Well, I acquired this parts stick beauty for a whopping $5.00 this weekend. The flea shop vendor had a cup full of pen parts and crusty old ball points, and a display case with plenty of poorly priced pens (he priced them by cleanliness apparently). This A.A. Waterman was in the former (the cup).
First, it's flaws: The cap is cracked about 1 cm, and the clip is missing (as evidenced by 2 holes .5 cm apart in the middle of the cap).
That's it. No other flaws. the nib is a beautiful 14k gold, and pretty flexy. It writes like a suppose a stub would, and I can tell if that's from age/use or if it was designed that way. It's labeled Modern No.3. The patent dates on the barrel are Dec 1899 and Nov 1903, and other than the name A.A. Waterman, there is no indication that the pen is NOT affiliated with L.E. Waterman. That leads me to believe it's from Arthur Waterman's first pen company that later became Modern Pen Co. (I think...)
Here's my problem. I soaked the pen in tepid water with a little dish soap most of the day yesterday. I was able to remove the nib, but not the feed. It seems as though there's a joint just above the "swollen" bit of the section. But I don't want to force it open. Should I just keep soaking? How hot can these hard rubber pens tolerate? I THINK this might be a twist filler, as there is a hole towards the top of the barrel, but I can't get the (maybe?) blind cap to budge. Looks aside, this pen will be a HECK of a writer if I can get it working... so I don't want to risk hurting it. Any help is appreciated.
And in accordance with NIB policies and procedures.... pics or it didn't happen.
First, it's flaws: The cap is cracked about 1 cm, and the clip is missing (as evidenced by 2 holes .5 cm apart in the middle of the cap).
That's it. No other flaws. the nib is a beautiful 14k gold, and pretty flexy. It writes like a suppose a stub would, and I can tell if that's from age/use or if it was designed that way. It's labeled Modern No.3. The patent dates on the barrel are Dec 1899 and Nov 1903, and other than the name A.A. Waterman, there is no indication that the pen is NOT affiliated with L.E. Waterman. That leads me to believe it's from Arthur Waterman's first pen company that later became Modern Pen Co. (I think...)
Here's my problem. I soaked the pen in tepid water with a little dish soap most of the day yesterday. I was able to remove the nib, but not the feed. It seems as though there's a joint just above the "swollen" bit of the section. But I don't want to force it open. Should I just keep soaking? How hot can these hard rubber pens tolerate? I THINK this might be a twist filler, as there is a hole towards the top of the barrel, but I can't get the (maybe?) blind cap to budge. Looks aside, this pen will be a HECK of a writer if I can get it working... so I don't want to risk hurting it. Any help is appreciated.
And in accordance with NIB policies and procedures.... pics or it didn't happen.
