Wahl-Eversharp Skyline (Demi) – Good Flex (On Ebay)

Here is a green Skyline with gold filled trim in Demi size. The pen is in pretty good condition. It does have a couple of very small nicks in the cap. I tried to take a picture of them, but they are hard to see. It has the typical light scratching these pens acquire over time, but I have buffed and polished out a lot of it. It still shines. There is some plate loss on the lever, but the rest of the trim is in good condition. The 14kt. Eversharp nib is a soft, very springy XF. The flex on this is quite easy. Writing takes a light touch or you will be writing with a thicker, wetter line. Many would call this a semi-flex, but the flex is easy enough and responsive enough to make even this lower flex range look pretty good.

SIZE:  4 7/8″ Capped

NIB: Eversharp 14kt., XF to BB (0.3mm-1.3mm) Good Flex (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

Restoration Work:

• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed adjusted for optimal flow
• Nib tuned to write smoothly
• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Body and trim cleaned, buffed, and polished
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Waterman 52V – SUPER FLEX (On Ebay)

Here a nice Waterman 52V in BCHR. This is one of my favorite sized Watermans. It has the bulk of the 52 and feels like one when posted, but is also a compact ring top. The black hard rubber has faded some to a blackish brown. The body is more black than the cap. The chasing is still pretty good, though a bit worn. There are a few teeth marks on the section. The imprints are all pretty good. The nickel plated lever box is in great condition. The 14kt. #2 Waterman nib is a wet and glassy smooth F (0.4mm) that flexes all the way up to 1.9mm. This nib is on the stiffer end of super flex, but when you factor in the line variation and it’s responsiveness it is still a very nice flex nib. It’s a great every day writer with nice flex.

SIZE:  4 3/8″ Capped (Not including Ring Top)

NIB: Waterman #2, F to BBB (0.4mm-1.9mm),  SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Excellent

Restration Work:

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

Wahl-Eversharp Doric #3 Adjustable Nib – Super Flex – (On Ebay)

Here is a pretty little 1st generation Wahl-Everhsharp Doric in Ladies size. It is in “Morocco” (red/ruby swirl). The pen does have some flaws. There is some light scratching and perhaps teeth marks throughout the pen. Nothing severe, but you can see them. There is also a small 3mm crack on the lip of the cap going up to the band. The band has stopped it from spreading and will likely continue to do so. There is some brassing on the band and some small spots of brassing on the clip and lever. The two tone 14kt. #3 adjustable nib is in a nib/feed unit that unscrews from the section (very nice for cleaning pen). When adjusted to flex, the nib has a quite easy and springy flex up to 1.7mm. These nib units do not allow for a lot of adjustment, so the feed is a bit further forward than I like it. The result is that unless your careful, the feed will hit the paper when flexing which causes some streaks. Still it’s a great little pen.

SIZE:  4 3/8″ Capped

NIB: Wahl-Eversharp #3 Adjustible, XF to BB (0.3mm-1.7mm),  SUPER FLEX  (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

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
• Installed new ink sac
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Parker Duofold Junior  – (On Ebay)

This a very nice Parker Duofold in Junior size. It is in great condition. The barrel has faded to more of an olive green, but the cap still has great color. The black hard rubber top and end cap as still shiny black. The gold filled trim looks excellent. The ring around the top of the cap that holds the clip has some brassing, and there is a spot of brassing on the ball of the clip (but I needed magnification to see it). Imprint is good. The body looks great with no scratches. teeth marks, cracks, etc. The 14kt. Parker Duofold nib has a serial number on it dating the pen I believe to the early 1930s (’31-’32). It writes as a smooth and wet F. Lovely example of a Parker Duofold.

SIZE:  4 3/4″ Capped

NIB: Parker Duofold 14kt., F

FILLING: Button Filler

CONDITION:  Excellent

Restoration Work:

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

Wahl-Eversharp Skyline – Super Flex – (On Ebay) Here is a beautiful Wahl Eversharp Skyline. It’s standard size and has the green pin stripe cap with black body. The gold filled trim on the cap has very little plate loss. There is a little plate loss on the lever (see pic). The cap does have a few nicks in it (see pic). And the body does have some typical light scratching, but I have buffed and polished a lot of it out. It’s a very classy looking pen. The 14kt. Eversharp nib is a great flex nib. It has a huge flex range going from F (0.4mm) all the way up to 2.3mm! It writes as a smooth F but isn’t overly wet. A great pen.

