Love bringing some life back into an old pen.
This is an old fountain pen I got as a pair (it came with a gold filled pencil branded "Wahl Ever Sharp" with the space in between Ever and Sharp), both marked 1/8 14K Gold Filled. The patent date on both cap and body is marked 1904 (July 5th on the cap, January 25th on the body).
The fountain pen needed to be cleaned, old rubber sac removed and cleaned up inside, and soaked the nib and feed of any old ink and crud, polished up the gold a little that was still on the pen. Then I ordered and installed a new #14 sized sac, and a little rosin sealant around the grip to keep it firm in the barrel.
Tuned the nib for alignment and flow. It's a 14K "Eversharp 2 Signature" nib that's got a little semi-flex to it (pretty easy flex from EF to about medium/broad).
Got it inked up with some Montblanc Irish Green.
Capped next to my mid-1920s Wahl #2.
Inked with Montblanc Irish green on a Rhodia No.12 Pad.
After cleaning and disassembly, shown with the previous dried/hardened sac, before the #14 sac arrived in the mail.
The other pens I got on the same day as the gold filled ones. Also showing the pencil it came with.
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