tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post2396700057732507479..comments2024-03-28T09:13:39.913-04:00Comments on Vintage Pen News: William Wrigley Jr.'s golden WahlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-12928362202313431932017-11-01T16:24:17.574-04:002017-11-01T16:24:17.574-04:00Be careful. Most jewelers will damage the surface ...Be careful. Most jewelers will damage the surface of the article being tested. And as stated before, solid gold Wahls are *always* clearly stamped with the gold content. Hand engraved Eversharp pencils in gold fill are not uncommon, though they are early. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840124542576619486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-88021668813406553522017-11-01T16:13:32.982-04:002017-11-01T16:13:32.982-04:00That's what I thought too. But when I checked...That's what I thought too. But when I checked the vintage Wahl-Eversharp catalogues, I found that this pattern, and indeed all of their hand-engraved patterns, were only made in solid gold or solid silver. This is very strange.<br /><br />Only one thing to do: take it to a jeweller and have it tested.Pattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478886331310129564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-584468502914720872017-10-30T14:30:38.193-04:002017-10-30T14:30:38.193-04:00Sorry to disappoint you, but if a pen of this type...Sorry to disappoint you, but if a pen of this type isn't clearly marked "14K", it is gold filled, not solid gold. The Wrigley pen bears full gold content marks.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840124542576619486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-27350129440764384762017-10-30T13:05:32.582-04:002017-10-30T13:05:32.582-04:00Yesterday, I impulsively bought a pen exactly like...Yesterday, I impulsively bought a pen exactly like this, but a lever-filler, with a gold-overlaid section.<br /><br />There are no maker's marks on it, and the nib (a Waterman's Ideal flexible fine) was a replacement, so its actual brand was a mystery---though the shape looked a lot like a Wahl to me. The seller and I both presumed it was gold-filled, though there are no hallmarks on to Pattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478886331310129564noreply@blogger.com