Product Description
Type Vintage eyedropper filling fountain pen from near the turn of the century, working well.
Product Name Model 14 VS as stamped on the bottom of the barrel. This indicates that it is one of the three original Waterman safety models.
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in USA -- 1908-1917, it uses the pre-1917 numbering system.
Length 5-5/8 inches.
Filling System Safety Pen, restored with a new seal. ((To use a safety pen, you uncap it, fill the barrel with ink, then operate the knob on the end of the barrel to extend the nib. The nib seals when fully extended, allowing you to write with an already ink-primed nib. When you are done writing, point the nib at the ceiling and operate the knob to retract the nib. Then screw on the cap and the pen is sealed.) Essentially all safety pens are also eyedropper pens.
Color Black chased hard rubber.
Nib MEDIUM Waterman's Ideal New York gold nib is smooth and marked MANIFOLD. It is quite firm and offers no line variation.
Condition Excellent + condition. The black hard rubber has discolored but evenly so. The chasing has held up very well and is well textured on the cap. There is low handwear and no real scratches. The imprints are all clear and relatively easily read. The safety system has been repaired and is working well.
