Waterman 3V – SUPER FLEX 

Here is a Waterman 3V in black with chrome trim. The pen is overall in good condition. There is some light scratching on the body throughout. Some deeper scratches on the back of barrel from posting the cap. There is a little bit of wear on the clip and lever, but they still both look pretty decent. Imprints are all crisp. The real star of this pen, though, is the 14kt. Waterman #2 nib. It is a superb flex nib nearing almost wet noodle quality. It is an XXF (0.2mm perhaps a little wider with a wetter ink) and flexes very softly up to 1.6mm. This nib would be easy to over flex, so it should be used with care. Still, it is very snappy and makes high quality flex easy to achieve. It just seems to respond to the slightest pressure changes. If you are looking for an artist quality nib, this maybe it.

SIZE:  4 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2, XXF to BB (0.2mm-1.6mm),  SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Excellent (except for missing clip and dent in nib)

Restration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Body hand polished
• Nib polished and tuned to write smoothly
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned and adjusted for optimal flow
• New sac installed
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Wahl-Eversharp Skyline – Super Flex – (On Ebay) Here is a beautiful Wahl Eversharp Skyline in black with a gold-filled cap. The pen is in standard size (5 1/4″). There is some light scratching throughout the pen, but nothing very serious. Most of it buffs out pretty good. The gold filled trim does not have any brassing that I can see. The 14kt. Eversharp nib is a wet (but not crazy wet) F with a very nice sweet spot. The flex is quite large and wet going up to 2.0mm. However, the nib does have the snap back higher grade super flex nibs. Still its a great pen in excellent condition.

SIZE:  5 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Eversharp 14kt., F to BBB (0.4mm-2.0mm) SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Excellent

Restoration Work:

• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed adjusted for optimal flow
• New sac installed
• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Body buffed for scratches
• Body and trim cleaned and polished
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Waterman Stalwart – Good Flex – (On Ebay)

I believe this is a made in the USA Waterman Stalwart (as opposed to a Starlet which I wrote in the photo. Oops.) in a lovely brown pearl celluloid. The pen is in pretty good condition. There is only light scratching on the body which you pretty much cannot see. These 40s Waterman pens are always underrated in my opinion. The celluloid patterns are beautiful, and the nibs are always superb. The chrome trim has some scratching but no plate loss. The clip is bent slightly out (see pic), but top rivet is tight. The 14kt. Waterman nib is an ultra smooth pillowy nib. Just a fantastic writer. The flex is decent. Pretty snappy and wet, but too stiff for a super flex. Many would call this a semi-flex. Still a little pressure gives you a good swell. And did I mention its an awesome writer.

SIZE:  5″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2A, F to BB (0.4mm-1.4mm) GOOD FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

Restoration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed aligned to optimize flow
• Nib tuned to write smoothly
• Body and trim cleaned and polished
• New ink sac installed
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Wahl-Eversharp Doric – Good/Super Flex – (On Ebay)

This is a black Wahl-Eversharp Doric in the smaller vest size. These were high quality pens made by Eversharp and named “Doric” after the Doric columns of Greek architecture. This pen has seen some use. It has light scratching throughout and some places with some small deeper scratches. There is a deep scratch going through the “Eversharp” on the cap. The gold filled clip has lost much of its plating, and the lever has lost almost all of it. The band looks good though. The 14kt. Eversharp nib reminds me of the Eversharp “Signature” nibs. It is a soft, smooth, and lovely writing nib. The flex on this is quite easy and I have graded this pen on the border between Good and Super flex. The range of flex is a bit limited only going up to 1.6mm, but it has good ease of flex and great responsiveness. High quality flex writing comes easy with this pen.

SIZE:  4 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Eversharp 14kt., F to BBB (0.4mm-1.6mm) GOOD/SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Fair

Restoration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Body buffed for scratches
• Body and trim cleaned and polished
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned and adjusted for optimal flow
• New ink sac installed
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Mabie Todd Swan- Super Flex (On Ebay)

Here is a Mabie Todd Swan SM2/60 or a Swan Minor with a #2 nib in black hard rubber. The black hard rubber on this pen is still very black. Chasing and imprints are still pretty crisp. There are bite marks on the ends of the cap and barrel. More on the cap than the barrel. The nickel plated clip has some wear and minor pitting, but still has maintained a good bit of it’s plating. The larger, black lever still looks pretty good. The nib on this pen is interesting. It’s a 14kt. #2 Mabie Todd Swan nib with an oblique F. Despite its significant obliqueness, the nib does write very smoothly at a “normal” writing angle. It’s a smooth F with medium wetness. The flex on this pen is very large going up to 2.1mm and doing so pretty easily. The feed pours a lot of ink out very quickly. Not a pen to use on cheap paper, but a great pen for big and wet flex work. If you like sheen in your ink, this is your pen.

