Waterman Registry
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Waterman Catalog, archive.org [source]

Waterman · c. 1900-1920s

Waterman 16

Eyedropper
Filling System Eyedropper
Nib 14k gold (#6, flexible)
Material Black hard rubber
Colors Black (smooth), Black (chased)

What to Look For

Cone-cap eyedropper with #6 nib — an extra-large pen. In the 1919 catalog, the plain No. 16 sold for $6.00, with gold-mounted versions at $7.00 and sterling silver up to $11.00. A Canadian version with nickel trim is documented by the Peyton Street identifier. The safety pen version (16S) is rare. The 16 S.F. (sleeve filler, c. 1909-1917) is a pump-filling variant that predated the lever filler.

An extra-large Waterman cone-cap eyedropper with a #6 nib.1

Pricing (1919 Catalog)

$6.00 in plain rubber, with gold-mounted versions at $7.00 and sterling silver overlays up to $11.00.1

Variants

The 16 S.F. (sleeve filler, c. 1909-1917) used Waterman’s pump-filling mechanism — a precursor to the lever filler.2 Canadian production versions with nickel trim are documented by Peyton Street.3

  1. Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen catalog, 1919, pp. 31-37. Internet Archive. Link. ↩ ↩2

  2. Dirck de Lint, “Waterman Family Album,” Ravens March Fountain Pens. Link. ↩

  3. Peyton Street Pens, “Waterman Pen Model Identifier.” Link. ↩

Sources

Eyedropper Era