Found A Ws Hicks Combination Silver Pen - What?

[collectingfool]

Found a pen at an antiques show today I know very little about. After doing some research it appears to be a William S. Hicks Pen/Pencil combination from late 1920s or early 1930s. The nib reads WILLIAM S HICKS NEW YORK 14K 4. The rim of the cap says STERLING and has a stylized WSH Logo. My only problem is I can't undo the pen to get at the ink sac! It's on there tight and I can't loosen it. Other than that it appears to be in great shape.

So what's the deal with these? Only ones I found were on dealer sites for crazy money. Anyone here familiar with these that can give me some background or maybe some hints on how to crack this sucker open and fix that dried up ink sac? BTW, sorry for the lousy pic. Still need to get a good camera.

 

Thanks,

Ruben

[Bo Bo Olson]

Send it in to a pen repairman....it looks valuable is old.

I suggest that in I don't have the slightest, and it's easy to ruin a pen.

[collectingfool]

Thanks for the response Bo Bo. If anyone else has info on this pen I'd appreciate hearing about it. Not finding much online.

[Greenie]

Not sure if you are still following this.... I have two Hicks pens - a combo bulb filler and a lever filler pen. Nothing special about repairing. In fact, they are a bit easier then plastic pens.

 

Use lots of heat! It has metal body and hard rubber section so you can use a lot of heat without damaging anything. The section will then unscrew and you can replace the sac.

[sidthecat]

There's one on eBay for what I would call crazy money, so you may have lucked into a bargain. I have a little Cartier with a Hicks nib, and it is a startlingly good writer.