6 replies to this topic

[brando090]

This is one weird frankenpen, i have no idea where to begin.... Supposedly its a 452 (has number on back), but the cap says Selfink, and has some (replaced cap) damage around the clip. The overlay is damaged, and looks rusted, as if it was silver fill or something. What's going on with the pen?

http://cgi.ebay.com/...E:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Dennis Lively]

Like the seller says, it looks like someone tried to make it serviceable by adding a clip w/ solder. It may be able to be reversed with a lot of work. The question is, did they get the overlay so hot that the HR cap underneath warped or outright burned.

[spotted and speckled]

Looks like naybe glue--see the blob above the clip? Plating is horrible and coming off in spots. The nib, if there was a better picture of it, might be it's redeeming factor.

[JonSzanto]

That is just depressing.

[brando090]

Looks like naybe glue--see the blob above the clip? Plating is horrible and coming off in spots. The nib, if there was a better picture of it, might be it's redeeming factor.

It should be sterling, not plated. Im getting a feeling the overlay may not be Waterman, seeing that it looks filled. The seller stated the overlay says Waterman.

[matt]

Looks like naybe glue--see the blob above the clip? Plating is horrible and coming off in spots. The nib, if there was a better picture of it, might be it's redeeming factor.

Could be epoxy...or solder flux that never got cleaned off. Yuck. That's blotchy tarnished sterling, not flaky plating.

Edited by matt, 14 November 2012 - 03:47 AM.

[Procyon]

The overlay is Waterman - no doubt. It is some kind of staining on the silver, not flaking. It would probably clean off fairly easily. The screwed-up clip repair - not so much. Looks like epoxy globbed on the clip to me - probably not easy to remove. What a disaster.