Wearever was one of the most prolific fountain pen brands, manufactured in numerous models and countless varieties from the 1920s through the 1950s. The better Wearevers were the flagship models of David Kahn's pen manufacturing empire, from the often shoddy Pioneers and Zeniths (few of which survive intact today) to the very solid and attractive Deluxes, Pennants, and Pacemakers of the 1940s. Wearevers were dime store pens that generally worked well, lasting as long as the quality of their components allowed.

The top quality levels included the Deluxe 100s, made from probably the mid-1930s-the end of the WWII. The Deluxes were usually of multicolored, vertically striped celluloid, with gold-colored trim and black plastic barrel and cap crowns. Their nibs were a wide range, from 14K to plate, to steel nibs with various Kahn model names. Deluxes and Deluxe 100s are readily found today -- the best are quite clean and easily restored. One needs to watch for corrosion in the metal trim and in the pressure bar.

Wearever Zenith, probably from the late 1940s, in red striped plastic. This is a slightly different Wearever, a bit longer than usual, at 5.4" long and their usual .53" wide. It has a pronounced, and certainly uncoincidental, likeness to the later Sheaffer Balances. Unlike most other Wearevers, this pen has a streamlined body and no end cap; the pen's cap has a broad cap ring and a black crown. There is no imprint except the Wearever engraved in the clip. While it is quite clean and handsome, this pen has had a major repair to the barrel, which was probably not deserved with its value taken into consideration, but the pen was too nice to consign it to Parts; the scar does show if examined closely. It writes a smooth wet fine. Nice-looking pen, not the usual! Enjoy it, put it in the case with the Sheaffers.