Product Description
Type Vintage hard rubber fountain pen
Product Name Waterman 54, as identified by the number at the end of the barrel.
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, USA -- 1920s. The 18k nib has French hallmarks, and accomodation clip is also French.
Length 5-3/8" long
Filling System Lever filler. A new sac has been installed and tested. It's working well.
Color Black chased hard rubber (BCHR) with a silver colored accommodation clip.
Nib FINE Flexible 18k Waterman Ideal New York #4 nib. It is smooth and flexes easily. We feel comfortable calling it full flex. It has excellent hairlines. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent + condition. The chasing is crisp and the coloring is still fairly dark. The area above the accomodation clip has slightly more fading than the rest of the pen. The lever box looks nice, and the "IDEAL" imprint on the lever tab is excellent. The accommodation clip has a fair bit of surface wear and some pitting. The imprint is easily readable. It's working very well.
