Product Description
Type Vintage pen with eyedropper filling system, which has a flexible nib.
Product Name Model 22 (marked on the end of the barrel)
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, USA - late teens or early 1920s
Length 5-3/4"
Filling System Eyedropper (We tested the pen and it works very well.)
Color Black chased hard rubber with gold filled trim. The barrel bands are ornate.
Nib FULL FLEX XF. Waterman Ideal New York 2. See writing sample.Very good line variation from XF to broad. Very responsive with good springback.
Condition Very nice condition, with very good and crisp chasing. No cracks in the cap. Readable imprints on barrel and barrel end. Just a little brown tinged, not quite pitch black. There is quite a bit of wear on the gold filled bands. This pen writes nicely with an excellent amount of flex. The ink supply system is working well. There are quite a few scratches on the section and one place where it looks like it was sanded or filed, and as a result the taper cap fits very loosely and doesn't really want to stay in place. We were tempted to add something to the section to make it a little fatter so that it would grab the cap better, but we're concerned about cracking the hard-to-find taper cap, and so we will leave that to the purchaser.
