Waterman Registry
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Waterman · 1945-early 1950s

Waterman Stateleigh

Mid-Century
Filling System Lever filler
Nib 14k gold (hand-ground, semi-hooded)
Material Celluloid barrel, gold-filled cap

What to Look For

Top of the Taperite line. Gold-filled cap with Stars and Stripes band pattern. Frank Parker 51 copy with hooded nib. Approximately 5 inches long. One of the first two Taperite models (with Citation).

The top-of-line Taperite model — gold-filled cap with the distinctive Stars and Stripes band pattern. One of the first two Taperite models (1945).1

A frank Parker 51 copy with its hooded nib, but with Waterman’s distinctive character. Approximately 5 inches long.

  1. Richard Binder, “Waterman’s Taperite,” richardspens.com. Link