Category: Lever Filler
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Wonder / Liberty
This pen is a mystery. Online searches for a lever-filler made of ebonite with a gold overlay and the “Wonder” brand don’t get many hits. However, the more I look...
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Wahl Eversharp Skyline
Much has been written about the history of the Skyline, so I won’t repeat it here. Please see Richard Binder’s page if you’d like a history lesson. This pen is...
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Waterman Taperite Crusader
Like many other manufacturers, Waterman introduced a new model, the Taperite, in 1945 as a response to the popularity of the hooded nib of the Parker 51. There were various...
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Waterman 0552 1/2 L.E.C.
I’m quite certain that this pen has an interesting history that I’ll never learn. The model number gives us lots of information about it already: 0: gold filled5: full overlay5:...
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Orion 474 / Montblanc hybrid
I bought this pen on an auction in Sweden, taking a gamble that it was a Montblanc #2 Safety pen from the early 1900’s. Once it arrived, I could easily...
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Haro II
The Haro brand was named after the first two letters in the name of its founder, Hans Roggenbuck. The company was started in 1926 in Pomerania where they produced fountain...
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Wahl Eversharp Gold Seal Personal Point
This Personal Point, probably from 1929, has a Gold Seal flexible nib, but is otherwise quite different from this one. The barrel does not have an aluminium lining, and is...
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Eversharp Symphony 717
Eversharp had a number of notable pen designs in its history. The Wahl Pen, the Doric, and the Skyline are all icons. However, after the Skyline success, the company felt...
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Wahl Eversharp Gold Seal Personal Point
This is a Wahl Eversharp Personal Point (aka Deco Band) pen with a Gold Seal flexible nib and the rollerball clip (that rotates as you put the pen in your...
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Waterman’s Taperite Stateleigh
Parker had such as success with the hooded nib design of the 51 that many other companies rushed to the market with their own versions. Parker, however, was smart enough...