Le Lady -- Can't find much info on it. Can you pls confirm ID?

[Shannon]

HI there.  Recently purchased this nice little pen, but can't find much info on it.  Was told it's a Le Lady?  Would love confirmation on it.  

It has an interesting "converter" that's a push filler with a sac (luckily still seems in good repair).  Also -- the very end of the body unscrews and comes off....Not sure why?

Basically -- I'm stumped!  

[Mr.Rene]

Greetings!,

I only know your pen takes old cartridges and converter called "C/F".The C/F filler system is descontinued by Waterman and now Waterman pens take  standard european cartridge and converter. Good luck with your nice fountain pen.

 

[Shannon]

Luckily I have a few C/F cartridges and a couple of C/F converters!

[Timanu]

This lady Alice on Gold plated for a best results, you must use waterman international cardriges. This pen not to be used with a converter… very Nice and daily use pen …Mine was my daily during years 

[amk]

That really is a very nice pen. Waterman had a sweet spot when they took design cues from their golden age pens and brought them up to date, and the Lady series was one result. What a nice acquisition for your collection! real lustre to that gold.

[PithyProlix]

I have (what looks to be) the same pen with an 18k stub nib, but in brown lacquer. Mine uses the short Waterman cartridges but they are a little loose so I stuffed some pieces of paper napkin into the barrel to press up against the butt on the cartridge so it doesn't come off the feed peg.

 

There are a number of different "lady" Watermans - Lady Agathe, Lady Alice, Lady Anastasia, Lady Charlotte, Lady Elsa, Lady Patricia (any others?). I wish I knew what the differences were ...

[amk]

To help with identification:

 

Lady Agathe - made in vintage celluloid with metal section and gold nib, and come in a cylindrical case made of the same material. (Probably the most expensive even if you find one without the case)

Lady Elsa - made in vintage galalith (warning! does not react nicely with water!)

Lady Charlotte - lacquer finish (the commonest to find)

Lady Patricia - chequerboard finish

Lady Alice - gold/silver plate

Lady Anastasia - similar to Charlotte, but with little vignettes on them

Reve Latin - another series with painted/printed vignettes

[PithyProlix]

1 hour ago, amk said:

To help with identification:

 

Lady Agathe - made in vintage celluloid with metal section and gold nib, and come in a cylindrical case made of the same material. (Probably the most expensive even if you find one without the case)

Lady Elsa - made in vintage galalith (warning! does not react nicely with water!)

Lady Charlotte - lacquer finish (the commonest to find)

Lady Patricia - chequerboard finish

Lady Alice - gold/silver plate

Lady Anastasia - similar to Charlotte, but with little vignettes on them

Reve Latin - another series with painted/printed vignettes

 

Wonderful - much appreciated! 

[Shannon]

On 12/16/2023 at 5:37 AM, amk said:

To help with identification:

 

Lady Agathe - made in vintage celluloid with metal section and gold nib, and come in a cylindrical case made of the same material. (Probably the most expensive even if you find one without the case)

Lady Elsa - made in vintage galalith (warning! does not react nicely with water!)

Lady Charlotte - lacquer finish (the commonest to find)

Lady Patricia - chequerboard finish

Lady Alice - gold/silver plate

Lady Anastasia - similar to Charlotte, but with little vignettes on them

Reve Latin - another series with painted/printed vignettes

 

 

THIS!!!  Thank you!  A wealth of knowledge and exactly what I need.