Waterman's | 92 Glass Cartridge | Marbled Grey Celluloid | #2 Flex Stub

A crisp stub that's also a soft flex, on one #2 nib. Unflexed it writes true stub contrast, 0.60mm verticals against 0.15mm hairline cross strokes, with edges clean enough that letterforms hold their shape. Press and the downstroke runs out to a 5B line, an 11x spread end to end that stays soft through the whole range; you can write compact stub text all day and open it up for a signature.

The base pen is a US-made 92 in marbled grey celluloid, converted by Jif-Waterman for the glass-cartridge program the French arm started in 1936. In the model code, 9 marks the slender celluloid series Waterman introduced around 1932 and 2 marks the nib size; the longer cartridge pens were built on it. Nishimura counts the JiF program as the start of the modern cartridge era, glass cartridges in 65mm and 52mm lengths, sealed with a cork stopper the feed tail pushes open.

There's no sac inside and nothing organic to age in the barrel; flushing the system through is super quick, and any ink is safe in it. Graded B, all parts original and extremely mint, the grey marble's color perfect where celluloid this age usually ambers.

Tested on Tomoe River 68gsm White with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.