fountain pen

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

fountain pen

Entry/Object ID

009.004.001

Description

Waterman’s fountain pen, in a flip-lid, fabric-covered metal case. Also included, but not numbered, in a case are a shipping label, a sheet of instructions and information and a guarantee card. b) Transparent dark red plastic fountain pen, with screw-on top, black plastic grip area, gold filing lever and nib stamped “Waterman’s/Hundred/Year Pen.” According to instruction sheet, this is a “single stroke” filling pen. Screw-on top has gold band around opening and gold pocket clip. a) Rectangular metal case with stepped domed lid covered in cream-coloured fine-ribbed rayon faille. Base has matte gold metal step moulded sides and attached base covered with the same fabric. Bottom of base stamped “Made in U.S.A.” Inside of lid has contour-conforming metal liner, covered in cream-coloured wide-ribbed rayon faille that appears to have been treated with a liquid-proofing substance. Printed in black “Waterman’s”. Hinge covered with cream-coloured rayon satin. Base has metal insert covered with same fabric, with a central elastic loop for pen. Under this insert is a card printed on the obverse: “Waterman’s/100 Year/Guarantee [in red]/See other side”. A gold seal with a blue ribbon is affixed and the seal is stamped: “Waterman’s/Hundred/Year Pen”. Reverse details the conditions of the 100 year guarantee and “Date of Purchase May 27 1941/Authorized Dealer Henry Birks/LE Waterman Company, Limited./263 St. James St. West, Montreal, P.Q. ….”. The white paper shipping label printed: “L.E. Waterman Company Limited/’The Pen Shop’/[logo of a line drawing a globe with a superimposed Waterman’s pen]/Montreal, P.Q.” on the left side and on the right is typewritten in indented style and upper case “Mrs J.A. Nunn/Graham Ave./Sidney/B.C.//1991 [perhaps a registration or shipping order number]”. The instruction sheet is printed in blue with line drawings. One Waterman’s continuous feed pencils, information on the different pen points available and addresses of Waterman’s dealers in Canada and the United States. The other side details how to fill the pen and also information on Waterman’s Propel and Repel Pencil. The owner appears to have tried out the pen on this paper and there are three practice signatures for Mrs. Nunn.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gardner, Winnie

Notes

Accession Date: 04-Jan-09 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

fountain pen

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 16, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

May 16, 2025