wearever WEAREVER Button Fill mystery pen

[MrBen]

Hello again. I got this pen in a lot among others and although I know it's a Wearever button filler fountain pen, that's pretty much all I can figure out for sure.

I've used PenHero to see what models used the Button fill mechanism and it seems only a few did, Meteor,  Pacemaker,  and De Luxe (Mother of Pearl). The rest of their line used either the lever fill or squeeze then later cartridges.

 

I'm fairly certain the nib is not for this specific pen as none of the Button fillers came with SUPREME nibs.

 

The pen has info stamped but no name.

 

North Bergen New Jersey 

WEAREVER  Made in USA

 

And on the opposite side it has an odd stamping

 

E . M W

     - M W

 

 

Possibly wrong but I used a dry erase marker to make the stamps visible since they'd be otherwise impossible to photograph.

There is no Wearever stamp on the clip which I've seen on other similar pens so I figure it's not entirely abnormal.

 

Any info you can give or feedback and such would be appreciated. 

 

Thanks.

[inkstainedruth]

I suspect that the "E M.W" and "M W" imprints are actually engravings of the initials of the previous owner(s).  

I have a number of vintage pens with names or initials on them, and the only pen where it really bothers me is for a little 3rd tier brand (a ringtop, IIRC) where the barrel is some sort of marbled white celluloid but the initials on it are very large (maybe nearly a quarter of an inch high) and solid black -- so your eye goes right to the initials...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[kestrel]

Pretty pen.  Wearevers don't get a lot of love but they used some really pretty celluloids.  I have one just like yours but have never been able to figure out a model name or number.  It became a nice writer with a little judicious nib finagling.  Be careful with the blind cap.  The threads are easily stripped.

Enjoy your pen.

[Armo]

I seem to remember reading that back in the day, the cap used to cover the filler button was the same as used on tyre valves.

[Beechwood]

20 minutes ago, Armo said:

I seem to remember reading that back in the day, the cap used to cover the filler button was the same as used on tyre valves.

 

I think Jeep tyre valves in particular. 

 

I also remember reading that but I am not sure that it was actually true, but worth a try

[kestrel]

10 hours ago, Armo said:

I seem to remember reading that back in the day, the cap used to cover the filler button was the same as used on tyre valves.

I tried it with standard valvestem caps from my local auto parts store.  They didn't fit.  I admit I haven't tried to find vintage Jeep (or Willys) valvestem caps.

[FarmBoy]

It is certain Ingersoll pens that will thread a standard Schrader valve cap. 
 

I don’t believe it needs to come from a Jeep to fit. 

 

[MrBen]

@inkstainedruth It is very possible it's initials though they appear identical in size and print type to the pens stamping. It was probably common to have a standard stamp. Whatever it truly is, I just wish I had a genuine blind cap, maybe I can source a vintage jeep tire stem cap.

[MrBen]

@kestrel I agree, most people focus on higher end brands and these types fall to the wayside. They're nice pens no doubt and they tend to be cheap so no breaking the bank to buy a pen. I may try to restore or at least get it a new sack. As it is, I'd only be able to use it as a dip pen if I were to use it.

[FarmBoy]

You will easily find a blind cap on most of the Wearever pens of that era.  A tire stem cap will not fit no matter what tire it came from.

 

The problem is postage.  In the old days you could mail a pen for less than 2 dollars in a small box or bubble envelope put inside a rigid tube.  Today shipping starts at around 7 dollars for anything that doesn't look like a letter.

I recently cleared the box of gullibility but I'll fill it again soon.  Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for a blind cap and make up a Wearever junk lot for an auction site.

[Beechwood]

I am sure that there was a mention some years ago by a knowledgeable and likeable pen restorer that they had used a Jeep valve cap in place of a Wearever blind, might be wrong.

 

 

 

eta

 

Extract from the PenHero site

 

https://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Wearever/WeareverPacemaker.htm

 

 

Wearever made no attempt to duplicate Parker's Vacumatic fill system, opting instead to copy the over 30 year old button-filling system. No patent infringement case here! Nor did Wearever attempt to produce a matching or even flush fitting end-cap as Parker did. Instead, in the interest of making the pen cheap, the cap is reputed to be the same as that used on car tire valve stems. One theory is that Wearever also made valve caps for Jeeps during the war and this was a logical choice. In the interest of scientifically proving out the theory, I took this cap and swapped it with the one from my truck. They are the same! The rumor may be true.