Waterman 45 Bchr Safety Pen

[Pterodactylus]

Waterman45_picture_01 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_02 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_03 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_04 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_05 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_06 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_picture_07 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_01 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Penkino1 Waterman 45 safety pen review

 

 

Waterman45_review_02 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_03 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_04 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_04_5 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_05 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_06 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

Waterman45_review_07 by Ptero Pterodactylus, auf Flickr

 

 

(Waterman 45 BCHR Safety Pen - broad italic flex ..... P.W. Akkerman Oranje Boven)

(Pelikan 400 NN brown Tortoise - F ..... Sailor Gentle Sky High)

(Macniven & Cameron Waverly Eyedropper - flex ..... P.W. Akkerman Hofkwartier Groen)

(Pelikan 140 - OF ..... Mont Blanc Oyster Grey)

Edited November 21, 2015 by Pterodactylus

[Mauricio]

Great review of a very beautiful pen. Your handwriting does justice to that very exotic flex nib. Thanks for sharing with us and enjoy that treasure pen.

[Sasha Royale]

Interesting pen.

 

More importantly, I appreciate the demonstration of your penmanship.

Without your permission, I intend to usurp some of the characters

into my style of writing, which I call "Modified Public School

Cursive".

 

Thanks.

[Matth13]

I'm not sure what I like more, the pen or your handwriting! Great review and great pen.

[Pterodactylus]

Thanks for your kind words, but it's only the pen which causes my writing to look somehow ok.

(I'm a lefty which was forced in the 70s to write with the right hand, so my writing was and will ever be ugly)

[Uncle Red]

That's far beyond OK. It's a great pen too.

Just one detail, the code number 45 means it was made in or after 1917, before that it would have been a 15S.

[Pterodactylus]

That's far beyond OK. It's a great pen too.

Just one detail, the code number 45 means it was made in or after 1917, before that it would have been a 15S.

 

Thanks :-)

 

Thanks for the info.

I was not able to find a serious source for this information.

Is there a online site where such Waterman production information is available?

 

When I bought it the seller claimed it is from the early 1900s, probably because of the barrel imprint.

Penkino1 mention 1909 in his video.

 

I'm shocked, if this is true it isn't a full century old

I probably have to rewrite my review.

[Joe in Seattle]

Wonderful review, thanks.

[hsianloon]

I'd usually skip handwritten reviews, but your writting is great, easy to read. What a good condition the pen is in !Great pictures too

[Pterodactylus]

http://imageshack.us/a/img689/6233/on5n.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img822/7566/rhpb.jpg

Edited July 18, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[Scribble Monboddo]

[steb]

That's far beyond OK. It's a great pen too.

Just one detail, the code number 45 means it was made in or after 1917, before that it would have been a 15S.

 

Thanks :-)

 

Thanks for the info.

I was not able to find a serious source for this information.

Is there a online site where such Waterman production information is available?

 

When I bought it the seller claimed it is from the early 1900s, probably because of the barrel imprint.

Penkino1 mention 1909 in his video.

 

I'm shocked, if this is true it isn't a full century old

I probably have to rewrite my review.

 

Richard binder http://www.richardspens.com/ref/design/wat_nos.htm has in his reference pages a chart of the serial numbers and meanings. He shows the numbering system changed about 1917 as stated above so before a 45 was a desk pen size 5 nib.

[mhphoto]

Great review and beautiful penmanship!!

[yomero]

WOW! Both the content and shape of your writingrender true justice to such gorgeus pen. Think that just as this instrument trascended the minds that created it and the hands that materialised it, your writing will trascend your very existence. Glad that the world will have memory of your passage.

[Pterodactylus]

http://imageshack.us/a/img7/4898/ef6k.jpg Edited July 18, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[Scribble Monboddo]

[senzen]

Great review, that's a very elegant looking pen, what I would call a good example of timeless design.

[lintonwang]

looks like the pen is in a real good condition.

cant even see a single scratch.

indeed a beautiful pen.