Product Description
Type Lever fill fountain pen
Product Name Stalwart is the name you see on this pen in late 1940s ads
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, Canada, late 1940s
Length 5" - more or less full size (there's a smaller version called the Starlet)
Filling System Lever filler - excellent working condition, restored with a new sac.
Color Blue in a marbled pattern that is vaguely stripey. The trim is gold plated. There are two thin cap bands.
Nib 14k nib is marked "Watermans IDEAL 14-KT Canada 2A" and is fine and nicely flexible. If you are looking for flex that is easy to write with on an every day basis, these 1940s Watermans can't be beat in terms of flex-per-dollar. Flexes up to a nice broad (see writing sample below).
Condition Excellent condition. The color is deep and luxurious with long swirls of black and dark shades of blue. The barrel has moderate scratching, but no deep scratches. The pen's imprint is nice and clear. The pen's lever has some scratching and plating wear, but is in great shape and works well. The clip is slightly out of true (you can see this in the pictures), but is strongly in place. The plating on the clip and cap bands is a little thin in spots, but still looks quite nice, especially against the blue material. The rivet on the top of the cap is silver colored and quite nice.
