Chris Burton is a god
- From: "The Pear Tree Pen Company" <James@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "zoss" <pens@xxxxxxxx>, "Fountain Pen Talk" <fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 22:11:10 -0400
OK - I've said it before - I've got a thing for the Waterman Hundred Year Pen.
I don't know why, but I do. And it's Vance Koven's fault.
Anyhoo - I found this old-beat up HYP on eBay which I got for a steal. The
seller didn't really know what he had, didn't describe it well and the photos
were god-awful. The gods must have been smiling on me that day because I won
the auction for what seemed like pennies on the dollar.
Not really knowing exactly what condition I'd find my prize, I waited with
nervous anticipation for the postal worker to deliver my package. Lo and
behold, the pen showed up and - it was actually in pretty good condition. Not
only that, but there was minimal brassing, the nib was clean and correct, the
lever box was in good shape, and the sac had apparently recently been replaced.
The only rub - the barrel end had crazed and broken and some bloke had filled
it with sealing wax. - it looked awful.
Enter Chris Burton. He had recently posted some photos on "that other board"
of some lathe work he tried on another HYP, which looked pretty good. I
immediately contacted him and we made the necessary arrangements for my
Waterman to take a little trip to Vegas. After what seemed like a Hundred
Years, my pen arrived in the mail yesterday.
Holy Moley! It looks as good as the day it left the Waterman factory. And it
didn't cost me a century's pay, either. Check it out:
http://www.peartreepens.com/images/100year1.jpg
http://www.peartreepens.com/images/100year2.jpg
http://www.peartreepens.com/images/100year3.jpg
Thanks Chris!
You made my week.
James Partridge
The Pear Tree Pen Company
www.PearTreePens.com
Other related posts:
