I D: Swan Eternal Desk Pen?

September 2, 2019

This pen has for years been in a deco Wahl-Eversharp desk pen base, setting on a bookcase in a spare bedroom. I finally decided to have a closer look, and discovered it holds a Swan Eternal No. 4 semi-flex nib. The barrel and taper appear to be Wahl, but was there a Swan desk pen easily confused with the Wahl?

Edited September 2, 2019 by FredRydr

September 2, 2019

By the end of the month, many of us MT fans will have a new fabulous book from Mr Hull! I don't know the answer to your questions, but I bet there will be good desk pen pictures it the new book that might help.

But the lever and bar should tell you. Look closely thru the slot when open. Wahl pressure bars are very similar to Waterman - lateral tabs on the end that slide in the bar. Swan levers attach to a vertical tab that runs through the middle of the pressure bar.

Wahl

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/wahlnut/PresserBarLeverandAnchorguide.jpg

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/24147-the-anatomy-of-the-wahl/

Swan

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/348110-replacement-of-lever-c-ring-on-swan-e444/

September 3, 2019

Thanks, Greenie, but I've discovered the prior owner performed more non-original work on this pen, including a J-bar to replace the original pressure bar and related bits. Though not dispositive, I've since found images of another pen with the same appearance that's represented as a Wahl-Eversharp pen, with a Wahl-Eversharp nib. I think I can safely say mine is a Wahl.

September 3, 2019

Looking at the OP I realised I had a similar pen in my parts box (minus a nib). It got me hurrying for the draft copy of the Swan book I currently have access to, but no I cannot find anything that would resemble this pen.

Interestingly though, in flicking through the pages, I noted a reference to "A Seagull" model. A new Mabie Todd Bird to me!