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Article: Waterman 20S: Prohibition Era Flask

Waterman 20S: Prohibition Era Flask
Vintage Pens

Waterman 20S: Prohibition Era Flask

Aside from interesting ephemera and useful tools like the Signagraph, Waterman created some other handy items. The Waterman 20S was a prohibition era flask from the 1920s. It was supposed to look exactly like a Safety Pen, but was an innovative and sneaky rubber flask! Considering the average size of other vintage pens, the Waterman 20S was comparatively huge. Below, the Waterman 20S next to a Waterman 420 and Waterman 20. [caption id="attachment_581" align="aligncenter" width="516"]Waterman: Past and Present Max Davis & Gary Lehrerhttps://www.gopens.com/Vintage_Pen_Parts/WatermanBook.php Waterman: Past and Present
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