CIRCA 1927 WATERMAN #52 RED RIPPLE FOUNTAIN PEN F-BBB FLEX NIB 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 with Flex Nib. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, put back together, and is now in superb writing condition.

I have ultrasonically cleaned the NIB, feed, and section. Hand-cleaned the inside of the barrel and cap with mineral oil. I have cleaned and polished the outside of the cap and barrel. Replaced the old rubber sac with a new silicone sac. Hand polished the 18K Gold Filled Cap Banding, Gold Filled Waterman Clip, Gold Filled Lever Box Assembly along with the Waterman 14K #4 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 some gold fill wear on the center of the arm. The Waterman Ideal Clip displays sight wear on the high point of the ball of the clip. The gold-filled cap banding display minor wear along the top edging. All of the trim has been polished to a bright shine once again. This Waterman 52 barrel has a clean and crisp 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 shows a nearly non-existent "52" imprint and can only be seen under magnification in the right lighting. 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 and box assembly has been cleaned and greased. I have tested the lever filling system with water and it works flawlessly 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 .80mm 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 .49mm with light pressure on the horizontal strokes and the triple broad strokes measure 2.15mm 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 Montblanc 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 of this fountain pen to grade in Very Fine to Excellent condition. This Waterman #52 Fountain Pen is in ready-to-write condition or just add it to your writing arsenal collection.

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