Product Description
Type Lever filling fountain pen with a very desireable flexible nib, restored and working well.
Product Name Model 5 (this is the later, celluloid version).
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in Canada -- later 1930s or early '40s.
Length 5 inches.
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well.
Color Black celluloid with gold plated trim. 1/8 inch wide cap band with a design in it, and clip in the newer style.
Nib MEDIUM FLEXIBLE 14k Waterman's Ideal "Red" Canada nib with the keyhole breather hole. It's smooth with nice tipping material and it's what we would call fully flexible. it gives easy line variation from medium to a nice large broad under very little pressure, and a large double broad under just a little weight. See writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. No personalization. There are light marks and scratches on the cap and barrel. The section is slightly faded. The clip has plating wear on the edges. There is brassing and small spots of plating wear on the cap band. The lever bar has plating wear on the edges of the tab and on the top of the bar, and there is also plating wear on the lever housing. The 5 imprint on the end of the barrel is in excellent shape, and the maker's imprint on the side of the barrel is crisp and readable. The imprint on the cap is slightly smoothed out, but still readable. The pen has been fully restored and it's working very well.
