djohannsen

My recollection from looking through early catalogues is the distinction between "chased" and "fully chased," the former meaning a chased barrel and plain cap (very common on, say, early Moore's safety pens) and the latter meaning chasing on both barrel and cap.  First, an ill-defined question:  Do we know what companies commonly sold pens with plain caps and chased barrels?  Much specific (and motivated by ulterior purposes):  Did Waterman's ever mix plain caps and chased barrels?

The reason that I ask is curiosity about a pen that I've had for years (a real sorry looking example, but a tremendous writer), a Waterman's safety.  The pen has chased barrel and plain cap.  I've always just assumed that it was a mismatch that had been cobbled together at some point in the pen's life.  Now that I recall the old catalogues that I've seen, it makes me wonder if Waterman's ever paired plain caps with chased barrels.  Do we have any evidence in either direction on this question?

Thank you for any information.

Dave

I'm sorry to ask such silly questions, but Sheaffer pens of the 1940s is waaay outside my wheelhouse.  Anyway, I have a user-grade pen, that I think is a Sheaffer Crest.  What I find confusing, though, is the absence fo any white dot.  Certainly there is neither dot on the barrel end nor on the barrel above the lever (and I think this pen too late for the wandering white dot), and no indication that there was ever a white dot on the (now quite blunted) barrel end nor above the clip.  So, is this a Franken-pen?  Given the fact that the cap threads are not at the barrel end, it's a later barrel.  Given the pocket clip, it's a later cap.  So, what's up?  I would appreciate any nuggets.

(By the way, the photo makes the nib look mangled; it's not.  In fact, it's a nice writer.)

I've been carrying a modern Kaweco Sport for a while now (so easy to toss into trouser pocket or backpack).  Well, I'm finding that I would like ot know more about Kaweco - don't they date from the 1920s?  So, can anyone point me to any books or web resources where I could get a basic appreciation of Kaweco and learn something of the company's history?  I realize that their pens are not Pelikan, but think that they might have some collectability?  Right now, I'm a completely blank slate, having always collected American makers, so anything would be a help.  Thanks for any pointers.

Dave