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Tibaldi Infrangible

late 1930s

This Tibaldi Infrangible was from a period of transition in Tibaldi pens from lever-fillers to button fillers and the full adoption of celluloid styling. This Infrangible (means “unbreakable”, a branding term used often by Italian pen makers then), a mid-level pen from the later 1930s, is marbled brown with silver flecks and bars. It is an attractive pen, in nickel plated trim and a bright yellow imprint. The cap is stepped, in nickel with a black jewel on top. The base of the barrel is black, giving the appearance of having a blind cap. At 12cm capped, it is full-sized, and fits very nicely in the hand. The clip is rectangular, with full-length vertical ridging; it shows a bit of pitting but is attractive. The three cap rings and lever are clean and intact. This pen’s nib is a Morans, another Italian pen manufacturer; it is long-tined, delicate, and writes a fine to medium line with good shading. A very nice, affordable example of Italian workmanship.

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Price: $220 $200

Wahl Miniature

1920s

Throughout the 1920s, Wahl produced elegant solid gold and gold-filled pens of all sizes, from full length/full girth to miniature. This pen is one of the Miniatures, Wahl’s name for them. It’s a touch longer than 3″ (8cm) and .3″ (.8cm) wide just below the cap. This is a pen that needs to be posted to not disappear in the writer’s hand, but it is well-balanced and writes very well! The gold overlay is nearly flawless, in Wahl’s Grecian pattern. The imprint just below the crown is complete and easily read with magnification. The best part, though, is the nib: Wahl’s size 0 nib, it writes with substantial flex, and is smooth and wet. This pen demands a silk thread to hold it around the writer’s neck; it’s both a wonderful curiousity and a great writer.

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Price: $115 SOLD

Waterman Le Man 100

1983-86

This is a very nice example of a Man 100, in black resin. It is a substantial, but not overly large pen, 14.3cm long and 1.3cm wide just below the cap edge. This one is from the mid-1980s and received generally light use. Although there are no significant scratches, it does show a little bit of micro-wear under close inspection. The 18K nib writes a smooth, firm fine line. The friction fit cap is quite tight, making this a very safe pen to carry in a jacket pocket or bag. This pen likes wetter inks, can run a little dry with dryer inks. It is an elegant, very solidly made pen that can take years of daily use. It comes with its original box.

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Price: $250 SOLD

Waterman’s 52

late 1910x-1920s

I don’t usually wonder about a particular pen’s history, but how did this otherwise typical Waterman’s 52, imprinted “made in USA”, find its way to a parking lot flea market in Brussels, where I found it in October 2022? It is personalized for J. Driesen; was he a WWI soldier or member of the peace efforts that brought an end to WWI?
The pen is a typical 52: black hard rubber, discolored except under the cap. Overall, discoloration aside, it’s in very nice condition. It carries a silver accommodation clip, which normally replaced a lost clip, but in this unusual case there are no marks where the clip would have been, making this a relatively rare unclipped pen. The clip feels like sterling and has a silver mark, but does not have Ideal or Silverix clip markings. The nib is an Ideal, has some nice flex, writes well, but is not a full flex. It even writes for this overhanded lefty!

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Price: $175

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