Waterman Eyedropper
Nib: Flexible Fine Waterman Ideal 14k Canada
Condition: Hair line crack in the cap
Waterman Imprint on cap: Oct.9. 1906 - Feb.9,1909 Canada
Length capped: 4 1/2"
Lewis Edson Waterman’s revolutionary 1884 patent didn’t invent the fountain pen, but his breakthrough channeled ink feed system made them reliable for the first time. Early models relied on an eyedropper to manually fill the barrel reservoir, which remained the industry standard until the 1910s