The Aikin Lambert " The Skywriter" By Waterman

[Tom Heath]

It was well worth the Early Bird admission fee last Saturday to end up with this rare Aiken Lambert , The Skywriter Set

 

made by the Parent Company L E Waterman

 

The Packaging is neat as it contains the set as well as I am sure a Rare Bottle of Waterman's Permanent Ink

notice SAMPLE on the label . Considering its' probable 80 year birth, it is wonderfully preserved.

 

Color Ice Grey and White Pinstripe , chrome fixtures, deep imprint

nice ALCO , 14 kt. nib and very clear Ink viewing portal

 

Thought yall just might like to see this baby.

 

Comments invited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[chunya]

Beautiful condition and I love the ink bottle! A great find.

 

I recently sold an identical fp but it had a Waterman's nib .... had it had the A.L.CO nib, as yours does, I think I'd quite likely have kept it.

Edited June 26, 2018 by chunya

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks,

Wow! Very nice find indeed!

This is an Aikin Lambert Skywriter lever fill pen in Gray Pearl Pyralin celluloid c. 1937. This 5 inch long men's size pen appears in the 1937 catalog priced at $1.50 for the pen and 75 cents for the pencil. The Skywriter was offered in Brown Pearl and Green Pearl with gold plated trim and Gray Pearl and Jet Black with "silvery" trim. There also was a shorter Ladies' model. The imprint on the barrel reads THE SKYWRITER over AIKIN LAMBERT over MADE IN U.S.A. BY over L. E. WATERMAN CO. The standard 14 karat gold nib is stamped 14K over ALCO in an oval over U.S.A. This pen has a replacement Waterman nib. Waterman called out the "Spoon Feed" and ink view window as features.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/WatermanSkywriter_1280_01.jpg

Thanks!