Catalog 93 (August 2020) – 10% Off Sale

In the early 1990’s a Scandinavian book store went out of business. Earlier in their lifetime they were an authorized Montblanc dealer and still had a quantity of store stock in their basement. A local collector bought everything in sight and kept it for the last 25 years or so. We are pleased to offer these pens here for you. All are new-old-stock, although not all are without shop wear, a description of which is always included. Half the collection was in Catalog #92 – here is the other half.

The earliest Waterman pens are eyedropper-fill “Straight Holder” models (1883 to 1909). The cap fit over the gripping section creating a straight line from the cap top to the barrel bottom. The well known “Globe” logo was added to the barrel imprint in 1902.
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The “Taper Cap” was introduced in 1891.
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In 1898 the “Cone Cap” was introduced. The cap now slipped over the barrel rather than just over the gripping section.
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In 1903 Waterman’s first self-filling pen was introduced, the “Pump-fill.” They worked when new, but soon wore. They failed in the marketplace and were soon discontinued. The pump mechanism unscrews from the bottom of the barrel and then moved up and down rapidly. 1897 Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US578054 1900 Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US646383
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The hard rubber “Safety Pen” was introduced in 1907 and was produced in black, woodgrain and ripple. It was Waterman’s first pen with a screw-on cap which would not come off in your pocket (hence, it added “Safety!”) It had a retractable nib, propelled and repelled by turning a knob on the bottom of the barrel. With the earliest mechanisms, the nib Spiraled up and down, shortly replaced with a mechanism with which the nib goes straight up and down.
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In 1908 the Chatelaine pen was introduced, Waterman’s first Ring-top pen, their first eyedropper-fill pen with a screw cap, and their only pen with both a very long gripping section and thin barrel threads. Quite unique, indeed!
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In 1909, the “Sleeve-fill” was introduced. In this model, a sleeve at the center of the barrel slides downwards, revealing a press-bar resting on the ink sac. Produced only with a cone cap. Sleeve Filler 19009 Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US646383
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In 1910 Waterman introduced the “Coin Pocket Self Filler.” The barrel was fitted with a long rectangular cutout into which the edge of a coin is inserted to press the bar resting on the sac. Originally sold with an elongated “coin” to be carried on the user’s key chain. This was also the first model to use an inner-cap to hermetically seal the nib to avoid the ink drying out and hard starting.
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The “Lever-fill” was introduced in 1915 with the “PSF” (Pocket Self Filler) models. The design of the internal mechanism soon changed and the new design, no longer with the “PSF” designation, lasted well into the 1940’s. Initially only in Black (smooth and chased).
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Red Ripple was introduced in 1922, both in Safety and Lever-fill pens.
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The Woodgrain models are rarer than the Red Ripple models.
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In 1927, Waterman introduced the Model 7 Red Ripple pen with its “Color Bands,” each color depicting a different style nib. Seven different colors at first (hence, the Model “7,” but two additional “colors” were added soon afterwards. See Catalog #90 for a much more detailed description and information.
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Waterman introduced colored ripple hard rubber (Olive; Rose; Blue-Green) in 1928, having spent many years and a considerable amount of money developing the process. Unfortunately, other pen manufacturers had introduced color to their pens using Celluloid. Waterman was left in the dust as their colored ripples failed in the marketplace – and thus are very rare today. Waterman did introduce their first Celluloid pen, the Patrician, in 1929. Unfortunately, just before the Depressions hit hard.
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In 1929 the “Patrician” was introduced, Waterman’s first Celluloid pen.
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1935 brought the “Ink-Vue” in Silver Ray, Emerald Ray, Copper Ray and Black. A complicated filling mechanism, designed to compete with the Parker Vacumatic, it features a lever which hinges in the middle. “Pumping” the lever against an internal diaphragm creates a vacuum which draws the ink up into the highly visualated barrel. The identical principle as the Parker Vacumatic.
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The 100 Year Pen was introduced in 1939, the first year with it’s over-the-top clip, and subsequent years with a clip attached with a rivet through the top of the cap. The “Emblem” was the 100 Year pen without the 100 Year guarantee.
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In the early 1940’s the “Commando” was introduced. It is not coincidence that the name has a military connotation.
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In 1945, in response to the Parker 51, Waterman introduced their “Taperite” and “Standard” models with a slip-cap, the Taperite with a hooded nib and the Standard with a full nib. Shown is an array of models and cap designs.
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In the 1940’s Waterman also produced Nurse’s pens and sets, some with pencils and some with thermometers in holders, sometimes in carrying pouches, also Doctor’s pens and sets. [See the 100 Year Doctor’s set above.]
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Waterman also made a huge array of desk sets. Here are a few great ones.
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