Serial Number: FP0236
Status: Display
Description:
Wahl Eversharp Pen Made in USA, Gold Filled Gold barrel and clip with engraved laurel leaves.
The name WAHL-EVERSHARP is a proud one in the history of writing instruments. EVERSHARP, the inventor and first successful mass marketer of the mechanical pencil, goes back to 1915. WAHL was the brand name given to some of the finest fountain pens ever made and goes back to 1917. The hyphenated name WAHL-EVERSHARP first appeared on some of the finest golden era fountain pens in 1929. The Deco Band, the Doric and the Skyline fountain pens of the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s were among the most successful fountain pens and mechanical pencils ever made.
So competitive was the playing field of pen manufacturers in the golden era that new designs, new materials, and new colors were in perpetual development. Producing the best fountain pens, like many other consumer goods in the early to mid 20th century saw the involvement of notable industrial designers such as Lowey and Dreyfus. The makers of WAHL-EVERSHARP pens employed both men in the 1940’s. Mr. Dreyfus is responsible for the design of the world famous SKYLINE pens.
