Eversharp Air Lite Photo Thread

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

Thought I would start a thread on these less common budget pens. I dont have the black one yet, and hope people will post theirs!

 

This is the Wahl-Eversharp Air Lite Burma and Silver Pearl fountain pen c. 1939-1940. This five inch long pen is model 6859R and sold for $2.75 and the matching pencil was $1.75 in 1939. Together as a set, they were $3.95. Colors offered were Jet Black, Burma and Silver Pearl (also called Gunmetal), and Green and Silver Pearl pyralin. Eversharp called the trim silvery, so its not clear what the plating is. The clip top is stamped MADE IN USA and the face is stamped EVERSHARP. This example shows typical plating loss on the clip and cap bands. These five inch long pens are lever fillers with ink-view window sections and 14 karat gold nibs in many grades. This example has a very stiff MANIFOLD marked nib.

 

 

Thanks!

[Hanoi]

I have always admired your photography. They are quite supreme.

 

is "manifold" some special way of making nibs?

[PenHero]

I have always admired your photography. They are quite supreme.

 

is "manifold" some special way of making nibs?

Thanks! Manifold simply means really firm. Firm enough to press through carbons.

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

This is the Wahl-Eversharp Air Lite Green and Silver Pearl fountain pen c. 1939-1940. The five inch long pen is model 6858R and sold for $2.75 and the matching pencil was $1.75 in 1939. Together as a set, they were $3.95. Colors offered were Jet Black, Burma and Silver Pearl (also called Gunmetal), and Green and Silver Pearl pyralin. Eversharp called the trim silvery, so its not clear what the plating is. The clip top is stamped MADE IN USA and the face is stamped EVERSHARP. This example shows that the stampings are fairly light. These five inch long pens are lever fillers with ink-view window sections and 14 karat gold nibs in many grades. This example has an unusual FLEXIBLE and 14K 0.585 marked nib.

 

 

Thanks!

[Estragon]

Here's a basic photo of my two Air Lites, just to complete the spectrum with Jet Black. I've been looking for a Silver Pearl but have been too slow on the draw when they pop up.

 

Edited May 4, 2018 by Estragon

[PenHero]

Here's a basic photo of my two Air Lites, just to complete the spectrum with Jet Black. I've been looking for a Silver Pearl but have been too slow on the draw when they pop up.

Thanks for showing the black one. I have yet to see one in person!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

Finally got a black one to photograph!

 

This is a Wahl-Eversharp Air Lite Jet Black fountain pen c. 1939-1940. This five inch long pen sold for $2.75 and the matching pencil was $1.75 in 1939. Together as a set, they were $3.95. Colors offered were Jet Black, Burma and Silver Pearl (also called Gunmetal), and Green and Silver Pearl pyralin. Eversharp called the trim silvery, so its not clear what the plating is. The clip top is stamped MADE IN USA and the face is stamped EVERSHARP. These five inch long pens are lever fillers with ink-view window sections and 14 karat gold nibs in many grades. This example has the Eversharp 14K banner nib.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/EversharpAirLite_1280_03.jpg

 

Thanks!

[ZWfpen]

Here's a basic photo of my two Air Lites, just to complete the spectrum with Jet Black. I've been looking for a Silver Pearl but have been too slow on the draw when they pop up.

 

 

 

I have a similar brown version of this included in this post. (Not sure of the proper color name)

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/344701-is-this-a-doric/

[sidthecat]

Pretty pens...W-E pens are fiddly and techy, but so beautifully designed.

 

BTW, I wonder if the “silvery” plating is rhodium? There was a fashion for it in jewelry during the first part of the 20th Century.