1940s Waterman Stalwart and Starlet $150 US EACH
Hello there. Welcome to Inkquiring Minds. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video.
Today on the slab, ready to be resurrected to the land of the living and the writing, are these two Waterman fountain pens. Both made in Canada. One in this ivory celluloid and one in this beautiful blue celluloid. These pens were donated to my channel by my pen pal John, who has been going through his extensive pen collection and passing on several pens, parts and so forth to me to see if there's anything of interest to restore. So, thank you, John, for all these different parts. There are some treasures in there.
And these were the two nicest pens that were in that pen bag, and John's anxious to see me restore these pens. So, I'm going to do both of them today, trying to identify them. Again, I mentioned they're both made in Canada, but the one with the two cap rings and the short military clip and it's a little bit longer than the other one. This one is what I believe is a stalwart. They called them Stalwarts. There's some naming confusion between the uh Watermans made in Canada and Montreal and the ones that were made in the United States. These are circa 1940s, mid40s to early 50s, something like that. They're both lever fillers. And a Stalwart in Canada is a little bit different than a Stalwart made in the United States. I think it's very confusing. But this one has a single cap band, is smaller in size, and has a standard-size clip. And I believe this one was called the Starlet in Canada. So that's what I'm going to call them.
THOUGHTS
So, what are my thoughts on these resurrections? I couldn’t be more pleased with how both pens turned out. These were beautiful pens back in the 1940s, and they’re just as beautiful now. The striated celluloid is deep and lustrous, and I’m particularly pleased with the ivory stalwart. It’s like a brain teaser because it was in such rough shape. All the gold was gone from the top, but look at how polished the copper is now. I thought the gold was completely off the cap bands, but it turns out it’s gold. When the pen was dull and scratched, the discoloration made it look stained and old, but now I think it’s a feature. The orange and ivory banding is really lovely. The honey-coloured barrel is also quite lovely. However, I’m most impressed with the nib. It was ugly and bent beyond recognition, but I brought it back to life, and it’s now as smooth as glass. It’s a beautiful pen.
This little starlet in the galaxy blue is also stunning. It has a surprising red ebonite feed and amazing flex. It’s a vintage, beautiful flex writer.
Thanks to John Summers for providing these pens for restoration and donation to my channel. You’re very generous, John, and I appreciate it.
If you’d like to purchase either or both of these pens, I’m selling them both for $150 US each, plus shipping. Drop me an email at inkquiringminds@gmail.com with your name and address so I can get you a shipping quote and instructions on how to pay using PayPal.
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