Old Tapered Cap Waterman's Ideal 24 With Pre-Spoon Nib

[Cepasaccus]

I got thie pen and the nib tines are not properly aligned. One tine should be IMHO be bent down where obviously the feed is in the way. With other pens, I would drive out the feed from the back to disassemble it. But here the section looks rather thin and I fear to damage it.

 

What do you recommend me? Continue to fiddle around with the nib in the assemble state? Try to disassemble it nonetheless? If so any recommendations to do it softly?

 

And another questions perhaps: Do you know how long these really old feeds (pen has only patent dates from 1884 and the feed is rounded and rather narrow) were sold?

 

Thanks

Cepasaccus

Edited January 10, 2015 by Cepasaccus

[Cepasaccus]

Ok, fiddeling alone helped. I inserted a tooth pick between nib and feed to get the correct position for bending the nib.

 

Cepasaccus

[Cepasaccus]

And another questions perhaps: Do you know how long these really old feeds (pen has only patent dates from 1884 and the feed is rounded and rather narrow) were sold?

It seems until about 1902.

[kirchh]

I got thie pen and the nib tines are not properly aligned. One tine should be IMHO be bent down where obviously the feed is in the way. With other pens, I would drive out the feed from the back to disassemble it. But here the section looks rather thin and I fear to damage it.

 

What do you recommend me? Continue to fiddle around with the nib in the assemble state? Try to disassemble it nonetheless? If so any recommendations to do it softly?

 

Just carefully wiggle the nib out from the front with your fingers, if you feel you must monkey with the nib.

 

--Daniel

[Cepasaccus]

The nib sits rather tight. Probably "glued" in with iron gall. But as the nib is now fine it doesn' matter.

 

In case you are interested. This is the pen.