Waterman is a century-old French pen brand, established by Lewis Edson Waterman (November 20, 1837-May 1, 1901) in 1883. The company produced the first fountain pen, which is one of the few original pens still in operation. Type Pen Company.
Lewis Edson Waterman turned out to be an insurance broker in New York. It is said that when he was signing a contract, he accidentally stained the contract with ink dripped from the pen. And when he redrafted this contract, the business was taken away by his competitors. In order to prevent such things from happening again, he set out to make the world's first fountain pen, and officially obtained the patent in 1884.
In the early years, the Waterman fountain pen was simple in structure and rarely failed. Therefore, it won the gold medal at the Paris International Exposition in 1900 and became synonymous with fountain pens for a while. Records were kept frequently at important historical moments in the early twentieth century, such as the signing of the Potsdam Treaty in 1905, the signing of the peace treaty after the First World War, and the pilot Lin Bai’s first non-landing in 1927, crossing New York and Paris. During the Atlantic Expedition, it was the Waterman pen that accompanied the record of the route.
In its heyday, Waterman had factories in the United States and Europe. This Waterman 512V was made in the United Kingdom. V stands for short pen.
The head office was originally founded in the United States and moved to France after World War II. It is still an important stationery brand in France.
This Waterman 512v test lever inking mechanism, 14K gold nib, has been replaced with a new ink sac, it can work normally
This pen is currently out of print, and it is very rare on the market. It is the best choice for daily use or collection.
An old pen of decades, but the traces on the pen body are very slight, and the output should be in the 1930s
The tip of the pen is soft and smooth, but there is a sweet angle for writing. It takes a little practice to get to the top.
14K gold tip. The thickness of the pen changes obviously, and it should be calligraphy suitable for writing, and the nib can be split.
Collecting pens, but also collecting memories of an era
Truly embodies the style of a European gentleman
Origin/manufacturing method
United Kingdom
