Help With Id: Is This A Wearever?

[EclecticCollector]

I picked up this lever-filler at a recent estate sale. The barrel and cap end-caps are missing as well as the clip, and there are no identifying marks anywhere. The nib says "silver palladium alloy USA". Based on photos I've found online I believe this to be a vintage Wearever, but would appreciate confirmation from more knowledgeable sources as well as which model it is. The tines are slightly bent but look fixable. Is it worth restoring for service as a daily writer? Much thanks!

[jar]

Unlikely a Wearever and more likely a NoNami. The cap and body appear to be crystallized. It's a good learner pen for you to play with repairing.

[EclecticCollector]

Unlikely a Wearever and more likely a NoNami. The cap and body appear to be crystallized. It's a good learner pen for you to play with repairing.

Sorry if I'm missing the joke... is that an actual brand or just slang for "no name"? In terms of the cap and body what material do you think it is - celluloid? Bakelite? Random acrylic? Thanks for your input.

[JonSzanto]

Jar uses a generic term for, yes, a no name pen. Probably similar to a Wearever, It might be good for practicing polishing a pen body, but doubtful it would be worth tracking down the other parts. If you bought a donor pen, it would probably more fruitful to just fix *that* one up, and Wearevers (and similar pens) are plentiful and cheap on eBay for these kind of projects. I've been doing a bunch of these the last few months specifically to hook other people on fountain pens (vintage, even).

 

Best of luck!

[Happy Harry]

It is indeed a Wearever, the nib ,feed and section put this beyond doubt. The Wearever name was on the missing clip, they used some nice plastics.

[EclecticCollector]

If you bought a donor pen, it would probably more fruitful to just fix *that* one up, and Wearevers (and similar pens) are plentiful and cheap on eBay for these kind of projects.

Yes I noticed the same thing, I think I'm just going to use it as a practice pen like jar suggested.

 

It is indeed a Wearever, the nib ,feed and section put this beyond doubt. The Wearever name was on the missing clip, they used some nice plastics.

This is why I thought it was a Wearever also, and the sizes/shapes of the missing end caps exactly match many of the Wearevers I found on eBay. The nice deep ruby of the striped/marbled plastic is what made me pick it up. Thanks!

[Estott]

A lot of the low end pens use very attractive plastics. Here is a group of makes such as Townson, RiteRite, Arnold and Congress.

[ehemem]

A lot of the low end pens use very attractive plastics. Here is a group of makes such as Townson, RiteRite, Arnold and Congress.

 

Those plastics sure look like celluloid to me...

[Estott]

And you're probably right- but celluloid is classified as a thermoplastic.

[EclecticCollector]

 

Those plastics sure look like celluloid to me...

Could always put them to a flame and find out.

[ehemem]

Could always put them to a flame and find out.

yeh, flame testing is SO MUCH FUN!