Product Description
Type Vintage eyedropper filling fountain pen from near the turn of the century, working well.
Product Name Model 14 as stamped on the bottom of the barrel. (We'd expect to see this pen with a three or four digit imprint, but the early pens produced before 1908 can frequently be found with only two digit codes.)
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in U.S.A. -- circa 1907, the clip is marked with a patent date from 1905 and the personalization is dated 1907.
Length 5-1/8 inches.
Filling System Eyedropper filler. We've cleaned and tested the pen and it's working very well.
Color Black hard rubber with a sterling silver filigree in "Trefoil" -- a branch or vine like pattern. The clip is also sterling.
Nib EXTRA FINE fully flexible Waterman's Ideal New York #4 gold nib is smooth. Beautiful crisp flex from extra fine to a huge double broad under very light pressure, exhibiting gorgeous springback. See our writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. There is a band of lightened hard rubber between the cap and the filigree on the barrel. The cap has some dents at the very top and a line of very faint bite marks at the end of the barrel. The pen has been personalized, "D.A. Brach Wausa 12/25 Nebr. 07" One long light mostly straight scratch spans the barrel's filigree. There are a few finer scratches on the designs.
