CIRCA 1927 WATERMAN RED RIPPLE #7 RED CAP BAND & KEYHOLE NIB FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED NEAR MINT

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this magnificent Circa 1927 Waterman #7 Red Ripple Hard Rubber Fountain Pen fitted with the 14K Gold Red Keyhole NIB. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned and put back together and now is in wonderful writing condition. This Waterman #7 example is extremely clean and I consider it to be in Near Mint condition.

I have ultrasonically cleaned the NIB, feed, and section. Hand cleaned the inside of the barrel and cap. I have cleaned, buffed, and polished the outside of the cap and barrel. Replaced the old rubber sac with a new sac. Hand polished the 18K Gold Filled Cap Banding, Gold Filled Waterman Clip, Gold Filled Lever Box Assembly along with the Waterman 14K Red Keyhole NIB. 

This fountain pen is made from hard rubber in the Red Ripple pattern. The coloring is gorgeous, displaying consistent red and black color. The lever box assembly is clean, displaying no wear on the arm. The Waterman Ideal Clip-Cap Clip displays only a very minor amount of wear on the ball - you can barely see it with magnification. The gold-filled cap banding displays no wear. All of the 18K gold filled trim has been polished to shine brightly once again! The barrel has a crisp and clean imprint at the center of the barrel that reads, "WATERMAN'S REG US IDEAL GLOBE PAT OFF FOUNTAIN PEN". The butt end of the fountain pen has a crisp number "7" imprint. The threads on the cap and barrel are excellent with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The cap has the RED banding and is original. There are no monograms or personalization to either the cap or barrel. There are no cracks, nicks or repairs to the hard rubber. This Waterman #7 measures 5 5/8" in length capped and 7 3/16" posted. 

The lever and box assembly have 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 Red Keyhole Nib Made in the USA. The Red color-coded Waterman Nib is known for being Medium and Flexible when writing and is coveted by collectors. The iridium tipping is in excellent condition with the point measuring .82mm when measured with digital calipers. When writing the sample in the listing images, the NIB writes with a fine line with very light pressure measuring roughly .53mm and will flex upwards to a double broad stroke of 1.51mm with medium to firm pressure when measured with digital calipers. The Nib has excellent responsiveness and writes very 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 Ink. 

This antique Waterman #7 Fountain Pen is in ready to write condition using the incredible semi-flexible and smooth writing NIB. I would consider the condition of this fountain pen to grade in Near Mint condition and certainly one of the cleanest fountain pens I have handled. This Waterman #7 is collector grade and would be an example to add to your writing arsenal collection.

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