Vintage fountain pen

Model: 000 WORLD'S SMALLEST Fountain Pen, BHR eyedropper, slip cap, gold trim, fully functional  Early 1900s Size: 42.3mm long, 3.2mm barrel Nib: World's Smallest Nib Condition: Uninked  in leather original leather "casket" box with white metal clasp.  Imprinted: 'WATERMAN'S IDEAL [with globe emblem] FOUNTAIN PEN, N.Y. Circle-vent nib.  The "World's Smallest Pen" or "Doll Pen",  Black Hard Rubber. Was made in United States c.1910 with Waterman inscribed on clip, barrel.   The Waterman No. 000 is more commonly known by collectors as the "World's Smallest Pen" or the "Doll Pen", due to its almost  impossibly small size and to the apocryphal story that one rests in Queen Mary's doll house in Windsor Castle. The pen was produced as a sales tool for Waterman's salesmen. Salesmen would visit a druggist, jeweler or other shop owner to  try and open a new account. Shopkeeper would inevitably say that they didn

For 2024, I have started my exercise of being a minimalist and the first thing is to limit the umber of new purchase.. for vintage watches, I have set a target of having 4 watches max for the whole 2024. Likewise for I shall do the same for vintage pens limiting it to 4 max. I have been looking for a Waterman nos 20 for a long time. It is quite a rare fountain pen with its ultra jumbo size, similar to the Parker Giant. After much searching, in January 2024,  I have finally managed to find one from a reputable pen dealers from US. Such pen will have to be bought from either collector or dealers as it is one of those rare pen that often appears only in auction.  WATERMAN USA Model:  20 BCHR XL 6.5" Fountain Pen Eyedropper Year:1910s Size:6.5", 8.75" posted Nib: Waterman #10  14K  This is Waterman 20-sized black hard rubber eyedropper, circa 1910.  This is an Eyedropper Fountain Pen and that means you would unscrew the section to add the ink via an eyedropper. The barrel ha