Wearever Deluxe 100 Info please

[msacco]

Hello,

I just acquired a really nice Wearever Deluxe 100 from an FPN member. I really like this cheapo pen!!. Rough "special alloy" nib but the celluloid pattern is done beautifully. Nice shape and balance to the pen as well.

CAn't find much info on the net but I'm wondering if there is any way possible to date this thing. I know Wearever cranked their pens out by the ton, but I I'd like to know about when my pen was made.

I'm thinking 40s, 50's.

 

thanks,

Mike S

[psfred]

You are correct -- check the PenHero site for more specific information. The Wearever Deluxe 100 superceded the Zenith in the late 30's or early 40's, and was, I think, produced up to the early 50's.

 

The nibs are often rotted away on these pens, but nibs from the ubiquitous Wearever's from the later 50's fit nicely, and are better. Most are pretty good nibs, actually. The Zenith sometimes had a 14kt gold nib, while Deluxe Deluxe 100s tended to the gold plated stainless steel variety. Some "speical alloy" nibs are paladium silver, though, and nibs marked palladium silver or PdAg are out there too -- these are usually in better shape than the stainless ones.

 

Nice pens, but do replace the oversized sac with a #16 or a #18, else they blob badly in use as the ink heats up from your hand. Once you do that they write rather nicely. The sections are usually (maybe always) shellaced in place as they fit loosely, so you may need to shim with a bit of acid free paper to get the section to stay put after replacing the sac.

 

My favorites have visulated sections, but most are plain black, I think.

 

Peter

[msacco]

You are correct -- check the PenHero site for more specific information. The Wearever Deluxe 100 superceded the Zenith in the late 30's or early 40's, and was, I think, produced up to the early 50's.

 

The nibs are often rotted away on these pens, but nibs from the ubiquitous Wearever's from the later 50's fit nicely, and are better. Most are pretty good nibs, actually. The Zenith sometimes had a 14kt gold nib, while Deluxe Deluxe 100s tended to the gold plated stainless steel variety. Some "speical alloy" nibs are paladium silver, though, and nibs marked palladium silver or PdAg are out there too -- these are usually in better shape than the stainless ones.

 

Nice pens, but do replace the oversized sac with a #16 or a #18, else they blob badly in use as the ink heats up from your hand. Once you do that they write rather nicely. The sections are usually (maybe always) shellaced in place as they fit loosely, so you may need to shim with a bit of acid free paper to get the section to stay put after replacing the sac.

 

My favorites have visulated sections, but most are plain black, I think.

 

Peter

 

Peter,

I acquired another deluxe 100 on ebay that I'll have to resack. You mentioned previously about using a 16 or 18. I'm ordering some stuff from Tryphon, and I want to order a sack or two. Which size is best for the deluxe 100?

thanks,

mike Sacco

 

[EventHorizon]

I have a few Wearever 100's and love them all. Here is a link discussing one of the first ones I bought. The pictures have been removed due to me cleaning out my "attachment" allotment.