This portrait was finished in 1898 just after McKinley
took office. On the desk we can see an ink pot and what looks like
a dip pen of some sort.
However, Waterman used this endorsement below in 1906, dating the
quote to 1901, just before McKinley's assination.
"I have been using a Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen for several
months and take pleasure in saying that I find it an invaluable
pocket companion." |