Newest Acquisitions (Virtual "Show & Tell") ~ part 544

Hot on the heels of his two previous reviews, here's another write up sent in by Christopher! (thanks again for all the pen reviews, Christopher :)

(photo courtesy of Christopher ~ please click on image to enlarge)

Christopher writes:

"I have always been a great admirer of the vintage Waterman pens, whether a product before the Great War or one produced by the company near the end of the 1930s, regardless of Circa, they all are well worth having to enjoy. This particular number is a late 1930s Waterman's 94, a model that was well designed to sit perfectly in the hand for long periods of writing. Shorter but with a wider girth, the 94 was introduced in 1927/28 but stood the test of time to be discontinued by the Waterman Company at the end of the second World War. 

So, let's start off with the finish on this fine writing instrument. I would have to say it is a black and pearl with a thin red veined accent to accentuate the finish. The fittings that perfectly complement are a high gloss steel. This pen has a matching typical boxed Waterman lever filler that responsibly fills the interior ink sack impressively with only several strokes. The grip that sits atop the barrel is quite substantial and secures both a fine working Waterman feed and a spectacular Waterman Idea No.5, 14K Gold nib. This is not the sized nib that one would in fact expect in a Waterman 94, since that last numeral usually denotes the nib size in this case which should be a number 4. But I have seen a few other late 94s sporting number 5 nibs, so I note this as a blessing. This is a Canadian Waterman product in difference to the US version which seems to be more faithful to the number 4 size nib. The cap has sort of a thin stacked coins topping, which is very attractive as is the tapered flat ball ended clip. This clip is also chased just to add a finishing touch. At the other end of the pen, the barrel at its end is inscribed with the Waterman number coding for the model of 94. As for further dimensions, this pen posts at a full 6 inches. but caps back to 5 inches. Admittedly, I could not be more pleased to welcome this superb writing instrument into my vintage pen collection and I know it will see use regularly."