CIRCA 1927 WATERMAN #52 RED RIPPLE 14K F-BBB FLEX NIB FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this Gorgeous Restored Circa 1927 Waterman #52 Red Ripple Hard Rubber Fountain Pen fitted with a 14K fully flexible nib. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, a new sac added, put back together, and is now back in wonderful writing condition. 

Ultrasonically cleaned the NIB, feed, and section. Hand-cleaned the inside of the barrel and cap with mineral oil. I have cleaned, buffed, and polished the outside of the cap and barrel. Replaced the old rubber sac with a new rubber sac. Hand polished the 18K Gold Filled Cap Banding, Gold Filled Waterman Clip, Gold Filled Lever Box Assembly along with the Waterman 14K #2 nib.

This fountain pen is made from hard rubber in the Red Ripple pattern. The coloring is gorgeous displaying deep red and black coloring. The lever box assembly is crisp and clean with "IDEAL" on the lever easily seen with the naked eye - there is the ever-so-slightest wear above and below the Ideal Globe logo on the arm. The Waterman Ideal Clip displays a slight bit of wear on the high point on the ball of the clip. The gold-filled cap banding has some upper cap band edge wear but is polished to a bright shine. The Waterman 52 barrel has a light imprint at the center of the barrel that reads, "WATERMAN'S REG. U.S. IDEAL GLOBE LOGO PAT. OFF. FOUNTAIN PEN". The butt end of the fountain pen has a crisp number "52" imprint. The threads on the cap and barrel are excellent with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. There are no monograms or personalization to either 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 5/8" posted. 

The lever box assembly has been cleaned and oiled. I have tested the lever filling systems with water and works flawlessly and as it was originally intended to. 

This Waterman has a 14K Gold WATERMAN IDEAL #2 Flex Nib. The iridium tipping is in excellent condition with the point measuring .60mm when measured with digital calipers - a medium nib point. When writing the sample in the listing images, the NIB writes with a Fine to Triple Broad stroke/line variation. The fine line measures roughly .52mm with light pressure on the horizontal strokes and the triple broad strokes measure 1.86mm with normal to medium pressure when measured with digital calipers. 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 Ink.

This antique Waterman #52 Red Ripple Hard Rubber Fountain Pen has a wonderful Flex Nib that collectors desire. I would consider the condition, color, trim, and nib of this fountain pen to grade in Very Fine to Very Fine+ condition. Waterman 52 Red Ripple examples, like this one, do not come up very often. This Waterman #52 Fountain Pen is ready to write or just add it to your writing arsenal collection.

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