These are the restored pens I currently have that are either gold-filled metal, or has a hard rubber (Ebonite) body (and their companion pencils).
Currently inked is the "Swan Pen" (early 1920s) in the third slot, and the Waterman 55 in the 4th from the right slot. The Platinum Izumo technically counts because it is an Ebonite body and cap, coated in urushi in the tamenuri process.
I'm hoping to one day find a Wahl gold-filled, silver, or hard rubber pen of the length that normally takes their #6 nib. (Largest Wahls I have are the Lapis Lazuli Gold Seal with a #4 Personal Point Flexible Broad, and the Full size Doric with a #4 Personal Point Signature Semiflex Medium).*
Left to Right :
- Wahl 214AW "Checkerboard" Pattern, 1920s, w/ 14K Wahl #0 EF Semi-flex
- Wahl 322AW "Dart" Pattern , 1920s, w/ 14K Wahl #2 EF Manifold ("Stick it to the Floor" Firm as stated in the catalog)
- "Swan Pen" Mabie, Todd & Co NY (U.S.A.) in a Rosette ("Floral") pattern, Early 1920s, 14K Firm #2 EF
- Wahl Gold Filled Pencil, 1920s
- Wahl 431A "Unique/Check" Pattern, 1920s (late?), w/ 14K Wahl #3 Fine nib
- "Banker's Pen", black chased hard rubber, 1910s, coin filler w/ 14K "Banker's" #2 EF Semi-flex
- Conklin Crescent Filler 4P (Pocket), late 1920s, w/ 14K Conklin #4 Flex Fine
- Platinum Izumo Biwatame (tan tamenuri), ~2010+, w/ 18K Platinum President Coarse (BB) nib
- Waterman 55 (Canada) in Dark woodgrain hard rubber, ~1920s, w/ 14K Waterman #5 (Canada) Flex Medium
- Wahl 7202C in "Rosewood" hard rubber, late 1920s, w/ 14K Wahl No.2 Needlepoint Semi-flex
- Wahl Pencil in "Rosewood", Mid to late 1920s
- Shorter Wahl Pencil in Rosewood
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