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[david i]

Picked up a terrific pen at the LA Pen SHow Feb 2011.

I've often noted that while "big and glitzy" (eg. the Waterman #20 Mottled about which I recently posted) tend to catch the eye of collectors, the subtle and esoteric stuff tends to float the boat of those of us who've made it through the "big and glitzy" phase.

This one was resting on the first table I visited Thursday morning. Near mint in box, it is a Gold Bond fountain pen from the late 1930's, with plenty of Montgomery Ward paperwork (Gold Bond was sold by that department store chain). However, this wasn't just any old Gold Bond. It has elements that scream a "connection". Does this pen remind you of anything? It is the first of this particular model I've seen in GB. Do look and comment. I'll post more tidbits on it later, if the info has not been provided by others before I get to it. I will note this pen touches on a theme I enjoy, a notion that has been discussed in some of our longest threads. This is a "happy David" pen, one of probably 5-6 to stay in my personal collection among the 210 acquired at the LA Show. We'll likely move this thread to a maker-specific forum in time, but for now it certainly fits the "Post Your Pen Finds" category.

regards

david

[Chris Chalmers]

You have done it again David!!!

What wonderful celluloid - and that nib is to die for! Ink view window too - and in such pristine condition.
Now please tell me, is that going into your 'retirement fund' or on your sales site???
Hugs,
Chris

[Don Lavin]

Picked up a terrific pen at the LA Pen SHow Feb 2011.

I've often noted that while "big and glitzy" (eg. the Waterman #20 Mottled about which I recently posted) tend to catch the eye of collectors, the subtle and esoteric stuff tends to float the boat of those of us who've made it through the "big and glitzy" phase.

This one was resting on the first table I visited Thursday morning. Near mint in box, it is a Gold Bond fountain pen from the late 1930's, with plenty of Montgomery Ward paperwork (Gold Bond was sold by that department store chain). However, this wasn't just any old Gold Bond. It has elements that scream a "connection". Does this pen remind you of anything? It is the first of this particular model I've seen in GB. Do look and comment. I'll post more tidbits on it later, if the info has not been provided by others before I get to it. I will note this pen touches on a theme I enjoy, a notion that has been discussed in some of our longest threads. This is a "happy David" pen, one of probably 5-6 to stay in my personal collection among the 210 acquired at the LA Show. We'll likely move this thread to a maker-specific forum in time, but for now it certainly fits the "Post Your Pen Finds" category.



regards

david

Hi David. Looks like you had a great show. So what is with this pen? Waterman stock marked with the Waterman 32A and with a late model Waterman clip? Interesting.

[david i]

Hi David. Looks like you had a great show. So what is with this pen? Waterman stock marked with the Waterman 32A and with a late model Waterman clip? Interesting.

Hi Don,

Yep. Fun show. The pen falls into the "re-badged" category, such as the Diamond Medal Vac-Fil (Sears) that really is Parker Vacumatic at heart. This pen is a Waterman; it has Waterman clip (sans imprint), lever, color, shape, even "32A" on butt-- the late 1930's Wateramans of this type carried either "32-A" or "Thoroughbred" stamps.

This pen of course has Gold Bond Markings and a wide cap-band not found on Waterman pens, proper. The obvious hypothesis is that just as Sears jobbed out Diamond Medal pens (in the mid 1930's to Parker), so to did Montgomery Ward have major manufacturers produce pens for it.

I have a Gold Bond "Lady Patrician" as well. Own it in black and in "platinum" iirc, and have seen (and maybe shot) one in a Cathay type color. Notice the lever and clip

And, of course, then there are the Gold Bond pens made by.... WAHL.

regards

David

[ToasterPastry]

Yup. I have that same Gold Bond pen in blue. Someone put "Waterman" on it.