Wearever (I think) information request. Unusual clip.

[kestrel]

I am looking for information on the pen in the photo below.  The barrel/nib/feed is Wearever with a Kahn nib.  The celluloid on the cap matches the barrel and I have seen the design on the cap band on Wearever pens.  Obviously the clip is a custom build.  Has anyone else seen anything like this?  Is the black cap on the end of the barrel found on any other Wearever/Pioneer models?  The only markings on the pen are the initials on the clip and "14K Pat'd USA" on the nib.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Zookie]

The initials on the clip are the original owners. The makers are probably under those.

With a magnifying glass, you might find the wearever  imprint on the barrel. They can be awfully hard to see sometimes.

I've never seen that nib before, but Wear ever was made by David Kahn in New Jersey. 

Good luck in your search 😎

[kestrel]

There is no imprint of any kind on the barrel.  The two piece nib appeared on several pen models made by Mr. Kahn but none of the ones I have seen in the hand or in photos have a cap anything like this one.  As I said above, I am almost certain that the barrel/section/nib are a Wearever and the celluloid in cap and barrel are perfect matches so I don't think cap/barrel are from different pens.

 

It has to be a custom pen but I am trying to find out if anyone on the forum knows anything more about it or its possible provenance.

[Bristol24]

I have numerous Wearever pens and combos and agree with you that the components are Wearever.  The problem is that Wearever/David Kahn had so many marketing channels that it is virtually impossible to even begin to sort it out.  They could have supplied components or even unbranded completed pens to various pen makers and/or retailers.  Truly, "anything for a buck" could easily have been the company motto.  Do keep us posted should you find anything.  I'm trying to find a Wearever catalog from the 40's...so far to no avail.

[kestrel]

Thank you, Bristol24.  For a company that made so many pens I am having a difficult time getting information on the company.  My best guess is it came from a stationer or department store where the customer could select the letters to go on the modified clip when the pen was purchased.

[Colin Salter]

I have several identical Wearever pens, but without the personalisation and without that nib. Goodness knows what the model is - it's quite unlike any other Wearevers, with those heavy black jewels (the Pacemaker has one only, covering the fill button). I also have a mechanical pencil with the same personalisation initials on it, which was sold to me as a Wearever - but there are no identifying marks except for the general style.

The lack of definitive information about the various Wearever models is driving me mad!

[kestrel]

11 hours ago, Colin Salter said:

I have several identical Wearever pens, but without the personalisation and without that nib. Goodness knows what the model is - it's quite unlike any other Wearevers, with those heavy black jewels (the Pacemaker has one only, covering the fill button). I also have a mechanical pencil with the same personalisation initials on it, which was sold to me as a Wearever - but there are no identifying marks except for the general style.

The lack of definitive information about the various Wearever models is driving me mad!

Thanks for the input.  A few weeks ago I found a very similar pen without the initials on the clip but with a slightly mangled A.A. Waterman nib.  I agree that trying to identify the various Wearever models and sub brands and jobber lots is an exercise in frustration.  Fortunately, it can't drive me mad because I am already there.