SIZE:  5 1/4″ Capped

NIB: Eversharp 14kt., F to BBB (0.4mm-2.3mm) SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Lever

CONDITION: Good

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

Mabie Todd Swan- Wet Noodle (On Ebay)

Here is a made in New York Mabie Todd “Swan” eyedropper with an over/under feed. The BCHR is faded on one side of the pen to a more olive brown color. The other side has much less fading and is almost black. Chasing and imprints are all very good. The nib is very, very flexible. This has paintbrush or near paintbrush ease of flex. It’s flexible enough that it is not very easy to control. There was a nick on to the iridium on the right tine. There is still tipping left but not a ton and it did require some smoothing out. This is  very fun pen to do some flex writing with.

SIZE:  5 7/16″ Capped

NIB: Mabie Todd Swan, F to BBB (0.5mm-2.4mm),  WET NOODLE (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Eyedropper

CONDITION: Good

Restration Work:

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

Waterma 12 1/2 Eyedropper – Super Flex (On Ebay)

This Waterman 12 1/2 eyedropper is in excellent condition. There is minimal fading to the black hard rubber and very little wear to the chasing. The chasing and color on the cap is mint. The body is just a bit faded with a bit of wear. The imprints are still very crisp. The nickel plated clip looks great, but it does have some slight discoloring around the patent date. It’s not wear, but I couldn’t polish it off. There are some teeth marks around the section (see pic). The 14kt. Waterman #2 is a fantastic super flex nib. It is very snappy with good range. It writes smooth as a XF and goes all the way up to 1.8mm. This is a very thin pen. About pencil width. A great little pen.

SIZE:  4 5/8″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2, XF to BBB (0.3mm-1.8mm),  SUPER FLEX (See “Grading Flex Nibs” for How I Grade)

FILLING: Eyedropper

CONDITION: Excellent

Restration Work:

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

Waterman 552 1/2 V – SUPER FLEX (On Ebay)

A beautiful 552 1/2 V ring top with a gold filled cross hatch design. It is in quite good condition. There is very little brassing throughout the pen. There is light scratching throughout and some more significant scratches at the end of the barrel where the cap is posted. the black hard rubber under the gold has faded to a brown. The pen has been personalized with initials in a script (see pic). The 14kt Waterman #2 nib is a an XF (0.3mm) with super flex ability. It has good responsiveness and flexes all the way up to 1.8mm.

SIZE:  3 3/4″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2, XF to BBB (0.3mm-1.8mm),  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
• Pen body thoroughly polished
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed aligned for optimal flow
• Nib polished and tuned to write smoothly
• New sac installed
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Parker Vacumatic Double Jeweled Debutante (On Ebay)

This is a beautiful Parker double jeweled Vacumatic in Debutante size. It is in good condition. The clip looks good but you can see some brassing under magnification. The band has even less brassing. The gold filling on ring around the bottom jewel has almost completely worn off. The barrel has decent clarity. There is minor scratching throughout and some very tiny nicks on the cap. The imprint has been worn and is only partly readable. The 14kt. Parker arrow nib is a nice, glassy smooth XF. It isn’t overly wet or over dry. It has just a little bit of flex to it.

SIZE:  5 1/8″ Capped

NIB: 14kt. Parker Arrow, XF

FILLING: Vac Fill

CONDITION: Good

Restration Work:

• Pen thoroughly cleaned & flushed
• Vac system restored
• Nib polished and tuned to write smoothly
• Nib and feed ultrasonically cleaned
• Nib and feed adjusted for optimal flow
• Test driven for a week to insure quality

Waterman 52 – Super Flex  (On Ebay)

This is a Waterman 52 in pretty good condition. It is made of smooth black hard rubber (no original chasing). The black hard rubber has faded a little, but is still pretty black. The pen is missing it’s clip. The lever box does have some wear, and the lever still looks pretty decent even though it has some tiny spots of pitting. The imprints are all good. The 14kt. Waterman #2 nib is the real star of this pen. It is a fantastic Super flex that is nearing wet noodle statues. It writes as an XF (0.3mm) and flexes all the way to 2.3mm! That’s a 2.0mm flex range. It has great control and is a real pleasure to flex with. Will be sad to see this one go.

SIZE:  5 3/8″ Capped

NIB: Waterman #2, XF to BBB (0.3mm-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
• Test driven for at least a week to insure quality