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Up for your consideration is this vintage used fountain pen.

On the side of the pen is engraved:      THE CLIPPER                                           

                                                        WASP PEN CO. INC.

                                                        FT. MADISON. IOWA U.S.A.

                                                        PATENTED IN U.S.A.

                                                                195

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This pen has a very beautiful color and design.  The best way for me to describe it is that the design consists of lines of some tiny mosaic shaped tiger's eye colored tiles, separated by columns of the same color then separated with 3 sections of black striping consisting of 4 black stripes each. Although one set of stripes on the cap only has three stripes.  Each of the black stripes has some wiggle to them, they are not perfectly straight and gives more of an impression of being hand painted. Very unique, very different.  It has a metallic gold appearance to the color that at best I describe as tiger's eye, just like the stone.

NOTE:  I ADDED THE WORD CIRCUITBOARD TO MY LISTING NAME, BECAUSE I WAS READING ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT THIS IS WHAT THIS PEN DESIGN WAS CALLED AND THAT THE WASP PEN CO. IS A DIVISION OF THE SCHEAFFER PEN CO.  I'M NOT STATING THIS TO BE FACT, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE KNOWS THIS TO BE TRUE. Thanks.

The gold tone nib is marked:       WASP 

                                           MADE IN U.S.A.

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The clip is a gold tone metal with 3 "V"s in descending order, smallest to largest. The top of cap is gold tone metal.  The bottom of the pen is a bit rounded and has no manufacturer's mark.

The top part of the body of the pen has an amber window to perhaps view the ink, just a guess I'm not positive that is why it is clear as opposed to being black plastic like the top of the body of the pen.  The feed on the back of the nib has most of it's teeth broken off. The gold toned nib is not bent.

This pen measures approximately 4 1/2" from the top of the cap to the bottom of the pen.

The lever is springy and returns to where it started from on it's own accord, but it gives you a crunchy feeling when you lift it, perhaps from dried ink inside the pen. I cannot verify that as I have not inspected the inside of the pen to give you a condition of the ink bladder/sac.

The pen could use a good cleaning.

Thanks for you interest.

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Condition:

VISUAL INSPECTION:  There appears to be light scratches and knicks over the pen. The plating on the ring on the cap and the end of the cap are discolored and scratched, with some loss of plating.  The lever is discolored and lightly scratched.  The metal on the nib is discolored, soiled with ink.  No cracks.  Most of the defects on the metal surfaces can be seen in the pictures provided.

INSPECTION UNDER MAGNIFICATION: (Jeweler's loupe 10X)  There appears to be light to medium scratches and knicks throughout the pen. Plating loss and corrosion to all metal surfaces, which can be seen in pictures for the most part.   There is a roughness and some dings on the edge of the cap from use.  There are no cracks on pen.