Can Anyone Help Me Identify This 30's Wahl Eversharp fountain pen?

[tamas]

I'd had this pen in my drawer for a while, waiting for the moment when I'd come across one just like it. I searched for it several times, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Please, anyone who knows what type of pen, help me!

 

[Wahl]

Reminds me of the Wahl MTL Flamme with soldier clip, from 1922, but these were in hard rubber, while yours is clearly Pyrolin, nib is probably a later replacement.

 

I´m sure someone more knowledgeable than me will drop in.

[tamas]

It is perhaps also important to note that the caption on the clip reads MADE IN CHICAGO (this was just left off the photo)

[Paul-in-SF]

I believe that's called a "tulip" clip, due to the shape of the place where it attaches to the cap crown.

 

In Richard Binder's slim Wahl-Eversharp volume, he shows a pen that looks a lot like yours (2 cap rings, tulip clip, lever filler, different color plastic) that he calls the No. 62 PRC Tulip-Clip. It's from the late 20's to the early 30's. I suspect you'll have more luck searching on Tulip Clip than on that sort of model name. Those clips are generally very desirable to collectors. 

 

I agree that the nib is probably from a later pen, but those are very nice semi-flex nibs. Signature nibs were designed, I believe, to add a little flexy flair to your signature. 

 

I'm not clear (not that it's any of my business) why you need to find another one before you can use this one -- do you need parts to repair it or something? 

[joss]

These Wahl pens with "tulip" clip (which is a collector's term, Wahl called it "soldier clip") appeared in late 1926 in black. More colours were available in 1927 as can be seen in this 1927 pamphlet from the PCA library. It shows a Coral Red and Royal Blue version but the text states that the pens were available in 7 "most popular" colours. The Black & Pearl colour of your pen is not shown in this pamphlet, nor in the 1928 catalog but it is mentioned in this 1928 Italian advertisement (from the Wahl-Eversharp history on Fountainpen.it).

 

I learned from Syd Saperstein (Wahlnut on this forum) that the Wahl pens with tulip clip were entry level student pens.

[tamas]

11 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

I believe that's called a "tulip" clip, due to the shape of the place where it attaches to the cap crown.

 

In Richard Binder's slim Wahl-Eversharp volume, he shows a pen that looks a lot like yours (2 cap rings, tulip clip, lever filler, different color plastic) that he calls the No. 62 PRC Tulip-Clip. It's from the late 20's to the early 30's. I suspect you'll have more luck searching on Tulip Clip than on that sort of model name. Those clips are generally very desirable to collectors. 

 

I agree that the nib is probably from a later pen, but those are very nice semi-flex nibs. Signature nibs were designed, I believe, to add a little flexy flair to your signature. 

 

I'm not clear (not that it's any of my business) why you need to find another one before you can use this one -- do you need parts to repair it or something? 

Thank you for the information! Sorry for the misunderstanding, but I wasn't looking for another pen on the internet, I was looking for the name of the pen and when it was manufactured. This one pen is enough for me, it writes nicely, everything is fine with it.

[tamas]

11 hours ago, joss said:

These Wahl pens with "tulip" clip (which is a collector's term, Wahl called it "soldier clip") appeared in late 1926 in black. More colours were available in 1927 as can be seen in this 1927 pamphlet from the PCA library. It shows a Coral Red and Royal Blue version but the text states that the pens were available in 7 "most popular" colours. The Black & Pearl colour of your pen is not shown in this pamphlet, nor in the 1928 catalog but it is mentioned in this 1928 Italian advertisement (from the Wahl-Eversharp history on Fountainpen.it).

 

I learned from Syd Saperstein (Wahlnut on this forum) that the Wahl pens with tulip clip were entry level student pens.

Dear Joss, I am very grateful for your help! Unfortunately, google didn't get me this far, but the magic word "tulip" brought me the results. Message for the next generation: anyone who wants to restore one of these pens should open it very carefully, as it starts easily but is quite difficult to take apart.

[Wahl]

"Tulip clip", interesting term, Andreas Lambrou calls it "solder clip".

 

You learn something every day in this forum 👌

 

An interesting pen anyway.

[bunnspecial]

I have one of these in jade green celluloid. Nice and really attractive little pen, even if it is a bit small for my liking.

 

I've had a few of these "signature" nibs. The closest(possibly better known) analogue to them would IMO be a 50s Pelikan B nib-they're slightly springy, somewhat stubby nibs. Really a treat to use if you like stub Bs in any form(you'll still find a similar grind on a modern MB 149) and especially if you appreciate just a touch of flex. They're not the most flexible nibs Wahl made but it's there when you want it.