Got My First "gold Seal" And Lapis Lazuli Style Pen Today

[KBeezie]

Was really hoping I got the immaculate condition Wahl gold-filled Colonial Ring with a #4 personal point nib too, but someone beat me to that one.

I wasn't able to pin-point this one down to an exact model in the 1929 catalog (and didn't see anything like it in the 1932 catalog), but far as I can tell it's a Personal Point Gold Seal, with a #4 personal point nib, that is a Broad Flexible nib.

Not the brightest example but still looks very pretty to me.

[Mr.Rene]

[PAKMAN]

Beautiful pen! Congrats!

[KBeezie]

Was going to give a writing sample, and after a few lines it starts dripping ink. I fear that the sac may be ruptured or not sealed somewhere on the nipple despite being sold "The pen has been restored and takes a nice fill."

Asking for details on when the restoration was and who did it in hopes of getting it back in working order, I do not see any cracks on the grip or other parts that could contribute to the air displacing the ink from the back.

[inkstainedruth]

That's a pretty pen. I'm just a complete sucker for any vintage pen in that "lapis" color. And a flexible nib as well? SWEEET.

Hopefully it's just a matter of relatively minor repairs so you can actually get it writing.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[KBeezie]

That's a pretty pen. I'm just a complete sucker for any vintage pen in that "lapis" color. And a flexible nib as well? SWEEET.

Hopefully it's just a matter of relatively minor repairs so you can actually get it writing.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Far as I can tell when the personal point unscrewed there were several flakes (mostly caked black ink), guessing when I did a water flush before filling I could have uncemented some of the ink when filling the Waterman Inspired Blue, and maybe somehow air got up in there as if it wasn't screwed in all the way (and wasn't noticeable until some of the old ink became undone). Because as far as I can tell from water rinse , nothing is coming out on the lever/pressure bar side, and I'm not about to risk taking the section off the barrel (good risk if cracking there if I tried, and just need to be patient and see what the seller says in regards to restoration).

 

Edit:

 

 

Best I can tell there's not a leak or ruptured sac, nor cracked section or anything wrong with the personal point threading itself. But rather if the nib/feed was ever repositioned from its original factory setting, the nib tipping and feed may be set too far apart that at certain angles the liquid pools between the gap instead of being controlled by the feed.

 

From what I can tell from other examples, the feed tip is supposed to be much higher up on the nib.

Edited May 5, 2020 by KBeezie

[Wahl]

My Gold Seal

 

[WLSpec]

Gorgeous pen!

[Paul-in-SF]

That is a beautiful pen, especially in that color. And a broad flex nib sounds like pure pleasure.

 

I've never seen the gold seal embedded into the top of the finial like that. Was that a common practice for many of these flat-top pens? I wonder why they didn't put it on the cap below the clip, which is where it is on all of my shorter flat-tops (well, all two of them). I think it looks great there, though. Like a crest.

[KBeezie]

My Gold Seal

 

 

 

Decoband? (Also I need to get a pencil like that , that matches my double-ring)

 

PS: I've pretty much disassembled the pen. The sac is on deaths door (gooey/mushy, and tacky at the section lip that it collapsed and stuck to itself when pulled off)

 

 

 

According to PenSacs.com it's a #20 sac (but usually that site seems to go by the maximum size the barrel can take), wondering if I should just use my #18 Silicone sacs I have.

 

The inside of the barrel seems to have a very thin lining inside that has a heavy patina on it, sharp edge where the section friction fit ends.

[Glenn Atkins]

Weren't some those metal-lined?

 

Glenn

[KBeezie]

Weren't some those metal-lined?

 

Glenn

 

This one is it seems, not sure what kind of metal, and it's only lined up to where the section would be installed (the top lip of the barrel is unlined celluloid where the section is installed)

[KBeezie]

[Lam1]

That's a gorgeous pen. Congratulations!

 

Those metal lined sections can be a bear to open!

[KBeezie]

That's a gorgeous pen. Congratulations!

 

Those metal lined sections can be a bear to open!

 

I've heard that, but apparently only when they're completely lined to the lip of the barrel (which mine is only lined up to where the section is installed), because the corrosion of the aluminum can cause the grip to be stuck/cemented.

[Lam1]

 

I've heard that, but apparently only when they're completely lined to the lip of the barrel (which mine is only lined up to where the section is installed), because the corrosion of the aluminum can cause the grip to be stuck/cemented.

 

Oh, yeah, missed that part about yours not being lined all the way.

I recently struggled with 3 of those metal lined (all desk pens) and one of them, after 6 months trying, I had to give up and file the section out.

 

Again, congrats on a fabulous pen.

[Tasmith]

 

Was really hoping I got the immaculate condition Wahl gold-filled Colonial Ring with a #4 personal point nib too, but someone beat me to that one.

I wasn't able to pin-point this one down to an exact model in the 1929 catalog (and didn't see anything like it in the 1932 catalog), but far as I can tell it's a Personal Point Gold Seal, with a #4 personal point nib, that is a Broad Flexible nib.

Not the brightest example but still looks very pretty to me.

 

Very nice! I like how you used the pens blue with the complementary color orange background.