Watermans Hundred Year Pen

[chunya]

I picked up this pen at an Auction this morning in a job lot, and am pretty pleased to have found it,although I know very little about these pens and so any info would be great.

 

It lacks an ink sac so that will need sorting,and it does need a bit of a clean.

The imprint on the Pen is clear and reads Waterman's Made in Canada, and the nib also is made in Canada.

 

It is a very stubby nib, although just dipping it shows it writes beautifully. Would this have been a factory nib or was it maybe adjusted later?

 

Are these pens from the 40's?

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

 

[Lyander0012]

Looks to be a manifold nib, i.e. a nib that's specifically designed to be a nail, for writing through carbon paper. It's a factory nib I believe, since I've seen a number of these on my vintage pen hunts.

 

The Hundred Year Pen was produced starting the very late 30s I believe, though a bit of Googling tells me that's an early 40s or later iteration. The ribbed barrel is kinda distinctive.

 

 

Cheers!

Kevin

[chunya]

Hi again Kevin,

 

Thanks for that info.... although it looks really ugly (the nib),to my eyes,I do like the way it writes.

[Lyander0012]

Haha, look on the bright side: even if you lend that pen to a ballpoint user, they'll be hard-pressed (Hah, pun!) to do any lasting damage to the nib

 

I agree about the aesthetic, though. It's part of the reason why I really like certain Japanese pens, their having good tine to body ratios. Still, from a Bauhaus perspective, which I've sort of adopted thanks to hours spent reading up on a certain Makrolon-bodied, German-designed, platinum-coated and semi-hooded gold nibbed flagship fountain pen, it's quite a nice design. Also, how it writes is just as impotant XD

Cheers!

Kevin

[RMN]

Nice nib. Is there much tipping?

 

I don't know about the manifold, but it certainly looks cursive italic to stubby. Nice line variation.

 

 

D.ick

[PAKMAN]

As Dick said, I would guess Stub or cursive italic from the writing sample.

[chunya]

As Dick said, I would guess Stub or cursive italic from the writing sample.

Hi,

 

There is a fair chunk of tipping there, and having looked at it with a loupe, and the way it writes I would now agree that it is cursive italic, it just looks so strangely stubby.

[RMN]

Once you have a sac fitted you will have a heck of a pen there. Slightly jealous here, specially for that nib....

 

 

D.ick

[Xof72000]

I've got a very similar Hundred Years pens, with a wonderful Italic flex nib ...

 

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears1_zps382383cb.jpg

[chunya]

I've got a very similar Hundred Years pens, with a wonderful Italic flex nib ...

 

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears1_zps382383cb.jpg

Hi,

 

The nib certainly seems very much the same,is yours an earlier one?I'm only going on what Kevin said about mine being ribbed suggested it's a later one.

 

I do like the way it writes, but I think as soon as I get a sac for it I shall be moving it on .... I have to be strict and focus on my vintage MBs

[RMN]

Hi,

 

The nib certainly seems very much the same,is yours an earlier one?I'm only going on what Kevin said about mine being ribbed suggested it's a later one.

 

I do like the way it writes, but I think as soon as I get a sac for it I shall be moving it on .... I have to be strict and focus on my vintage MBs

Why not indulge yourself and keep a really nice pen....?

 

D.ick

[pen lady]

Would those in the know give me some more information about the 100 Year Pens please. I thought they all had a clear Lucite end to the barrel and at the top of the cap where the clip was attached. Is this wonderful looking pen a later model please?

[Ernst Bitterman]

As far as I know, the gum-drop end survived the 1945 name change, when it started being a Medalist. The ribs were optional on celluloid versions, too, so their presence or absence doesn't help pin down a date.

[pajaro]

I picked up this pen at an Auction this morning in a job lot, and am pretty pleased to have found it,although I know very little about these pens and so any info would be great.

 

It lacks an ink sac so that will need sorting,and it does need a bit of a clean.

 

The imprint on the Pen is clear and reads Waterman's Made in Canada, and the nib also is made in Canada.

 

It is a very stubby nib, although just dipping it shows it writes beautifully. Would this have been a factory nib or was it maybe adjusted later?

 

Are these pens from the 40's?

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice pen and a very nice nib. Probably the only Waterman I would still love to get. Probably won't happen.

 

Congrats on your fortunate find.

[Xof72000]

Would those in the know give me some more information about the 100 Year Pens please. I thought they all had a clear Lucite end to the barrel and at the top of the cap where the clip was attached. Is this wonderful looking pen a later model please?

 

 

The "Hundred years" Waterman pen were not a model (though most of them are known to have a clear lucite end) : those pen where called "hundred years" because they were covered by a hundred years warranty (Waterman created these models has an answer to "Parker Blue diamond" and "Sheaffer Lifetime white dot" pens).

 

Several differents models "Hundred years" pens were made by Waterman and were stamped with the "Hundred years" warranty imprint.

 

Mine is a bandless model :

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears_zpsc15392d9.jpg

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears2_zps6ca959bc.jpg

 

 

In 1942, the US Government changed the law on lifetime warranty and the "Hundred years" model disappeared.

[Left FPN]

 

 

The "Hundred years" Waterman pen were not a model (though most of them are known to have a clear lucite end) : those pen where called "hundred years" because they were covered by a hundred years warranty (Waterman created these models has an answer to "Parker Blue diamond" and "Sheaffer Lifetime white dot" pens).

 

Several differents models "Hundred years" pens were made by Waterman and were stamped with the "Hundred years" warranty imprint.

 

Mine is a bandless model :

 

In 1942, the US Government changed the law on lifetime warranty and the "Hundred years" model disappeared.

I like the plain, gloss, finish

[chunya]

 

 

The "Hundred years" Waterman pen were not a model (though most of them are known to have a clear lucite end) : those pen where called "hundred years" because they were covered by a hundred years warranty (Waterman created these models has an answer to "Parker Blue diamond" and "Sheaffer Lifetime white dot" pens).

 

Several differents models "Hundred years" pens were made by Waterman and were stamped with the "Hundred years" warranty imprint.

 

Mine is a bandless model :

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears_zpsc15392d9.jpg

 

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i404/Xof72000/WATERMANHundredYears2_zps6ca959bc.jpg

 

 

In 1942, the US Government changed the law on lifetime warranty and the "Hundred years" model disappeared.

Hi,

That is very interesting; I'd always assumed that the 'Hundred Year Pen' was a particular model,so there will be several Waterman's models inscribed 'Hundred Year Pen', so this raises the problem of how can you tell the model if there is nothing else inscribed on it? And all these pens will date from 1942 or earlier?

Nice pen you have there and hopefully mine will look a little nicer by the time I've finished with it.

Thanks

[pen lady]

Take a look at Richard Binder's site, he has an excellent article in there about the 100 year pen. Hope it helps.

[chunya]

Take a look at Richard Binder's site, he has an excellent article in there about the 100 year pen. Hope it helps.

Thanks for that pen lady, not only does it make interesting reading but it means I can virtually pin the date down to within a year .... but will need another couple of reads before I commit myself. Thanks