SIZE:  5 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Mabie Todd Swan #2, F to BBB (0.5mm-2.1mm)  SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Fair

Restration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Trim cleaned and polished
• Nib polished and tuned to write smoothly
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned and adjusted for optimal flow
• New sac installed
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Conklin BCHR Vest Pen – Wet Noodle  (On Ebay)

This is a nice little black hard rubber, Toledo made, Conklin vest size pen. The hard rubber has faded to a dark brown and the chasing has worn some but still has texture. The Conklin imprint is also a little worn, but again has texture and is easily readable. The gold filled trim is in excellent shape with no brassing and little to no scratching. This pen features a 14kt. Conklin #2 Toledo made nib. The nib does have a very small crack coming from the right corner of the crescent breather hole, and their is only a thin layer of tipping left. However, the flex on this pen is a wet noodle, almost paintbrush easy flex that goes up to a huge 2.2mm. It writes normally very smooth and quite wet. It works best with wet, lubricating inks like this Sailor Nioi-Sumire, but other inks work as well, though you might have to slow up a bit.

SIZE:  4 1/4″ Capped

NIB:  Conklin #2 Toledo, F to BBB (0.4mm-2.2mm) SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

Restoration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Body and trim cleaned and trim polished
• New sac installed
• Nib tuned to write smoothly
• Nib and feed aligned for optimal flow
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Wahl-Eversharp Skyline – Super Flex – (On Ebay) Here is a lovely Eversharp Skyline in burgundy with a gold-filled cap. This Skyline is in great condition. The trim has minimal scratching and no plate loss. The body also does not have much of the light scratching typical of these pens. There is one ring on the barrel where a price tag once wrapped the barrel for a long time. The body around the tag faded slightly leaving a darker ring. The 14kt. Eversharp nib is a typical, ultra wet and smooth writing F but feels more like a M (0.5mm) Skyline nib. It flexes pretty easily up to 1.8mm and has some good responsiveness. Great Skyline to add to your collection.

SIZE:  5 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Eversharp 14kt., F to BBB (0.5mm-1.8mm) SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Excellent

Restoration Work:

• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed adjusted for optimal flow
• New sac installed
• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Body buffed for scratches
• Body and trim cleaned and polished
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Sheaffer Balance  (On Ebay)

Here is a Standard size (1000) Sheaffer Lifetime Balance with a Triumph nib. The pen is in very good condition. There is light scratching throughout, but nothing very serious and is only noticeable upon close inspection. The gold filled trim looks good with no brassing and only minor scratching. Imprints are good and crisp. The 14kt. Triumph nib is a smooth writing XF (0.3mm) that is about a 4/10 on the wetness scale (highly subjective of course). Fantastic well made Sheaffer pen that was tailor made for long writing sessions.

SIZE:  5 1/8″ Capped

NIB: Sheaffer Triumph Lifetime 14kt. XF (0.3mm)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Excellent

Restration Work:

• Pen (barrel, section, nib, feed, & cap) thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Buffed out scratches and polished pen body
• Nib polished and adjusted for smoothness
• Trim cleaned and polished
• New Sac
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Parker “Jointless” Eyedropper  – Wet Noodle (On Ebay)

Here is a rare jointless Parker eyedropper. The Jointless was an attempt to make an eyedropper that could not leak from any joint. The feed and nib are harnessed in a collar that pulls out from the barrel (no threads). You simply grab the feed and nib (with a cloth, I’d recommend) and pull it out. It removes quite easily. These pens began to be manufactured in 1899, so this was likely made in the first few years of the 1900s. The pen is in overall good condition. The body is smooth BHR (no original chasing) that is still quite black on the body, but has faded to a brown on top of the cap. Imprints are still crisp with a pat. date of 1894. The pen has an accommodation clip from 1910. It looks to be nickel plated and has some wear, but it still looks pretty good. Unfortunately, the original Lucky Curve nib was badly damaged when I found this pen. I have replaced it with a 14kt. Moore nib, and it’s a great nib. It writes nicely as an XF, but it has some great flex on it. Ease of flex is not quite paintbrush status, but it is still very easy and flexes from XF to BBB (1.8mm). The nib is fabulously responsive and snappy making high quality flex writing easy to achieve.

SIZE: 5 3/4″ Capped

NIB: Moore #2., XF to BBB (0.3mm-1.8mm),  WET NOODLE (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Eyedropper

CONDITION: Good

Restration Work:

• Flushed and cleaned pen
• Nib and feed ultra sonically cleaned
• Installed new Moore Nib
• Polished clip
• Aligned nib and feed for optimal flow
• Tuned nib to write smoothly

Waterman 52 – Super Flex  (On Ebay)

Here is a nice Waterman 52 in BCHR. The pen is still pretty black with only minimal fading. Chasing also is quite crisp with only a minimal wear. The cap, I believe, originally belonged to a 52V as it has a hole in the top where a ring top once was. 52v’s have identical caps except for the ring top or clip placement. Since the wear on the body and cap are pretty consistent with one another, I’d say the pair have been together for a good long while. There is some slight bite marks on the top of the cap, but very slight. The lever has a bit of scuffing to the bottom of the box but otherwise looks great. Imprints are crisp. The 14kt. Waterman #2 nib is a fantastic flex nib. It writes normally as a smooth and wet F/M (0.5mm). It has a soft and snappy flex going up to 2.0mm (BBB). This is a high end super flex nib.

SIZE:  5 3/8″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2, F to BBB (0.5mm-2.0mm),  Super Flex  (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

Restration Work:

• Pen (barrel, section, nib, feed, & cap) thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Nib and trim polished
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed tuned to write smoothly and with optimal flow
• New ink sac installed
• Test driven for at least a week to insure quality