Waterman's Patrician, Turquoise Celluloid GPT, #8 14k Patrician Nib

The flagship of L.E. Waterman Company from 1929 to 1936, the Patrician was the shining beacon in the pen world during the Great Depression, "crafted like a fine car- colored like a fine jewel." There were 5 original colors at launch: Emerald, Onyx, Nacre, Turquoise, and Jet. Later on there were additional variations with full celluloid and full ebonite, but the key features remained the same with distinctly huge #8 nibs and specialized feeds for superb writing, dubbed "The World's Finest Pen for Men," and the Lady Patricia "The World's Finest Pen for Women" haha. These were considered the Rolls-Royce of pens of this era, and launched with a million dollar ad campaign.

Later production 1934 Turqouoise model with Waterman's Tip-Filling feed where the nib only needed to be partially tipped into the ink well to draw ink into the lever-filled sac. Especially mint celluloid nitrate condition with deep lapis coloration and no color loss whatsoever, additionally has incredibly large bursts of gold celluloid particularly on the cap.

🧪 QA & Recommendation
Grail level Patrician nib with hairline flex and incredible softness, easily reaching 6B in line width which is supremely rare on these nibs, which are typically manifold.
Tested on Rhodia 80 gsm, inked with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.

🔧 Restoration Commentary
Imprints are crisp and mint.
Black ebonite rejuvenated and hand polished, "softness" of ebonite restored.
Celluloid has no signs of crystallization or degradation.
Nib heat set and tuned for smoothness.
Coated with carnauba wax to shield from moisture, UV, and celluloid crystallization.
Fitted with inert silicone ink sacs to prevent off-gassing that would otherwise darken the mint celluloid nitrate barrels.