WATERMAN No. 420 Black Hard Rubber Fountain Pen with Sterling Silver Filigree

(BHR) Fountain Pen with Sterling Silver Filigree, Early 1910s. 420 black hard rubber fountain pen with sterling silver Art Nouveau filigree. A very large and impressive instrument. He number 20 is the biggest pen ever made by Waterman. The nib is also the biggest Waterman nib. A really stunning pen. The “4” is Waterman’s code for silver overlay pens. It is said that due to the pen’s massive size and attendant expense it was only available as a special order. 420 is a legendary Grail for collectors of early American eyedroppers. The pen is fitted with a slip-on type cap and has a shoulder-less section. Filigree engraved WATERMAN’S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN / STERLING /. Dewitt Miller, ” endpiece marked “20. The top cap shows some dings. Sterling Silver Clip marked Clip – Cap Ideal Pat. Large gold heart-vent nib engraved Waterman’s / IDEAL / New York / No. 10 (need new iridium). Matching black hard rubber feed. 168mm long, 20mm wide at base of cap. Excellent condition (normal signs of time, some minor scratches), crisp imprints. The Author says “The largest, most desirable and rarest of the standard production filigree pens, this eye-dropper filler is known in only about four examples worldwide”. Fountain Pens of the World. (“Only [one] example known”). Waterman Past and Present (The First Six Decades). Max Davis & Gary Lehrer, p. 30 (smallest and largest pens). The book shows a Waterman 420 in Black hard rubber next to a 20 in BHR and a 20S Prohibition Pen. Waterman, 125 ans dexpérience. 31 (Waterman #20 BHR) and p. 42 (Waterman 20 S Prohibition Pen). Fountain pens and pencils. The golden age of writing instruments. George Fischler Stuart Schneider, p. 26 shows three Waterman 20 and namely: red ripple hard rubber, cardinal red hard rubber, red & black mottled hard rubber. 45 shows #415 & #418 in black and red hard rubber. We use only high quality materials such as double wall cardboard boxes, extra large buble wrap, polypropylene packaging tape, pvc pipe with high resistance. We are at your disposal for any further information. We usually reply e-mails within the same day, but please allow do bear in mind that our time zone differences might cause a slight delay. The item “WATERMAN No. 420 Black Hard Rubber Fountain Pen with Sterling Silver Filigree” is in sale since Wednesday, January 10, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Pens\Fountain Pens\Waterman”. The seller is “erfobay” and is located in Paris. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Pen Type: Fountain
• Brand: Waterman
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Tags: black, filigree, fountain, hard, rubber, silver, sterling, waterman