Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling fountain pen.
Product Name Thorobred (it's stamped on the end of the barrel).
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, made in USA -- circa late 1930s.
Length 5-1/8".
Filling System Lever filler. We've replaced the sac and it's working very well.
Color Lovely shades of brown in a marbled pattern that is vaguely comprised of large cubist blocks, with thin veins of red. The trim is gold plated, and the pen has a single thin cap band.
Nib FINE 14k nib marked "Waterman's Ideal." Semi-flexible with subtle line variation.
Condition Excellent condition for this good looking, beautifully colored, shiny pen that has some pearlization. The cap and barrel have moderate wear. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip, and some small marks near the end of the barrel. The cap has some marks near the top of the cap and there are expansion cracks on the top peak of the cap. The lever has moderate microscratching and pitting along the top edge; it is still very gold. The clip has moderate microscratching. The imprints are clear.
