C1917 WATERMAN #52 GOLD FILLED BARREL OVERLAY FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED EXCELLENT

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this restored Circa 1917 Waterman #52 Fountain Pen with the uncommon 18K Gold Filled Barrel Smooth Overlay. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, and put back together and now is in wonderful writing condition.

This Waterman 52 is made from hard rubber in the smooth Black ebonite or hard rubber with an 18K Gold Filled Smooth Overlay. The 18K Gold Filled Overlay is in near perfect condition with no wear no dings, or dents. The fountain barrel end has very light imprints that read, "WATERMAN'S PAT. OFF. REG US FOUNTAIN PEN ". The butt end of the fountain pen has a clean and crisp imprint "52". The threads on the cap and barrel are excellent with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. There are no monograms or personalizations on the cap or barrel. There are no cracks or repairs to the hard rubber. This Waterman 52 measures 5 3/8" in length capped and 6 3/4" posted.

This Waterman 52 has the 18K Gold Filled Clip and Leverbox. The lever and box assembly are in excellent condition. The Globe and Ideal imprint on the lever is crisp and clean, with no brassing/wear. The clip displays no wear. The 18K Gold Filled Overlay displays no wear. All the trim has been polished to shine brightly and are all in wonderful condition. I have ultrasonically cleaned the NIB, feed, and section. Hand cleaned the inside of the barrel and cap with mineral oil. Cleaned and polished the outside of the cap and barrel. Replaced the old rubber sac with a new sac.

The lever and box assembly have been cleaned and oiled. It works flawlessly and smoothly. I have tested the filling mechanism with water and fills wonderfully.

The NIB is the 14K #2 Waterman Ideal New York Nib. When measuring the actual iridium tip of the NIB, it measures at .68mm when measured with digital calipers, a Medium point. When writing the sample in the listing images, the NIB writes with a Fine line measuring roughly .41mm with very light pressure on horizontal strokes and flexes up to a Triple Broad stroke of 1.99mm with medium to firm pressure when measuring with digital calipers. The nib has excellent responsiveness and writes smoothly. The writing sample provided was done with the actual pen in the images that are listed for sale. The writing sample was used by dipping the NIB in Parker Quink Blue-Black Ink.

This antique Waterman #52 Fountain Pen with the 18K Gold Filled Overlay is a very uncommon example and one of the cleanest examples that you will ever find. I would grade this fountain pen in Excellent+ Condition. It is a very pristine example and is in ready to write condition or add it to your writing arsenal collection.

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