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    Does anyone have any ideas?? I am thinking it is an eye dropper from the late 1880s.. maybe yes??








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    In the Max Davis and Gary Lehrer Waterman book, your pen resembles number 6 on page 17. They describe it as a "straight holder pen" and date it to circa 1883 to 1908.
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    Default Re: Need help identifying

    Not exactly on topic, but I really like the copper tone pen holder in your pictures. What can you tell us about it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert View Post
    Not exactly on topic, but I really like the copper tone pen holder in your pictures. What can you tell us about it?
    I got it at a pen show in Cambridge. The gentleman is in Scotland, but I don't recall his name. I am sure you can find it. It was about 15GBP or $20.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deb View Post
    In the Max Davis and Gary Lehrer Waterman book, your pen resembles number 6 on page 17. They describe it as a "straight holder pen" and date it to circa 1883 to 1908.
    That is really informative.. thank you. I wish it had a stamp on it to make it easier to identify. Someone else thinks it is a No 2 Spoon Feeder.. but I thought it looked more like the 1884 patent. Just don't know.. I will look for the book!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickler View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Deb View Post
    In the Max Davis and Gary Lehrer Waterman book, your pen resembles number 6 on page 17. They describe it as a "straight holder pen" and date it to circa 1883 to 1908.
    That is really informative.. thank you. I wish it had a stamp on it to make it easier to identify. Someone else thinks it is a No 2 Spoon Feeder.. but I thought it looked more like the 1884 patent. Just don't know.. I will look for the book!
    There are two 1884 Waterman patents, but they apply only to the ink-feeding system, so I'm not sure in what regard you mean that your pen looks like those patents. Note that the feed style itself is called a Spoon Feed by Waterman; your pen has that style feed, which dates it to the early 1900s (the model would not be called a "No. 2 Spoon Feeder"). The cap has either been repaired or it is from a different pen.

    The Waterman book is a poor guide for accurate naming and dating information; it's hit-or-miss, with no citations, making the accuracy of any particular claim impossible to verify. I wouldn't rely on it too much.

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