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Bill Sampson

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HELP!

A friend found this pen in a box at a flea market. Thought I might be interested and gave it to me.

The pen is about 4 inches long. It has a patent #, with a date of May 23, 1899. It is a Watermans (ideal) fountain pen, dated Aug 4, 1903. It reads: "Safety pen". The nib runs in and out from a small mechanism on the end of the pen.

I have no clue what it is or if it has any value.
Appreciate any information any of you may have about this pen

Bill Sampson, Richmond
 

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Oh and I can tell you that it is black chased hard rubber. The gold on the cap is usually gold filled. The nib will probably have a nice amount of flex to it. The ring tops were usually attached to a chain and kept in a vest pocket much like a pocket watch was, for when a man wore it and it would have hung from a ribbon if it was worn by a lady. Safty pens are kind of neat. Let me know if you ever want to sell it.
 
Andrew,

Thanks for the info. The 0942 pen is the exact one I have. I may get it restored if I can find someone to do it. Didn't cost anything, so I got a deal.

Bill
 
Bill Sampson said:
Andrew,

Thanks for the info. The 0942 pen is the exact one I have. I may get it restored if I can find someone to do it. Didn't cost anything, so I got a deal.

Bill
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Talk to Mike, IPD offers restoration services. Just make sure he returns it :eek: (comment is a joke based on his comment above about wanting to buy it).

AK
 
Bill - If you have the pen restored, make sure you send this to someone that knows what they are doing. I can recommend a couple of folks that have several years of experience in these types of pens. A restoration on this should be a simple matter for the most part. The safety mechanics will need to be cleaned, the nib and feed will need to be removed and cleaned, the gold filled parts will need polished and the nib will need to be aligned and smoothed. BCHR (black chased hard rubber) can be tricky. The old stuff will oxidize very easily and will turn a chocolatey brown. If you put this on a buffer or use something like Semichrome that is what will happen. DAMHIKT :redface: If the body or cap have any cracks, they can be repaired but they are not like repairing cracks on a plastic part where you can use chemicals to fuse the parts back together. Even with the best repair you will still see where the crack is when dealing with BCHR.

Do not let anyone use a dye on the body to get the brilliant black back, it will kill the value. You have a great little pen that is about 100 yeas old.
 
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