Does anyone have any ideas?? I am thinking it is an eye dropper from the late 1880s.. maybe yes??
Does anyone have any ideas?? I am thinking it is an eye dropper from the late 1880s.. maybe yes??
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.
Not exactly on topic, but I really like the copper tone pen holder in your pictures. What can you tell us about it?
Robert (July 1st, 2017)
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.
--Daniel
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