Help With Waterman Repair

[MrPatrick1207]

I recently bought an Oriental 552 1/2 from an antique store but could not get it open to check the interior. After I brought it home and managed to get it open what i can only assume to be the ink sac fell out of the pen in pieces. The bar and lever seem a little sprung but do appear to be working. I can find little to no information as to what size ink sac I should place inside it or even how to go about doing so. I live in Phoenix, AZ and to my knowledge there are no easily accessible pen repair shops nearby. If anyone could provide information on what sac goes inside or anything about the pen it would be greatly appreciated.

[Chouffleur]

In my limited experience the first stop is always richardspens.com .

 

Model Sac size

 

52¹/₂, 52¹/₂V 13

 

http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/repair/sacs.htm

Edited December 23, 2015 by Chouffleur

[kirchh]

As you are clearly inexperienced with pen restoration, and this is a pen that's approaching $1,000 in value, I suggest you entrust it to a professional repairperson. If there's no one close to you, it can simply be shipped back and forth.

 

--Daniel

P.S. A pro can probably set you up with a correct nib for it as well.

[MrPatrick1207]

As you are clearly inexperienced with pen restoration, and this is a pen that's approaching $1,000 in value, I suggest you entrust it to a professional repairperson. If there's no one close to you, it can simply be shipped back and forth.

 

--Daniel

P.S. A pro can probably set you up with a correct nib for it as well.

I have sent out some emails to some of the bigger names in pen repair, thank you. What makes you think that it would be worth that much? I have only seen them going for 200-300 albeit in the floral and filigree overlays.

[kirchh]

I have sent out some emails to some of the bigger names in pen repair, thank you. What makes you think that it would be worth that much? I have only seen them going for 200-300 albeit in the floral and filigree overlays.

 

Different overlay. And I would be very surprised if you saw any 552-1/2 pens going for $200-$300, which is around scrap value. They normally trade over $500 these days in common overlay patterns.

 

--Daniel