Vintage WATERMAN IDEAL Patricia Patrician Cream Onyx Vein Art - Deco Fountain Pen
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VINTAGE WATERMAN'S IDEAL PATRICIA
FOUNTAIN PEN
~ Art-Deco Pattern on Capband & Pocket Clip ~
~ Gold Plate Flat Cap Top ~
~ Stunning Cream Onyx Red Veined Marble ~
~ Lever Filling ~ a Waterman 14ct Solid Gold Nib ~ Circa 1930s ~
~ New Ink Sac Fitted ~ Serviced ~ Nice Overall Condition ~
SUMMARYModel:Waterman's IDEAL Patricia - USAColour:Cream onyx red veined marbleOverall Length:4-1/4 InchesDate Manufactured:Circa 1950sFiller Type:LeverRestoration:Th...e pen has been conservatively serviced, polished and tested for full functionality. Stunning color with only minor discoloration darkened on the cap. Some wears due to age
THE CAPMaterial:Cream red veined marbleTrim Pattern:Gold plate trim; Single gold art-deco capband; Polished Pocket Clip:Gold art-deco pocket clipTHE NIBMaterial:14ct Solid GoldGrade:FineFlexibility:ManifoldImprint:Reads 'MANIFOLD WATERMAN'S IDEAL REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'Condition:Iridium tip intact writes smooth line THE BARRELImprint:Reads 'WATERMAN'S REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. MADE IN U.S.A. FOUNTAIN PEN' End Jewel:N/A
STORY >The Waterman Pen Company was established in 1883 in New York City by Lewis Waterman. Waterman's improvement on basic pen design and aggressive marketing played a vital role in making the fountain pen a mass-market object. The essential novelty of Waterman's first fountain pens was the feed, for which his first pen-related patent was granted in 1884. By 1899, Lewis Waterman opened a factory in Montreal was was offering a variety of designs. Waterman's opened subsidiaries in Europe to meet international demand. A Waterman Fountain pen won the Medal of Excellence at the 1900 Paris World Exposition. In 1901, upon Waterman's death, his nephew took the business overseas and increased sales to 350, 000 pens per year. Waterman began its conversion from hard rubber to celluloid in 1929 with the introduction of the Patrician, pen of classic art deco design. The delayed switch to plastic, together with other reasons, caused Waterman lost ground slowly during the depression years of the 1930s. Patrician offered during the period was a marketing failure, and thus making Patrician one of the rarest and most avidly-sought pens now. Most of the parts on these pens are unique to this line of pens. This makes this Patrician even more collectible.
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