![]() ![]() Parker added its Presidential model to the 51 line in 1949 following the switchover to the Aerometric filling system. In both cases, all the metal parts of these pens were solid gold or a solid gold overlay onto a plastic base. The solid 14 karat gold Masterpiece model from the same year sold for US $100.00. A standard all-plastic Sheaffer pen from 1949, the Valiant, sold for US $12.50. The 1944 Eversharp Skyline 14 karat solid gold Command Performance sold for US $75.00, many multiples of the US $5.00 price of the popular striped cap plastic models. Solid gold models representing the top of a pen line really came to the fore in the 1940s. These became the dream pens, costing many multiples of the base model. The base pen would be redone in solid gold, including the cap, barrel, and clip, and in some pens, the section, lever, and other secondary parts as well. ![]() Over the last hundred years, pen manufacturers crowned their lines with solid gold or solid gold overlay pens, often derived from their leading lines. As the fountain pen developed, jewelers lavished elaborate gold overlays on these hard rubber holders and the relationship was cemented. Many early pen makers made only nibs and contracted for "holders," initially a stem for dipping, and eventually a reservoir for ink. The same qualities that attract jewelers to gold, a tarnish free and easily shaped material, made it an ideal material for pen nibs, called simply "pens" in the late nineteenth century. Gold and pens were linked even before fountain pens were common. The royalty of pens often carry regal names, like Masterpiece, Presidential, and Command Performance, indicating not only the significance of the pen, but the status of the owner. Every top line pen manufacturer has produced a flagship model in solid gold. Gold, while not the costliest of precious metals, is the king. Rating.Waterman Man 100 Specimen Top Of The Line (I will NEVER sell a fake! NEVER!) and as described!! ![]() You’ll always get great service and great products. I have been in the pen business since 2000 and am a member of the Pen Collectors of America and know the world of pens very well. ![]() ‘s largest and most trusted pen sellers on ebay since 1998. This pen is GUARANTEED GENUINE and as described by my feedback, 100% money back guarantee and reputation!!Ĭheck out my MyWorld eBay profile to learn everything you’d want to know about me, my pens, shipping and my business This pen appears unused and is in very near mint, new condition. This pen is from a large collection of unused and very lightly used pens. ![]()
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