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Wahl Eversharp Wahl Pen, Gold-Filled Overlay Colonial Pattern, #3 Wahl Noodle nib
Wahl Eversharp Wahl Pen, Gold-Filled Overlay Colonial Pattern, #3 Wahl Noodle nib
📒 History/Provenance
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Absolutely mint Colonial overlay, a pattern made as early as 1917 but officially cataloged from years 1919-1925. (Referenced: Eversharp Cornerstone of an Industry by J. Veley) Often these full overlay pens were used as gifts to accompany jewelry sets and often in matching overlay pen pencil sets for gifting.
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These full overlay pens often have wear or dents on their gold-filled plated but this NOS is in scarcely found mint condition.
🧪 QA & Recommendation
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Superb nib that is a stubbish and would recommend writing with an oblique angle when flex writing for maximum effect. Incredibly great for calligraphy and flourished daily script, very very soft noodle flex nib that spreads to 1.65mm line width with only 200g of pressure (very light). Juicy feed that keeps up perfect, would recommend wetter ink like Waterman's or Parker's Quink (or use Quink as a base to tone with other inks).
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Writing sample is using Pelikan 4001 Royal blue on a 70gsm A5 Rhodia Pad.
🔧 Restoration Commentary
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Mint, boxed, replaced latex sac and lightly shined
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Brand: Wahl-Eversharp
Model: Wahl Pen
Production Year: 1925
Material: Gold Metal Overlay
Trim Color: Gold
Nib Size: 3
Nib Material: 14k gold
Nib Grind: EF
Nib Flexibility: g
Line Variation: - (6.6x)
Pen Length: 110.67
Pen Grip Section:
Restorer: Heron's Mooncake
Restoration Grade: B
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Wahl Eversharp Wahl Pen, Gold-Filled Overlay Colonial Pattern, #3 Wahl Noodle nib
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Appendix for Listing Details
Sweating the details is fundamental to understanding, appreciating, and knowing the peice of history you have in your hands.
All pens are filled and tested, not just dipped in ink, which does not reflect writing characteristics whatsoever.
Line Variation Standard
Different restorers have different standards for line sizing and especially for vintage pens, the printed tipping size will not always be accurate due to repairs/grinds/etc. Please use this as a frame of reference for consistency.
Flexibility Standard
Nib flexibility is such a controversial topic, but there needs to be some level of consistency so please take this table as a frame of reference for my restorations and as someone who is writing in a calligraphic/spencerian style of cursive script. Without objective measurements, flexibility terms such as wet noodle are useless as someone with stronger forearms and grip strength will make even manifold nibs into a wet noodle.
Restoration Ratings
These are guidelines incorporated from various online sources not limited to Reddit, David Nishimura, etc.
