What Is The Proper Name For This Type Of Lever?

[Addertooth]

I picked up a Waterman desk pen. It has a type of lever I have seen on a few of the later Waterman pens, but, I don't know what this style of lever is called.

Could you let me know the proper term for it?

 

[shalitha33]

it is an ink-vue pen i believe. although i don't know the exact name of the leaver

[shalitha33]

Sorry, the instruction sheet calls it a "Double-Action Lever".

 

[Addertooth]

Yes, the body (from the pictures) appears to have parts of it which are transluscent, which would place it square in the Ink-view family. It is an odd one, with it being a desk pen with a keyhole nib. The nib does not have a color name, but it appears to be geometrically with longer tines than a Red, and closer to the geometry of a pink. All that said, geometry isn't everything, but it is a promising hint.

 

...and where are my manners...

Thank You Shalitha33 for your help. The literature is very helpful.

Edited October 4, 2019 by Addertooth

[Ron Z]

That is an Invkview lever. The Inkviews were a variation of the vacumatic idea, i.e a small sac used as a diaphragm, and a breather tube in the barrel allowing it to fill in increments. The hinged lever allowed you to use one hand to fill the pen, making filling a bit more convenient since it takes several pulls of the lever to fill the pen completely.

 

The ones where the end of the barrel comes off to uncover the sac are sometimes enough of a challenge. I don't know if anyone has figured out a reliable way to repair the pens where the sac is down in the barrel. I keep hearing back that what we thought was the answer, turned out to be not so good.

[Addertooth]

Ron Z,

 

Thank You for the insight. I may catch a break on this one because it is a desk pen, and the tail screws into the body. With any kind of luck removing the tail will either give me access or visibility to the inner workings. I actually got it because it had a really long tined Keyhole nib, so if the whole pen can be rescued, then that will be even better.

[Addertooth]

The pen is apart now. The section and the ink chamber were threaded, on this example.... it almost did not come free. Section plyers were needed. I really thought I was going to hear the sound of the ink-view celluloid cracking, but that never happened. The pen had been inked at some point, but with some washing and polishing, the inside became nicely translucent. Two pictures are attached. One is of the assembled pen before the restore. The other is of the disassembled pen which is mid-restore.

It is most definitely a Copper Ray Ink-View pen with a number 7 keyhole nib (it was stamped with a 7). It looks largely unused and has minimal scratches.

 

 

[Addertooth]

The pen has been functionally restored, and it is a great writer. It is quite smooth. The number 7 nib has a nice flex to it, Red to Pinkish. It is not stamped with a color. It has a well constrained flex which has a nice snap-back. The ink-view mechanism filled easily with some basic pumping action (thanks Shalitha33). This pen is being used as a "practice pen" on repairing ink view pens.

 

A Silver Ray ink-view pen is next in line for repair. The Silver Ray pen is not a desk pen. If it writes half as good as this pen, it will be an impressive pen to carry. It has a Red number 5 Keyhole nib. It is awaiting a set of taps and dies to clean up the threads before re-assembly. The celluloid definitely shrunk more on the Silver Ray, than on the Copper Ray pen.

 

A basic writing test, please don't hold the spelling or poor penmanship against the pen, really, it wasn't the pen's fault. A bit over 2mm flex without pushing it.

 

Edited November 21, 2019 by Addertooth

[sombrueil]

A lovely pen, and beautiful flex. Color me jealous.

[Bobby Check]

Well done!

 

Ron thanks for the info.

 

Bobby

[PAKMAN]

Sweet find! Congrats!