Winner, Winner, Chicken...er, Need Clip For My New 3

[TXKat]

Good afternoon (here) ladies and gentleman...

 

Okay, so I sprang for this pen on the bay of evilness and I knew it didn't have a clip. To me this isn't a big deal as I'm hoping I will love this pen and use it daily. But, where does one get a clip or can one get a clip for a Waterman 3 and if so, can a complete moron, such as myself do the repair?

 

The pen was cheap as it is (crudely) monogrammed.

 

Any and all help from this illustrious brain trust is much appreciated!!!!!

 

[TXKat]

I'll find help elsewhere. Thank you!

[Left FPN]

Drat and there I was just going to provide a link to a new one. Ahhh well, I'll wait util the next person asks.

[TXKat]

To a new one, what? Clip? !!!

 

Yes, I'm still interested (tries to disguise herself as "someone else") in finding a clip for this pen...which I'm told has arrived!!!

[Left FPN]

English (British) humour I am afraid

 

I once purchased a 52 without its clip thinking it would be an easy job finding a replacement part. No such luck, so I sold it clipless.

 

I think the problem is that if someone has one they tend to keep them for a pen that may come to them. I certainly would

Edited November 20, 2015 by Force

[TXKat]

Good to know. It will still write without a clip.

 

Thanks Force!

[Ghost Plane]

Have you asked Ron of Main Street Pens?

[TXKat]

I will give him a shout, thank you!

[Vintagepens]

Not worth putting any money into that pen, sorry to say.

The celluloid is starting to deteriorate at the top of the cap.

If you do find a clip, labor cost to replace it would run a good five times the pen's purchase price, and more than the cost of getting an intact pen of the same model, fully restored and ready to write.

 

If you want a user, go ahead and use it (though the nib is clearly bent from the photo, with misalignment of the tines, so I don't know how it will write). If you need a clip, best bet is to get a slip-on one.

[TXKat]

Well, (bleep)! I'd like to work on straightening the nib, the heck with the cap. It's not bad as is, so fixed might be good!!

 

Thanks for saving me time and money!!