Help With This Waterman 42 1/2

[chrissyjm]

I hope somebody on here will be able to help me. My mother left me this pen many years ago and it has just sat wrapped up in a box since then.

 

I am now keen to find out a little bit more about it... can anyone shine any light on this for me?

 

All I know is that I can't find any pictures of another one anywhere online.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Edited March 1, 2015 by chrissyjm

[John54green]

It appears to be what is called a Safety Pen, which was filled by eyedropper through the nib when it is recessed. The bottom of the pen should have a number on the end that rotates, a 42? I would say the overlay is European in origin, English perhaps, but I can't tell from your picture. It is a fine pen and has some value! There are a number of people who can restore your pen and tell you much more about it than I, Cheers, John

[chrissyjm]

John, thank you! You are correct, it is actually marked 42 1/2 on the end that rotates.

 

If it has some value I could be interested in having it restored. That said, I am no pen collector and I normally believe things like this should be kept by people who appreciate them for what they are. How do I get an item like this appraised?

[Cepasaccus]

On the bottom left is an explanation of this type of pen:

http://www.penexchange.de/pen-wiki/index.php/Datei:Waterman-Anleitung-UK-1924.png

 

The pen would probably just need some flushing and a new seal to write again.

 

Yes, it hat some value.

 

Cepasaccus