Waterman Registry
David Nishimura, vintagepens.com [source]
Waterman · c. 1900-1915
Waterman 22
★★★☆☆
$60-200
Eyedropper
Filling System
Eyedropper (taper cap)
Nib
14k gold (#2, full flex)
Material
Black hard rubber
Colors
Black (smooth), Black (chased)
What to Look For
Taper cap — long and tapered, same diameter as barrel. The taper cap is one of the rarest Waterman cap types, especially in larger nib sizes. Confirmed in the Peyton Street identifier with a full-flex New York nib. The '2' in the tens place denotes taper cap in the pre-1917 numbering system. vintagepens.com describes taper caps as 'rather rare.'
A Waterman eyedropper with a taper cap — a long, tapered cap the same diameter as the barrel, distinct from both the common cone cap and the rare straight cap. vintagepens.com classifies taper caps as ‘rather rare, especially with nibs larger than #4.’ The Peyton Street identifier documents examples with full-flex New York nibs.