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Waterman's | 0552½ V | Gold Gothic Overlay | #2 Flex Stub
Waterman's | 0552½ V | Gold Gothic Overlay | #2 Flex Stub
The cross stroke on this New York 2 is a true dip-pen hairline, and the spread from there runs 19x, up to a full 6B downstroke. It's a very dramatic stub. Fair warning from the bench: this is a nib for an experienced hand, and it takes time to get everything it can do.
Put the practice in and it's a very soft, bouncy nib with wide flex variation, really good for styles built on font line-weight changes and horizontal flourishing where that razor cross stroke does the work. Flow holds at moderate pressure through the full swell.
The overlay is the Gothic, Waterman's checkerboard pattern from the mid-1910s into the twenties, the sharp-lined option next to all the florals. Same code system as the rest of the overlay line: 0 for gold-filled, 552½ V for the slender vest-pocket lever with a #2 nib.
Graded C for wear at the end finial, the spot a century of posting the cap touches first; the overlay itself is super clean. A silicone sac goes in at service, after which any ink is fair game.
Tested on Tomoe River 68gsm White with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Brand: Waterman's
Model: 0552.5V
Production Year: 1920
Material: Gold Metal Overlay
Trim Color: Gold
Nib Size: 2
Nib Material: 14k gold
Nib Grind: FM
Nib Flexibility: g
Line Variation: - (19.0x)
Pen Length: 96.55
Pen Grip Section:
Restorer: Heron's Mooncake
Restoration Grade: C
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Waterman's | 0552½ V | Gold Gothic Overlay | #2 Flex Stub
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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.
