A Prize From The L A Pen Show

[sidthecat]

My specialty seems to be buying filthy, battered pens and keeping nibmeisters in provender.

This one was lurking in a case next to something that turned out to be a very tarnished Mabie Todd. I bought that one, too, but that's another forum. It's a 452 1/2 V with a pattern I've never seen before, but it had a bad crack at the barrel end which my jeweler has skillfully repaired. Perhaps someone knows what this pattern's called?

Pictures below:

 

Edited February 24, 2017 by sidthecat

[PenBuyer1796]

Barleycorn, hard to find on Waterman lever fillers as IIRC this was an export pattern. Lever is incorrect 1930's era, should be replaced with nickle trim globe lever.

Edited February 24, 2017 by PenBuyer1796

[amberleadavis]

Well, I think that's a beauty.

[gweimer1]

I love that!

[Xof72000]

Nice one !

I'm not sure the lever is genuine, however.

[sidthecat]

I think several generations of jewelers have worked to keep this pen going. The business end is a stunner, though.

 

Of course, the innards need help. Perhaps Mr. Minuskin can swap out the lever for a correct one.

Edited February 24, 2017 by sidthecat

[pen tom]

Wow, nice. I've never seen one in this pattern.

 

You can see that the lever is not correct by the rounded space for a rounded Ideal lever

 

Congratulations on the nice find. At pen shows I should spend more time looking thru those boxes of "misc" pens. Every now and then you find something real nice

[sidthecat]

It's one of the most reliable writers in my rotation. I'm glad I spent the time and money on it.

[mitto]

Quite a nice find.

[Brian-McQueen]

Nice pen. I'm not so sure the lever is incorrect. True, most people would expect to see a "globe" lever in there since the opening is round, but we often try to "correct" pens and end up making them wrong. It's very possible that it came with this lever originally.

[purplepen]

Nice handwriting too !