral.

 

Oral ones have a long thin end & do not have a red top. (I think)

 

The arrow will point to 98.6 for an oral one.

0.75 degrees higher for rectal and 0.75 lower for armpit.

Edited August 8, 2017 by Bordeaux146

[HalloweenHJB]

 

Oral ones have a long thin end & do not have a red top. (I think)

 

The arrow will point to 98.6 for an oral one.

0.75 degrees higher for rectal and 0.75 lower for armpit.

 

 

Wow. Good to know.

[eharriett]

 

Oral ones have a long thin end & do not have a red top. (I think)

 

The arrow will point to 98.6 for an oral one.

0.75 degrees higher for rectal and 0.75 lower for armpit.

 

Thank you. I just looked. There's no dot, and there's an arrow somewhat close to the halfway mark between 98 and 100. So ..... probably oral.

[pen tom]

Love these posts

 

I think the rarest would be my 25 and 23 taper caps, each have 2 gold rings. Also just bought a 13 at the DC pen show. Also have a black celluloid 5 with a PINK nib from the 1930s.

 

I'll post pictures later

[christof]

I don't have many Waterman's and probably none of them is rare, but the hardest to find of my 52V were the rose rippple set and the French one with gold overlay:

 

 

C.

[siamackz]

Love these posts

 

I think the rarest would be my 25 and 23 taper caps, each have 2 gold rings. Also just bought a 13 at the DC pen show. Also have a black celluloid 5 with a PINK nib from the 1930s.

 

I'll post pictures later

25 taper, wow, discerning taste! I'm waiting on a 22 taper I just bought, with a single plain gold band in the centre of the barrel. These pens date back to 1908. Isn't that just amazing!

[philm]

This one, a Waterman 414 POC with a Tardif Overlay

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/tardif/DSC_0003copy.jpg

[siamackz]

This one, a Waterman 414 POC with a Tardif Overlay

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/tardif/DSC_0003copy.jpg

Just wow! What does 'POC' stand for?

[pen tom]

 

Oooh lovely, a medical set. Does it still have the original thermometer?

 

 

 

D.ick

 

I love the medical set. I also have read about a holy water sprinkle Waterman 'pen' and I saw the sale of a liquor flask that looked like a larger Waterman pen, I think it was a #20 size

 

I like the idea of these disguised 'pens'

[eharriett]

I don't have many Waterman's and probably none of them is rare, but the hardest to find of my 52V were the rose rippple set and the French one with gold overlay:

 

 

C.

I don't know too much yet about Watermans of that vintage, but I am really liking the color on that blue one third from the end. I don't have any rubber Watermans, but that one might be the one to look for. The blue is really nice.

[Xof72000]

Just wow! What does 'POC' stand for?

 

If I'm right it stands for "POCket".

This term only applies for the eyedroppers with a screw cap.

[philm]

 

If I'm right it stands for "POCket".

This term only applies for the eyedroppers with a screw cap.

Correct.

[christof]

I don't know too much yet about Watermans of that vintage, but I am really liking the color on that blue one third from the end. I don't have any rubber Watermans, but that one might be the one to look for. The blue is really nice.

It's called blue ripple and came in two sizes: 52V and 94 as far as I know.

c.

[siamackz]

 

If I'm right it stands for "POCket".

This term only applies for the eyedroppers with a screw cap.

Thank you!

[mhphoto]

It's called blue ripple and came in two sizes: 52V and 94 as far as I know.

c.

 

 

There are also pencils and desk pens to add to those two. I have a Blugreen ripple desk pen with a No. 2 nib, but it's missing the base.

Edited August 26, 2017 by mhphoto

[pen tom]

25 taper, wow, discerning taste! I'm waiting on a 22 taper I just bought, with a single plain gold band in the centre of the barrel. These pens date back to 1908. Isn't that just amazing!

 

Thank you very much. I do love the old Watermans

[davisgt]

Some fun pieces starting from the left

 

52 with a New York #2 nib with flex

 

52 with a New York #2 nib with lots of flex

 

12 eye dropper with a New York #2 nib with flex akin to a pink

 

452 1/2 v with a Canada #2 nib

 

42 1/2 v with the most adorable retractable nib

 

32 A just like the color

 

Patrician pencil

 

Le man 100 love this pretty little baby

 

Opera They'll have to pry this one out of my cold dead hands

 

Todd

[HalloweenHJB]

Some fun pieces starting from the left

 

52 with a New York #2 nib with flex

 

52 with a New York #2 nib with lots of flex

 

12 eye dropper with a New York #2 nib with flex akin to a pink

 

452 1/2 v with a Canada #2 nib

 

42 1/2 v with the most adorable retractable nib

 

32 A just like the color

 

Patrician pencil

 

Le man 100 love this pretty little baby

 

Opera They'll have to pry this one out of my cold dead hands

 

Todd

 

 

Lovely collection. I have a 42 made in Italy that is, as you say, utterly adorable, with a flexy nib.

 

I also have one of the 1990s "Opera" pens, and I like it, but don't love it. The cap does click to a close, but clearly it isn't very airtight, so I am always having to reload ink from all the evaporation. Do you have that problem, or is it just my particular pen?

Edited August 26, 2017 by HalloweenHJB