Waterman 17 (Eyedropper)

A rare Waterman eyedropper made c. 1908 with a #7 nib, squeezed between the more common 16 (#6) and 18 (#8). According to Anderson Pens, ‘Waterman made this pen ca. 1908’ and positioned it between two other models. Available in cone cap, straight cap, and taper cap configurations. The nib was ‘only slightly larger than a 16, but significantly smaller than that on an 18,’ making the 17 commercially awkward. As Anderson notes, ‘Perhaps due to its lack of difference between the 16 and 18, the 17 is a very hard to find pen nowadays.’ Overlay and mottled examples are ‘exceedingly rare.’ It’s a chunky pen that sits comfortably in hand without posting.