Friday, November 30, 2018

A Mate for Lady Patricia

It's lovely when the stars align.  Jet Lady Patricia has found her counterpart at last.



The Waterman Patrician was introduced in time for Christmas of 1929, and was sold as a man's pencil (matching the man's Patrician fountain pen, naturally) at the cost of $5.  Turquoise, Emerald, Nacre and Jet were the colors offered.  As you can see, Jet pencils have silver (chromium) trim.


The Patrician pencil is 5 & 1/2 inches, with a longer than usual cap hiding an eraser. Instead of the flat polished disk Lady Patricia has on top, the Patrician has a 4-stepped bullseye.


The nose-drive mechanism is operated by a twist of the tip, feeding out the 1.1 mm lead.  In the Jet color, the tip is also Jet; marble Patricians have color-coordinated top and tip sections.


Have a happy honeymoon, you two!












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