Waterman Retractable Guilloché Fountain Pen 14K Gold Nib Vintage 1900 Date For Sale

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A pen with two dates written on it: on the golden barrel, under the band of very fine guilloche, 24-5-1941 and 28-7-1941 are hand-engraved. The gold-plated body and cap alternate a network of microscopic lines with wavy bands that capture the light with every movement. A Waterman with her own personal story, yet to be read.

✒︎ Original nib 14 karat gold F tip, engraved Waterman's Ideal Reg. US Pat. Off.

✍️ Ready to write

🥇 Gold plated body and cap

🛠️ Very fine mesh guilloche decorations, alternating with wavy bands

🏹 Flat sheet clip with shaped end

🔄 Screw cap

⚙️ Retractable mechanism with retractable nib

⚫ Black ebonite terminal

🔍 Engravings on the barrel: 24-5-1941 and 28-7-1941, as well as the WATERMAN'S brand with globe and letter W

↔️ Length 12cm (4.7 inches)

💎 Vintage collectible model: Waterman's Ideal 42

🔍 Conservative state as photo

🇺🇸 United States of America

⏳ Vintage 1900

🎁 Complete with hard case 

🗞️ An era of ink and genius: Two dates engraved by hand, one above the other, in black on gold: 24-5-1941 and 28-7-1941. We don't know who wanted them or why: they could mark an anniversary, a gift, an oath or a farewell, and the pen doesn't reveal it. What the numbers say with certainty is that in 1941 this Waterman already existed and was precious enough to deserve an engraving: with over thirty years of life, it was still chosen to preserve a memory.

The calendar instead tells what was happening in the world. On May 24, 1941, in the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British cruiser HMS Hood, losing almost all of its crew. At the end of July 1941, Japanese troops entered southern French Indochina, a step that would pave the way for the events of December. They are documented historical backgrounds, not a biography of the pen: we leave the pleasure of imagining the life of the person who carried it to those who choose it.

The gold-plated body is guilloche-worked with a pattern of very fine criss-cross lines, interrupted by wave bands that run along the barrel and screw cap. The flat plate clip closes the cap with a clean line, while the black ebonite terminal and the retractable nib show the retractable mechanism, typical of Waterman safety devices. The original 14 carat gold nib, with F tip and the classic heart-shaped hole, is engraved with Waterman's Ideal Reg. US Pat. Off., and is ready to write with a fine and decisive line.

It is a pen that combines ingenious mechanics, decorative goldsmithing and the charm of a personal dedication left on the barrel: a collector's item, to give as a gift or to keep on your desk, which rarely reappears with such legible dated engravings.

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The calendar instead tells what was happening in the world. On May 24, 1941, in the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sank the British cruiser HMS Hood, losing almost all of its crew. At the end of July 1941, Japanese troops entered southern French Indochina, a step that would pave the way for the events of December. They are documented historical backgrounds, not a biography of the pen: we leave the pleasure of imagining the life of the person who carried it to those who choose it. The gold-plated body is guilloche-worked with a pattern of very fine criss-cross lines, interrupted by wave bands that run along the barrel and screw cap. The flat plate clip closes the cap with a clean line, while the black ebonite terminal and the retractable nib show the retractable mechanism, t