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1920's Waterman Sterling Overlay


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I have a full size Waterman sterling overlay fountain pen, Gothic pattern, sterling Clip-Cap clip on a sterling overlay cap, made in the US and it has a #5 New York nib. The pen is a little over 5 1/2" capped. Now this is the question, why is it stamped 55 on the barrel end? Shouldn't it be "54" or am I totally misunderstanding the articles I've read about the numbering system?

 

 

 

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Yup, that's where I looked, that and Richard Binder's site. There's still just a 55 on the barrel end. All I can think, is that it was mis-stamped or someone took the cap and overlay from a broken barrel and put them on a 55. Opinions anyone?

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I can't remember the specifics, but it is not uncommon, and totally correct for some overlays just to have the "base" number stamped on the barrel.

My memory is spotty, but I _think_ it was the earlier versions that had just the bhr-version numbers on them.

 

Best Regards, greg

Don't feel bad. I'm old; I'm meh about most things.

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Thanks for the reassurance Greg. I believe it could be quite an early pen, as the matching pencil has the simpler "propel only" mechanism. Quite a relief as I'm restoring the pen to sell the set at the Scriptus Toronto Pen Show in the Fall. FPNers are the best.

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Oh User01 I'd love to post a photo, but I've reached my easy-to-post limit, and am not computer-savvy enough to do it any other way. :crybaby: Well, it's not quite THAT bad, but you get my drift!

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